AI Security Lead

A leading technology-driven investment firm is seeking an AI Security Lead to shape its strategy for secure, responsible, and high-impact adoption of AI technologies. This is a high-visibility role at the intersection of engineering, architecture, governance, and executive advisory.

What you ll do

• Guide AI governance decisions across both technical and non-technical teams
• Evaluate emerging AI tools, agentic IDEs, and vendors to determine fit, risk, and impact
• Partner with engineering groups to design architectures for AI-enabled workflows
• Operate in areas where existing tooling or frameworks may be undefined, helping establish them
• Communicate complex AI concepts and risks in clear, accessible terms to senior leadership
• Drive conversations around opportunity cost, technical trade-offs, and long-term strategy
• Influence decision-making across the firm by building strong cross-functional relationships

What we re looking for

• Deep, hands-on experience with AI tooling (beyond simple LLM interaction)
• Understanding of agentic IDEs, sandboxes, modern AI workflows, and how these systems operate under the hood
• Strong reasoning around data flow, architecture, vendor selection, and AI risk
• Ability to bridge technical and non-technical audiences with clarity
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and advising at an enterprise level
• High intellectual curiosity and a proactive, pragmatic mindset
• Comfort working in ambiguous environments where solutions aren t pre-defined

AI is evolving at extraordinary speed. This role will guide how the firm adopts AI securely and effectively shaping policy, influencing architecture, and helping a globally respected institution adapt to an increasingly AI-native world.