Director – Cybersecurity & AI

Location: Bengaluru

Director – Cybersecurity & AI

Role Overview
We are seeking a  Director – Cybersecurity & AI  to lead enterprise-wide strategy, architecture, and execution for securing AI/GenAI platforms, data, and applications. This role sits at the intersection of  cybersecurity, AI/ML, and cloud , driving secure adoption of AI technologies while strengthening overall security posture.
The Director will partner with  engineering, data science, product, risk, and executive leadership  to ensure all AI initiatives are  secure, compliant, and resilient against evolving threats .

Key Responsibilities
1. Strategy & Leadership
Define and execute enterprise  Cyber + AI Security strategy and roadmap
Lead  AI security governance, risk, and compliance frameworks
Align security initiatives with  business, regulatory, and responsible AI goals
Build and lead high-performing teams across  AI security, cloud security, and App Sec
Partner with CISO, CTO, and AI leadership to embed  Secure-by-Design principles

Cybersecurity directors typically lead enterprise-wide security programs including risk, compliance, and architecture aligned with business strategy

2. AI / GenAI Security Architecture
Define secure architectures for:
LLM / GenAI platforms (RAG, agents, copilots)
AI data pipelines & model lifecycle
AI-powered applications and APIs
Establish controls for:
Prompt injection, data leakage, model abuse
Model integrity, privacy, and adversarial attacks
Drive  identity, access, and least-privilege controls for AI systems

Highlight threat modeling for AI risks like prompt injection, model abuse, and data leakage

3. Secure AI Development & Dev Sec Ops
Embed security into  AI/ML lifecycle (MLSecOps / Dev Sec Ops )
Define standards for:
Secure coding for AI systems
Model validation and monitoring
AI observability and auditability
Integrate security into  CI/CD pipelines and AI platforms

4. Threat Intelligence & Incident Response (AI-first)
Build capabilities for  AI-aware threat detection and response
Lead security operations for:
AI-enabled cyber threats
Advanced malware, deepfakes, and automated attacks
Establish  AI SOC / AI threat monitoring frameworks

AI is increasingly used to automate threat detection and incident response, requiring advanced monitoring and response capabilities

5. Risk, Compliance & Governance
Drive compliance with:
ISO 27001, NIST, SOC2, GDPR, emerging AI regulations
Implement  AI risk management frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF)
Ensure  ethical AI practices, explainability, and accountability
Lead third-party and vendor AI risk assessments

6. Cross-Functional & Executive Influence
Partner with:
Data Science, Engineering, Product, Legal, Risk
Act as a  trusted advisor to executive leadership
Drive enterprise-wide  security culture and awareness

Required Qualifications
Experience
15+ years in  Cybersecurity / Information Security
5+ years in  leadership roles (Director / Sr Leader)
Strong exposure to  AI/ML systems, GenAI, or data platforms

Technical Expertise
Cybersecurity domains:
App Sec, Cloud Security, IAM, Threat Detection, SOC
AI/ML domains:
LLMs, GenAI, ML pipelines, RAG architectures
Security tools:
SIEM, SOAR, SAST/DAST, Cloud security platforms
Knowledge of AI threats:
Adversarial ML, prompt injection, model poisoning