REMOTE - AI​/Security Manager

Job Description

A client in the retail/CPG space is seeking a high-level AI/Security Manager to support the evaluation, implementation, and optimization of enterprise AI, data, and security solutions within our Data & Analytics (DNA) environment. This role will focus on guiding AI strategy across analytics, automation, and security—leveraging off‑the‑shelf solutions and working cross‑functionally with architecture, security, and data teams.

This is a non‑coding, strategic role focused on vendor evaluation, implementation oversight, and aligning AI capabilities to business outcomes. We are looking for someone who has experience managing a team/leading people (will start off as an individual contributor role then will build out a team of roughly 2‑5+ directs). We need someone who has experience in an MS Azure/Databricks environment, implementing AI tools with governance.

This will be 100% remote and will be a contract‑hire position.

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• Experience leading or advising on enterprise AI strategy and implementation
• 7+ years in a hands‑on engineering role
• 3+ years of experience in a management role leading direct reports
• Strong understanding of AI applications across:
  • Analytics
  • Automation (RPA/process optimization)
  • Security & data protection
• Familiarity with modern data ecosystems, including cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and data tools (Databricks, BI tools)
• Experience working with off‑the‑shelf AI/security platforms and vendor evaluation
• Knowledge of data governance, compliance, and security frameworks (e.g., SOX, data privacy standards)
• Ability to operate at a high‑level (strategic/architectural) without hands‑on coding
• Experience with data masking/tokenization tools (e.g., Skyflow or similar)
• Exposure to LLMs and AI model ecosystems (Azure AI, Claude, etc.)
• Background in building or advising on AI‑enabled data architectures
• Experience in Retail or CPG environments