AI Security and Data Protection Governance and Controls VP

About the role

We are looking for a Vice President, AI Security and Data Protection Governance and Controls reporting directly to the Managing Director, Data Protection. You will establish and oversee the enterprise governance framework for secure and resilient AI and data protection capabilities, translating strategy into policies, standards, controls, risk decisions, and measurable remediation programs. You will partner across Security, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Procurement, and the business to embed security‑by‑design, resilient controls, and adaptable technology standards and AI security and data protection requirements across enterprise platforms, applications, and third‑party services.

This role is critical to preparing the organization for emerging AI, data, and emerging technology risks, reducing long‑term security and data protection risk, supporting regulatory and audit readiness, and coordinating a controlled transition to secure and resilient AI and data protection capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the enterprise governance framework, policies, standards, decision rights, and accountability model for AI security, data protection, and emerging technology risk.
• Govern the discovery, inventory, classification, and risk assessment of AI models, data assets, security controls, platforms, applications, integrations, and technology dependencies.
• Define risk‑based prioritization criteria using data sensitivity, retention period, business criticality, external exposure, and migration complexity, including long‑term data exposure and emerging technology risk.
• Design minimum control requirements, testing procedures, evidence standards, exception processes, compensating controls, and remediation expectations across applications, infrastructure, cloud, networks, identity, and data platforms.
• Establish and oversee the enterprise roadmap for transitioning vulnerable security and data protection implementations to approved secure technologies and control solutions, including delivery milestones, control gates, dependencies, and risk escalation.
• Partner with Security Architecture and Engineering to embed AI security and data protection and security‑by‑design and adaptable control requirements into solution design, architecture reviews, engineering standards, and reusable implementation patterns.
• Define AI security and data protection requirements and due‑diligence criteria for third‑party products, cloud services, strategic vendors, contracts, and technology evaluations.
• Serve as the subject‑matter authority for AI security and data protection governance in engagements with senior leadership, Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, external auditors, clients, and regulators.
• Establish dashboards, key risk indicators, and performance measures for inventory coverage, AI and data risk exposure, control compliance, exceptions, migration progress, remediation, and residual risk.
• Lead and develop a team responsible for governance, control oversight, risk assessment, program coordination, and cross‑functional execution.

Skills

• Deep understanding of AI security, data protection, security architecture, governance, risk, and control principles.
• Ability to translate complex technical and emerging risks into clear policies, standards, controls, investment priorities, and executive decisions.
• Strong governance, technology risk, control design, exception management, and assurance capabilities within a large, regulated organization.
• Proven leadership of complex, cross‑functional cybersecurity or technology transformation programs with measurable outcomes and clear accountability.
• Executive communication and influencing skills across Security, Engineering, Infrastructure, Cloud, Application Development, Risk, Legal, Procurement, Audit, and business teams.
• Data‑driven, risk‑based decision making with strong attention to detail, strategic judgment, and a focus on sustainable risk reduction.
• Commitment to simplification, standardization, collaboration, and scalable governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, AI Security and Data Protection, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, AI security, data protection, security architecture, technology risk, or control governance.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, cloud security, or comparable industry certifications preferred.
• Knowledge of security and data protection discovery and inventory tools; PKI; certificate and key management; cloud and enterprise security architectures; asset, configuration, governance, risk, and compliance platforms; and reporting or dashboard technologies.
• Experience developing enterprise security policies, standards, and controls; leading cross‑functional transformation; engaging vendors; and communicating with executive, audit, regulatory, and non‑technical audiences in a large, highly regulated organization.

Requirements

• Ability to coordinate across global teams and time zones.
• Support regulatory and audit engagements as needed.
• Manage sensitive information in accordance with company requirements.
• Travel may be required based on business needs.

Schedule

Hybrid work arrangement, subject to company and location‑specific requirements. Standard business hours with flexibility to support global stakeholders and critical program or regulatory needs.

Pay

Salary range: $120,000 – $202,500 annually. The range applies to the role in the primary location specified; different locations may have a different applicable range.

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match.
• Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and optional additional coverages.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, short‑term disability, and family care responsibilities.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Incentive compensation with eligibility for annual performance‑based awards.
• Eligibility for certain tax‑advantaged savings plans.