Field CTO AI Security

About the role

This role is a senior individual contributor responsible for shaping Presidio Cyber's point of view, service offerings, and client engagements at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The role spans two converging missions: securing the AI systems our clients build and deploy, and operationalizing AI to advance security outcomes and reduce client risk. The Strategist works across Presidio's three security solution business units, Application & Data Security, Identity & Access Management, and Infrastructure & Network Security to integrate AI security capabilities into the broader portfolio, develop go-to-market plays with anchor OEM and emerging vendor partners, and represent Presidio externally as a credible voice on AI risk and AI-augmented defense.

Responsibilities

• Practice Strategy & Offering Development

  • Define and evolve Presidio's AI security strategy, point of view, and service portfolio across advisory, implementation, and managed services.
  • Build the AI security offering catalog, pricing constructs, and delivery playbooks in partnership with practice leadership and the delivery org.
  • Establish the roadmap for Secure-AI-by-Design assessments, AI/ML threat modeling, AI-SPM deployment, runtime defense, and agentic risk reviews.

• Client Engagement & Advisory

  • Serve as senior advisor to CISOs, CIOs, and AI/ML leaders on AI security strategy, governance, and roadmap.
  • Lead executive workshops, AI risk assessments, and threat modeling sessions at named strategic accounts.
  • Support complex pre-sales pursuits as the AI security SME; partner with account teams to size, scope, and win strategic opportunities.

• Vendor & Ecosystem Strategy

  • Own AI security relationships across anchor partners (Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Cloudflare) and emerging vendors (Protect AI, HiddenLayer, Lakera, Prompt Security, Lasso, Mend AI, and adjacent).
  • Evaluate new entrants, conduct technical due diligence, and recommend portfolio additions and rationalization.
  • Partner with OEM alliance teams on joint solution architecture, co-selling motions, and field enablement.

• Cross-SBU Integration

  • Application & Data Security: integrate AI-SPM, model security testing, data lineage, and AI/ML threat modeling into AppSec and DataSec offerings.
  • Identity & Access Management: define the agent identity, non-human identity (NHI), and agentic access control posture in partnership with Okta, CyberArk, and SailPoint.
  • Infrastructure & Network Security: align AI gateway, traffic inspection, and runtime defense capabilities with the Zero Trust, SSE, and SASE roadmap.

• Thought Leadership & Field Enablement

  • Author points of view, white papers, and reference architectures; represent Presidio at RSAC, Black Hat, Gartner, and major OEM events.
  • Build and deliver internal enablement for the field - practice architects, account executives, and delivery - on AI security narratives, demos, and qualification questions.
  • Contribute to the Field CISO content cadence and client intelligence briefs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent work experience and/or military experience
• 10+ years in cybersecurity, including 3+ years working directly on AI/ML security, GenAI deployment risk, or applied AI in security operations.
• Demonstrated track record advising large enterprise clients on AI risk strategy at the CISO and board level.
• Deep working knowledge of GenAI and agentic AI architectures: LLMs, RAG, vector stores, model serving, MCP, agent frameworks, and orchestration patterns.
• Familiarity with relevant frameworks and regulations: OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, MITRE ATLAS, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act.
• Hands-on or close working knowledge of AI security tooling: AI-SPM (Wiz AI-SPM, Prisma AIRS), runtime defense (Lakera, Lasso, Prompt Security, Protect AI), and red-teaming tools (Garak, PyRIT).
• Strong executive presence and written communication; comfortable producing and delivering board-level materials.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Must be a US Citizen
• Able to obtain Government Security Clearance

Preferred Skills

• Prior pre-sales, advisory, or practice leadership experience at a national solutions provider, GSI, Big 4, or boutique cyber firm.
• Existing relationships across the AI security vendor ecosystem.
• Published research, conference talks, or active community contributions on AI security topics.
• Industry certifications: CISSP, CCSP, or CISM; AI-specific credentials a plus.
• Hands-on experience deploying or securing at least one major AI platform (AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, GCP Vertex AI, OpenAI, Anthropic).