Senior Director AI Security

Reporting directly to the Chief Information Security Officer, this leader develops the organization's strategy for securing Artificial Intelligence technologies while enabling responsible innovation across the enterprise.

About the role

The Senior Director AI Security serves as the executive leader responsible for governance, security architecture strategy, risk management, secure adoption, regulatory compliance, and operational oversight of AI technologies, including Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, machine learning platforms, autonomous systems, and emerging AI capabilities. This role partners closely with executive leadership, Enterprise Architecture, Data & Analytics, Legal, Privacy, Technology, Procurement, Risk Management, Internal Audit, and business leaders to ensure AI technologies are implemented securely, responsibly, and in alignment with business objectives. They will recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing team of AI security architects, engineers, and specialists.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise AI Security strategy, operating model, governance framework, and multi-year roadmap.
• Establish enterprise AI security standards, policies, reference architectures, and secure development requirements for AI technologies.
• Lead AI security risk management including model governance, third-party AI assessments, AI inventory, threat modeling, and regulatory compliance.
• Build and lead the AI Security organization including hiring, mentoring, budgeting, strategic planning, and operational execution.
• Partner with technology, architecture, engineering, legal, privacy, procurement, and business leaders to securely enable enterprise AI adoption.
• Oversee AI security architecture reviews, secure design approvals, and security assessments for enterprise AI initiatives.
• Monitor emerging AI threats, vulnerabilities, adversarial AI techniques, regulatory developments, and industry best practices, adjusting strategy accordingly.
• Develop enterprise standards for acceptable AI usage.
• Establish AI model governance processes.
• Define AI security review requirements for all new AI initiatives.
• Build enterprise AI risk assessment methodologies.
• Create AI security metrics and executive dashboards.
• Represent Information Security on enterprise AI governance committees.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Chief Information Security Officer.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, Data Science or related field (Required).
• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, Data Science or related field (Preferred).
• 10+ years in progressive cybersecurity leadership (Required).
• 3+ years in experience designing, implementing, and securing AI/ML (Required).
• 2+ years in experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and/or Microsoft Azure cloud computing security configuration and management (Required).
• 2+ years in experience in application security with an emphasis on AI/ML (Required).
• 5+ years in leading security architecture or engineering organizations (Required).
• Demonstrated project management, multitasking and organizational skills (Advanced, Required).
• Knowledge of industry accepted risk management frameworks and standards such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST Privacy Framework, etc. (Advanced, Required).
• Knowledge of industry accepted Information Security frameworks and standards such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), ISO27001, ISO 42001, NIST 800 Series, OWASP GenAI Security Project, etc. (Advanced, Required).
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (Required, Upon Hire).
• Advanced in AI Security Management (AAISM) (Preferred, 1 Year).
• Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) (Preferred, 1 Year).
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) (Preferred, 1 Year).

Skills

• Deep understanding of LLMs, generative AI, and model lifecycle (Required).
• Strong knowledge of data privacy, model governance, and adversarial AI/ML (Required).
• Proven understanding of business focus and processes, and ability to inject cybersecurity into the business through teamwork and influence (Required).
• High level of integrity and trustworthiness, as well as confidence to represent the company and security leadership with the highest level of professionalism (Required).

Travel

Yes, 10-20%.

Pay

Salaried position with a minimum pay range of $150,000.00 and a maximum pay range of $200,000.00. The position may also be eligible to receive an annual bonus, commission, and/or long-term incentive plan based on the level and/or type.

Benefits

Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits for full-time positions, including:

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and disability insurance options.
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family, and parental leave.
• Tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.