CISO

Key Responsibilities

AI Security & Governance

• Define and implement enterprise-wide AI Security & Governance strategy.
• Establish governance frameworks for GenAI, LLMs, Agentic AI, and ML systems.
• Develop Responsible AI policies, AI risk management controls, and governance standards.
• Lead AI model security initiatives including prompt injection protection, model abuse prevention, adversarial AI risk mitigation, and data privacy controls.
• Drive governance across AI lifecycle management including model development, deployment, monitoring, and explainability.
• Ensure alignment with emerging regulations such as EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, GDPR, HIPAA, and enterprise governance standards.

Cybersecurity Leadership

• Own enterprise cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and security governance programs.
• Lead cloud security initiatives across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
• Strengthen IAM, PAM, Zero Trust, SOC, SIEM, vulnerability management, and incident response capabilities.
• Oversee enterprise security architecture reviews and risk assessments.
• Manage third-party/vendor security risk and compliance.

Governance & Compliance

• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Data Governance teams to define enterprise AI policies.
• Lead security and compliance audits including ISO 27001, SOC2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR readiness.
• Establish governance committees and executive reporting mechanisms for AI and cybersecurity oversight.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on cybersecurity and AI-related risks.
• Build and mentor high-performing security and governance teams.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Legal, and Compliance functions.
• Present risk posture, governance updates, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and board stakeholders.

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Required Skills & Experience

• Experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Risk Management, or Governance leadership roles.
• Proven experience as a CISO, Deputy CISO, Security Head, or AI Governance Leader in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in AI Security, GenAI Governance, Responsible AI, and LLM risk management.
• Deep understanding of enterprise cybersecurity frameworks and cloud security architecture.
• Experience with AI governance frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, Responsible AI standards, and AI compliance practices.
• Strong exposure to IAM/PAM, Zero Trust, SIEM/SOC operations, and enterprise risk management.
• Experience managing security governance in cloud-native and hybrid environments.
• Strong knowledge of compliance standards including ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and EU AI Act.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

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Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, or equivalent certifications.
• Exposure to AI/ML platforms, RAG architectures, Agentic AI systems, and AI model governance.
• Experience in regulated industries such as Healthcare, BFSI, Pharma, or Manufacturing preferred.
• Familiarity with AI ethics, explainability, and model monitoring frameworks.