Director, Securing AI

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Career Level Requirement

Experienced

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.

KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Securing AI join our Advisory Services practice.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy, design, and implementation of security capabilities for artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, applications, models, agents, and supporting services, with a focus on secure-by-design principles and enterprise-scale adoption
Define and operationalize security architecture, standards, guardrails, and controls for AI and software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms, including configuration requirements, policy enforcement, and continuous monitoring
Direct platform security initiatives across cloud and enterprise technology environments, partnering with engineering and product teams to integrate security controls throughout the solution lifecycle
Guide identity and access management (IAM) strategy for AI and platform environments, including authentication, authorization, privileged access, service identities, and access governance
Oversee threat and vulnerability management for AI and platform technologies, including risk identification, security testing, vulnerability prioritization, remediation, and alignment to evolving AI security threats
Advise clients and cross-functional stakeholders on security risks and practical solutions; translate technical findings into actionable recommendations, lead teams and workstreams, and support the development of scalable security capabilities
Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications

Minimum eight years of recent experience in cybersecurity, including significant experience securing AI solutions, platforms, applications, or related technologies
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required
Experience designing or implementing Security AI controls and architecture, including security requirements for AI platforms, models, agents, data flows, or AI-enabled applications
Experience with platform security and SaaS platform guardrail configuration, including security baselines, access controls, policy enforcement, and configuration management
Experience with identity and access management (IAM) and threat and vulnerability management, including authentication and authorization controls, privileged access, security testing, vulnerability prioritization, and remediation
Strong leadership, analytical, written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex security risks into practical business recommendations
Ability to travel as required to support client and business needs
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

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https://kpmg.com/us/en/how-we-work/pay-transparency.html/?id=M105ADV_2_26 California Salary Range: $169005 - $370530

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