Sr. Director, Ai Security

Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments and technology with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers merchants financial institutions and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative convenient reliable and secure payments network enabling individuals businesses and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader Join us today and experience Life at Visa Key responsibilities Strategic leadership Define and drive an enterprise AI security strategy aligned to business objectives and risk posture Translate complex technical risks and opportunities into clear business terms for executive stakeholders Establish and champion responsible AI governance policies and controls Architecture and delivery Own the architecture and high level design of AI enabled security services standardize cloud architectural patterns for scale resilience and cost efficiency Secure the AI lifecycle data models pipelines tooling against adversarial threats such as data poisoning model theft prompt indirect injection and evasion Lead integration of AI driven automation to enhance Day 0 design Day 1 deployment and Day 2 operations security Cross functional influence Serve as the technical liaison across Product Engineering Cybersecurity and Operations align roadmaps and priorities with measurable outcomes Lead executive level technical discussions provide status trade offs and escalation paths for programs and incidents Operational excellence Institutionalize blameless postmortems design reviews and engineering best practices Define security SLOs SLIs for AI platforms monitor report and drive continuous improvement Qualifications Basic Qualifications Experience and leadership requirements 15 years in cybersecurity or adjacent engineering fields including 5 years applying AI ML to security use cases and securing AI systems Proven track record delivering security outcomes e g reduced incident rates MTTR improved SLO attainment risk cost reductions Demonstrated experience designing and implementing controls to protect AI systems and data from adversarial attacks Technical knowledge and skills Strong software engineering fundamentals and hands on familiarity with cloud security architecture observability CI CD and data privacy AI security lifecycle expertise model data protection pipeline hardening monitoring auditing and responsible AI guardrails filters Working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards e g NIST CSF ISO IEC 27001 and AI specific guidance e g NIST AI RMF ISO IEC 23894 Familiarity with modern security domains and tooling cloud security endpoint detection identity secrets management vulnerability management and emerging AI security technologies Business and soft skills Strategic planning and portfolio execution in fast paced matrixed environments Exceptional communication and stakeholder management able to brief executives and collaborate with Legal Compliance and Privacy Talent builder who mentors recruits and retains top technical talent fosters a culture of innovation accountability and continuous learning Rigorous prioritization and decision making under ambiguity and pressure Education and certifications Basic choose one pathway Bachelor s in computer science Engineering Information Systems or related field 15 years relevant experience or Master s in a related field with 12 years or PhD in a related field with 9 years Preferred Advanced degree in Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Data Science or related discipline Certifications CISSP CISM CISA and GIAC e g GCSA GDSA GCIA AI security specific credentials are a plus Note ISC is the certifying body for CISSP Preferred qualifications role specific Demonstrated ownership of AI governance responsible AI practices and compliance with emerging AI regulations Experience managing budgets and vendors delivering AI initiatives with measurable business impact Hybrid work This is a hybrid role Specific in office expectations e g 2-3 days per week will be confirmed by the hiring manager Additional Information Visa is an EEO Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law