Lead DS (AI + Cybersecurity)

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Lead AI Security Engineer

Fractal is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets; an ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite is the one who empowers imagination with intelligence. Fractal has been featured as a Great Place to Work by The Economic Times in partnership with the Great Place to Work® Institute and recognized as a ‘Cool Vendor’ and a ‘Vendor to Watch’ by Gartner.

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You will lead a multidisciplinary team of experts focused on proactively identifying, simulating, and mitigating threats to AI systems across UHG. You will shape the strategy for adversarial and non-adversarial testing of LLM models, ensuring their robustness, fairness, and security. This role requires a unique blend of deep technical expertise, leadership acumen, and a forward-looking mindset to anticipate emerging risks in AI technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the vision and roadmap for AI red teaming initiatives across the enterprise.
• Team Management: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of AI red teamers, adversarial ML researchers, and security engineers.
• Threat Simulation: Oversee the design and execution of red teaming exercises targeting AI systems
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with AI/ML engineering, enterprise cybersecurity, product, legal, and compliance teams to embed red teaming insights into model development and deployment lifecycles.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure alignment with internal policies for Responsible use of AI
• Innovation & Research: Stay ahead of the curve on adversarial ML, model exploitation techniques, and AI safety research; foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Incident Response: Lead investigations into AI-related security incidents and develop mitigation strategies and post-mortem analyses.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Machine Learning
• 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity, red teaming, or adversarial testing
• 6+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams and cross-functional initiatives.
• 3+ years of experience with generative AI systems (e.g., LLMs, agents) and their unique threat surfaces.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence executive stakeholders and translate technical findings into business impact.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with AI safety, fairness, and interpretability frameworks.
• Contributions to open-source tools, academic research, or AI security communities.
• Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare, defense) with AI governance requirements.
• Knowledge of secure model deployment practices in cloud and edge environments.

Pay:

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.  The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.  At Fractal, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $140,000 - $165,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus for the current performance period.

Benefits:

As a full-time employee of the company or as an hourly employee working more than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans in accordance with the plan documents, which may be amended from time to time.  You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company.  In addition, you are eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) Plan after 30 days of employment, in accordance with the applicable plan terms.   The Company provides for 11 paid holidays and 12 weeks of Parental Leave. We also follow a “free time” PTO policy, allowing you the flexibility to take time needed for either sick time or vacation.

Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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