Head of AI Security

What you’ll be doing

What will your essential responsibilities include?

AI Security Strategy & Governance

• Define and maintain the enterprise AI security strategy, roadmap, policies, standards, and control framework aligned to business objectives and risk appetite.
• Establish governance for Generative AI, Machine Learning, AI Agents, third-party AI services, and AI-enabled business processes.
• Embed security, privacy, resilience, compliance, and responsible AI requirements throughout the AI lifecycle.
• Develop AI risk management methodologies and control frameworks addressing emerging AI threats and vulnerabilities.
• Provide executive-level risk reporting, assurance, and governance oversight for AI security risks.
• Monitor evolving regulatory, threat, and technology landscapes and translate findings into security strategy and controls.

AI Security Transformation Leadership

• Develop and execute a multi-year AI security transformation strategy and roadmap.
• Design and implement the target operating model for AI-enabled security capabilities.
• Identify, prioritise, and scale AI use cases that improve cyber resilience, security effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
• Lead security transformation initiatives, organisational change, stakeholder engagement, and capability adoption.
• Promote innovation, reusable AI security capabilities, and knowledge sharing across global security functions.

Security Portfolio & Programme Delivery

• Own and govern a portfolio of strategic AI security and cybersecurity transformation initiatives.
• Sponsor and oversee projects relating to security operations automation, AI-enabled threat detection, cloud security, data protection, identity security, third-party risk, and secure development.
• Develop business cases, funding proposals, implementation roadmaps, governance structures, and benefit realisation measures.
• Ensure security-by-design principles are embedded within enterprise technology and transformation programmes.
• Monitor portfolio performance, risks, dependencies, and value delivery.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted adviser to executive leadership on AI opportunities, cyber risks, investment decisions, and transformation priorities.
• Build, lead, and develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams and matrix organisations.
• Lead governance forums and influence business, technology, risk, legal, compliance, and security stakeholders.
• Develop organisational AI security capabilities through hiring, upskilling, partnerships, and communities of practice.
• Represent the organisation with regulators, industry bodies, strategic partners, and clients.

You will report to Chief Security Officer.

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

Required Skills and Abilities:

Leadership & Transformation

• Proven experience leading large-scale cybersecurity, AI security, or enterprise transformation programmes within a global organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to define strategy and translate it into operating models, roadmaps, funded initiatives, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong change management, transformation leadership, and organisational influencing capabilities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional, global teams through complex business and technology change.

AI & Security Expertise

• Deep knowledge of AI security, Generative AI, Machine Learning, AI Agents, and associated risk management practices.
• Strong understanding of AI governance, model lifecycle management, secure engineering, and responsible AI principles.
• Expertise in cybersecurity domains including security architecture, identity and access management, data protection, threat management, cyber resilience, and third-party risk management.
• Understanding of cloud security, modern security operations, automation, and secure technology delivery.

Risk & Governance

• Experience establishing governance frameworks, policies, standards, and control environments.
• Strong understanding of cyber risk management, security assurance, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to assess and communicate complex technology and security risks to executive audiences.

Stakeholder Management

• Excellent executive communication, presentation, influencing, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Strong ability to build partnerships across business, technology, security, legal, risk, compliance, and audit functions.
• Ability to balance innovation, business enablement, and risk management objectives.

Desired Skills and Abilities:

• Experience within the insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience leading enterprise AI adoption and transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of emerging AI regulatory frameworks and industry standards.
• Experience implementing AI-enabled security operations, threat detection, and automation capabilities.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture, data governance, and cloud transformation programmes.
• Experience managing large-scale strategic investment portfolios and business-case development.
• Advanced degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, PMP, or AI-related certifications.
• Experience representing organisations in industry forums, regulatory consultations, and strategic partnerships.

What we offer

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.   At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity.  AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards

AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
  
  
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
  
  
• AXA Hearts in Action:  We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability.

Who we are

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com