Safety Director

Openchip & Software Technologies; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An innovative firm is seeking a Director of AI Safety to ensure that AI systems are secure, ethical, and aligned with industry standards. This role involves leading the development of safety mechanisms and validation frameworks, ensuring compliance with ethical AI principles and security best practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AI safety, cybersecurity, and leadership, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences. Join this forward-thinking company to make a significant impact in the AI landscape while working in a hybrid environment that offers flexibility and collaboration.

Formación

• Proven experience in AI safety and security, ideally in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of AI risk assessment and secure AI deployment.

Responsabilidades

• Define and implement AI safety and security strategies across the software stack.
• Work closely with AI teams to embed safety into the entire AI lifecycle.

Conocimientos

AI safety

Cybersecurity

AI risk assessment

Adversarial machine learning

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Educación

MSc in Computer Science

PhD in Artificial Intelligence

PhD in Cybersecurity

Herramientas

AI architectures

Neural networks

Distributed computing

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: Director of AI Safety at Openchip

The Director of AI Safety at Openchip will be responsible for ensuring that our AI systems are secure, ethical, and aligned with industry safety standards. The ideal candidate will lead the development of safety mechanisms, guardrails, and validation frameworks to build trusted AI systems.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Define and implement AI safety and security strategies across the Openchip software stack, ensuring compliance with ethical AI principles, security best practices, and regulatory requirements.
2. Work closely with the AI applications, AI agents, and AI model optimization teams to embed safety and security into the entire AI lifecycle.
3. Showcase the value of the Openchip software stack in terms of safety and trustworthiness to the outside community.

Reporting Line: You will report to the Chief AI & Software Systems Officer within Openchip.

Qualifications:

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Proven experience in AI safety, security, or trustworthiness, ideally in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of AI risk assessment, adversarial machine learning, LLM guardrails, and secure AI deployment.
• Experience with benchmarking AI performance across software and hardware layers.
• Strong technical knowledge of AI architectures, neural networks, and distributed computing.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to define and execute AI safety roadmaps.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to build and manage a high-performing AI safety team.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams across software, hardware, and business units.
• Effective communication skills to convey AI safety principles to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passion for AI ethics, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Additional Information:

• Work in a hybrid environment with flexible scheduling.
• At Openchip & Software Technologies S.L.,