Safety Director

Openchip & Software Technologies; Santa Cruz de Tenerife; Presencial; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading company in AI technology is seeking a Director of AI Safety to ensure secure and ethical AI systems. The role involves defining safety strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leading the development of safety mechanisms. The ideal candidate will have advanced qualifications and proven leadership in AI safety.

Formación

• Proven experience in AI safety, security, or trustworthiness.
• Strong understanding of AI architectures and neural networks.
• Experience with benchmarking AI performance.

Responsabilidades

• Define and implement AI safety and security strategies.
• Work with AI applications and model optimization teams.
• Showcase the value of the Openchip software stack.

Conocimientos

AI safety

Cybersecurity

AI risk assessment

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Educación

MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity

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.

Responsibilities :

• 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.
• Work closely with the AI applications, AI agents, and AI model optimization teams to embed safety and security into the entire AI lifecycle.
• Showcase the value of the Openchip software stack in terms of safety and trustworthiness to the outside community.
• Report to the Chief AI & Software Systems Officer.

Minimum 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 thinking with the ability to define and execute AI safety roadmaps.
• Leadership skills 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.,

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