CTO/Chief Scientist - AI Security

Zallery; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Zallery in India is seeking a visionary CTO/Chief Scientist for AI Security to establish and lead an AI Security TIC. You will set research directions, define architecture, and own long‑term strategy across secure AI development and AI supply-chain assurance.

You will bridge research leadership with platform design and enterprise deployment accountability, mentoring diverse teams and representing the company in external AI security forums and standards discussions.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the AI Security technology and research roadmap aligned to multi‑year TIC objectives.
• Lead and govern advanced AI security research spanning model inspection, unlearning, provenance, and compliance assurance.
• Act as Chief Architect for AI Security platforms including scanners, verification pipelines, lineage systems, and policy engines.
• Drive translation of research outcomes into proofs of concept, benchmarked solutions, and deployable platform components.
• Establish technical standards for security claims, verification, benchmarking, and reproducibility.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to research, engineering, MLOps, and product teams.
• Ensure adherence to emerging global AI security standards, regulatory expectations, and compliance requirements.
• Lead intellectual property generation and publication in reputed AI and security forums.
• Represent in relevant external technical, academic, and industry engagements related to AI security.

Job description

Role Purpose

The CTO / Chief Scientist - AI Security will establish and lead an AI Security Technical Innovation Centre (TIC) in India. This role serves as the highest technical and scientific authority for AI Security, responsible for defining research direction, technical architecture, and long‑term strategy across secure AI development and AI supply‑chain assurance. The role combines deep AI/ML research leadership with platform‑level system design and enterprise deployment accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the AI Security technology and research roadmap aligned to multi‑year TIC objectives.
• Lead and govern advanced AI security research spanning model inspection, unlearning, provenance, and compliance assurance.
• Act as Chief Architect for AI Security platforms including scanners, verification pipelines, lineage systems, and policy engines.
• Drive translation of research outcomes into proofs of concept, benchmarked solutions, and deployable platform components.
• Establish technical standards for security claims, verification, benchmarking, and reproducibility.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to research, engineering, MLOps, and product teams.
• Ensure adherence to emerging global AI security standards, regulatory expectations, and compliance requirements.
• Lead intellectual property generation and publication in reputed AI and security forums.
• Represent in relevant external technical, academic, and industry engagements related to AI security.