AI Security Enablement - Strategy and Standards Lead

Bank of America; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 142,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an AI Security Enablement - Strategy and Standards Lead to develop and operationalize AI security strategy and standards across cyber security. You will translate industry practices into actionable control requirements and drive governance at the intersection of AI risk and information security.

The role collaborates with engineering, risk, and business teams to implement secure AI controls, assess threats, and communicate results to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience with at least 2 years focused on AI/ML security.
• Strong knowledge of Generative AI, LLMs, and assessment frameworks.
• Experience with MITRE ATLAS, OWASP Top 10 for GenAI, and NIST AI RMF.
• Ability to partner with engineering, risk, and business teams to operationalize secure AI.
• Excellent executive presentation and communication skills.
• Capability to design and secure cloud-based workloads.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the AI security strategy and standards for AI/ML systems across data, models, APIs, and integrations.
• Identify and mitigate AI-specific risks and governance including prompt injection and data leakage.
• Partner with engineering, risk, and business teams to operationalize secure AI practices.
• Define security requirements and ensure traceability between controls, risks and governance frameworks.
• Monitor information security trends and keep leadership informed.

Skills

Cybersecurity

AI/ML security

Executive communication

Stakeholder alignment

Policy & controls

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelors or Masters in CS/IT

Job description

Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! AI Security Enablement - Strategy and Standards Lead is a hands-on strategy and governance role within the Global Information Security (GIS) Business Information Security Office (BISO) AI Design & Enforcement team, responsible for maintaining and operationalizing the AI Controls across cyber security. This role is accountable for developing and delivering a comprehensive AI Security Strategy and Standards. This includes translating industry standards and leading practices into actionable, testable control requirements. Job Description: The AI Security Standard Lead is a hands-on strategy and technology role within the Global Information Security (GIS) Business Information Security Office (BISO) AI Design & Enforcement team, responsible for maintaining and operationalizing the AI Controls across cyber security. This role is accountable for developing and delivering a comprehensive AI Security Strategy and Standards. This includes translating industry standards and leading practices into actionable, testable control requirements. This individual will operate at the intersection of cyber security controls, AI risk, and operational execution — converting strategy into tangible technical deliverables. This role operates across all Information Security teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the AI security strategy, including standards, to secure AI/ML systems across their lifecycle (data, model, APIs, and integrations).
• Identify and mitigate AI-specific risks (e.g., model abuse, prompt injection, data leakage, model theft), embedding security and governance into AI development, deployment, and third-party usage.
• Partner with engineering, risk, and business teams to operationalize secure AI practices, including threat modeling, control validation, and continuous monitoring aligned to regulatory and enterprise risk frameworks.
• Define clear security requirements ensuring the secure use of AI. This includes documenting traceability between control requirements, risks, and applicable governance frameworks
• Monitors information security trends internal and external to the bank and keeps leadership informed

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 2 years focused on cyber assessment of Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning systems
• A deep understanding of Generative AI/Large Language Models and assessment frameworks including MITRE ATLAS, OWASP Top 10 for LLM and GenAI, and NIST AI RMF
• Strong understanding of frameworks, policies, and controls needed to govern AI use cases, including working knowledge of AI/ML models, data dependencies, model lifecycle, and common AI risks
• In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity threats, controls and technologies, with a deep understanding/experience with software developer experiences to bridge the gap between the theoretical and practical application
• Experience evaluating cyber security controls and providing guidance for platform or distributed computing platforms (Cloud, PaaS)
• Exceptional executive presentation and communication skills
• Excellent influencing and problem resolution skills
• Ability to bring multiple stakeholders together, including senior business and technology leaders, and cut to the heart of issues to reach consensus
• Ability to decompose complex issues and drive timely decisions, knowing when to engage others for additional input, and when to act independently
• Ability to design, architect, analyze, support, and secure cloud-based workloads
• Bias for action and a commitment to build partnerships in a dynamic risk & threat driven environment

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelors and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field

Required Skills

1. Customer and Client Focus
2. Cyber Security
3. Data Governance
4. Executive Presence
5. Information Systems Management
6. Architecture
7. Business Intelligence
8. Risk Management
9. Threat Analysis
10. Vendor Management

Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 40

Pay Transparency details US - CO - Denver - 1144 15th St - Denver Gis (CO9926), US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842), US - IL - Chicago - 540 W Madison St - Bank Of America Plaza (IL4540)

Pay and benefits information Pay range $141,700.00 - $202,700.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set. Discretionary incentive eligible This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

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