Cyber AI Security Manager

Crowe Advisory LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe Advisory LLC in the United States seeks a Cyber AI Security Manager to secure GenAI, ML, and AI-powered solutions while shaping our AI security strategy. You will partner with cybersecurity teams to design patterns, controls, and scalable offerings for clients.

This role requires strong communication, 7+ years in cybersecurity, and travel up to 80%. Crowe offers a comprehensive rewards package and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• The candidate has at least 7 years of cybersecurity experience focused on software and data-intensive products.
• Familiarity with AI-specific regulatory environments and ethical considerations for AI deployment.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, or integrating AI/ML or Generative AI solutions, including LLM APIs.
• Ability to translate cybersecurity use cases for AI into prototypes, production solutions, or scalable services.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI developers, DevOps, and product teams to identify security vulnerabilities and ensure best practices.
• Support security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability management for AI systems.
• Design, develop, and deploy secure AI/ML applications with a focus on safeguarding PII.
• Stay ahead of emerging cybersecurity threats, privacy regulations, and compliance requirements for AI solutions.
• Document security protocols and promote security awareness within the team and organization.

Skills

Cybersecurity

AI Security

GenAI

LLM Security

Vulnerability Management

Penetration Testing

Cloud Security

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

NIST

ISO 27001

CIS Controls

Job description

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here: At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you’re trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry.

Job Description:

What It Means to Be a Consultant at Crowe Consulting is a dynamic business focused on solving problems for our clients and serving our core markets through innovative solutions. As technology and AI continue to reshape the consulting landscape, we are looking for individuals who are curious, adaptable, and eager to learn. At Crowe, consultants are expected to build both technical and transferable skills, think critically, and use technology to solve real business problems. In this role, you will continuously learn, collaborate across teams, and explore how tools, including emerging AI capabilities, can improve efficiency, insights, and client outcomes. In management at Crowe, you play a pivotal role in leading teams, guiding project execution, and deepening client relationships. You are expected to contribute to account planning, identify opportunities to add value, and ensure high-quality delivery. As your responsibilities expand, you take on broader account ownership, balancing project leadership with growing involvement in client strategy and solution development. Success in this role comes from a growth mindset, strong communication skills, advanced critical thinking, and the ability to navigate new challenges with confidence.

About the Team

We invest in expertise. You’ll have the time, space, and support to go deep in your projects and build lasting technical and strategic mastery. You’ll work with developers, product stakeholders, and project managers as a trusted leader and domain expert. We believe in continuous growth. Our team is committed to professional development and knowledge-sharing. We protect balance. Our distributed team culture is grounded in trust and flexibility. We offer unlimited PTO, a flexible remote work policy, and a supportive environment that prioritizes sustainable, long-term performance.

About the Role

The Cyber AI Security Manager sits at the intersection of AI engineering and cybersecurity. You will help clients securely adopt AI while also helping Crowe reinvent how cybersecurity services are delivered using AI. You will assess and secure GenAI, ML, and agentic systems, develop security patterns and controls for emerging AI architectures, and partner with cybersecurity teams to identify, prototype, and scale AI-enabled capabilities that improve the speed, quality, and effectiveness of our client solutions. The role includes the following requirements:

• Collaborate closely with AI developers, DevOps engineers, and product teams to identify potential security vulnerabilities, implement best practices, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Support security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability management for AI systems to proactively mitigate risks.
• Act as the security expert in designing, developing, and deploying secure AI and machine learning applications, with a focus on safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII).
• Stay ahead of emerging cybersecurity threats, privacy regulations, and compliance requirements to ensure that our AI solutions continuously meet and exceed market standards.
• Document security protocols, conduct training sessions, and promote security awareness within the team and organization.
• Engage with stakeholders across multiple disciplines to refine security policies and procedures specific to AI and ML products.
• Identify opportunities to apply GenAI, agents, ML, and automation to improve cybersecurity services and client outcomes.
• Prototype and productionize AI-enabled security capabilities—for example, accelerating security assessments, threat analysis, vulnerability prioritization, control testing, evidence analysis, or security operations.
• Partner with cybersecurity practitioners to understand existing delivery processes and determine where AI can improve quality, speed, scalability, or insight.
• Evaluate emerging AI security tooling and determine where commercial products versus custom AI solutions make sense.
• Help establish reusable AI-enabled cybersecurity accelerators, patterns, and intellectual property that can be deployed across client engagements.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years' experience in cybersecurity, particularly focused on securing software and data-intensive products.
• Proficiency with cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or CIS Controls.
• Familiarity with AI-specific regulatory environments and ethical considerations surrounding AI deployment.
• Experience with AI related frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications / GenAI Security Project, and MITRE ATLAS.
• Hands‑on experience designing, developing, or integrating AI/ML or Generative AI solutions, including experience with LLM APIs, AI agents/tool use, and modern AI application architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to identify cybersecurity use cases for AI and translate them into prototypes, production solutions, or scalable service offerings.
• Deep understanding of AI/ML systems architecture and the associated security considerations.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex security topics to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams including engineering, legal, compliance, and business stakeholders.
• Would require readiness to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or relevant Microsoft Azure security certifications.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Skills

• Strong experience in penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and security incident response.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud security practices, especially within Microsoft Azure, including identity management, access controls, and secure networking configurations.
• Proven expertise in GDPR compliance, SOC 2 audits, and handling of sensitive PII.
• Experience with data anonymization techniques and privacy‑preserving machine learning methodologies.
• Understanding of DevSecOps principles and experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Previous experience within professional services or consulting environments, demonstrating client‑facing capabilities and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, capable of navigating ambiguous scenarios and rapidly evolving threats.

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $104,500.00 - $213,800.00 per year.

Our Benefits:

Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

How You Can Grow:

We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

More about Crowe:

Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world. Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third‑party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre‑existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge. Crowe will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. Please visit our webpage to see notices of the various state and local Ban‑the‑Box laws and Fair Chance Ordinances, where applicable. We are committed to a merit‑based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job‑related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities, and making employment decisions in a fair and inclusive manner free from discrimination. If you are interested in applying for employment with Crowe and are in need of an accommodation or require special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please visit our Applicant Assistance and Accommodations page for more information: https://careers.crowe.com/crowe-applicant-assistance-and-accommodation Crowe (www.crowe.com) is a public accounting, consulting and technology firm with offices around the world. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities. The firm and its subsidiaries also help clients make smart decisions that lead to lasting value with its tax, advisory, and consulting services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the best places to work in the U.S. As an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world, Crowe serves clients worldwide. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world.