Director- AI Security Product Manager

Socket.dev; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY is seeking an AI Security Product Manager in Pittsburgh PA or Lake Mary, FL to lead strategy, roadmap, and execution of security capabilities for safe, scalable AI adoption.

The role sits at the intersection of product management, cybersecurity, engineering, and architecture. You will translate AI security risks into practical platform capabilities, controls, and operating processes while coordinating with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years across product management, engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, enterprise technology, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience in engineering and architecture to credibly engage with technical teams.
• Experience working in cybersecurity, cloud, identity, developer platform, or governance functions.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and the ability to translate risk into product strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for AI security capabilities across the enterprise.
• Translate AI security risks, regulatory expectations, and control requirements into product requirements and backlog items.
• Partner with cybersecurity, engineering, architecture, data, legal, risk, and governance teams to deliver secure-by-design AI capabilities.
• Drive product development for controls supporting AI platforms, agents, model integrations, and related workflows.
• Use engineering and architecture experience to shape practical, scalable product requirements.
• Shape requirements for AI application and agent security, model access governance, prompt and data protection, logging and observability, policy enforcement, identity and access controls, and third-party risk.

Skills

AI security

Product management

Engineering

Architecture

Cybersecurity

Enterprise technology

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

AI Security Product Manager

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

We are seeking an AI Security Product Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of security capabilities that enable safe, scalable adoption of AI across the enterprise. This role sits at the intersection ofproduct management, cybersecurity, engineering, and architecture, translating emerging AI security risks into practical platform capabilities, controls, and operating processes. This role is in Pittsburgh PA or Lake Mary, FL

The ideal candidate brings a strong product mindset, along with prior experience in engineering and architecture, and can define product direction for capabilities such as AI governance tooling, model and agent security controls, prompt and data protection, AI observability, policy enforcement, identity and access controls, and secure AI lifecycle workflows. This person must be able to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders, prioritize high-impact outcomes, and drive delivery in a complex enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for AI security capabilities across the enterprise.
• Translate AI security risks, regulatory expectations, and control requirements into product requirements and prioritized backlog items.
• Partner with cybersecurity, engineering, architecture, data, legal, risk, and governance teams to deliver secure-by-design AI capabilities.
• Drive product development for controls supporting AI platforms, agents, model integrations, and related workflows.
• Use prior engineering and architecture experience to shape practical, scalable, and technically credible product requirements.
• Shape requirements for areas such as:
  • AI application and agent security
  • Model access governance
  • Prompt and data protection
  • AI activity logging and observability
  • Policy enforcement and runtime guardrails
  • Identity, authorization, and least privilege controls
  • Third-party AI risk management
• Develop business cases, success metrics, and adoption plans for new AI security capabilities.
• Prioritize features and investments based on risk reduction, enterprise value, technical feasibility, and adoption needs.
• Create clear product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and rollout plans.
• Lead cross-functional execution from concept through pilot, launch, and scale.
• Establish feedback loops with users, security teams, and platform teams to continuously improve product effectiveness.
• Track external market developments, regulatory changes, and emerging threats relevant to AI security.
• Communicate roadmap progress, decisions, dependencies, and risks to senior stakeholders in a concise, decision-ready manner.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experienceacrossproduct management, engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, enterprise technology, or related fields.
• Former hands-on experience in engineering and architectureroles, with the ability to engage credibly with technical teams and influence solution direction.
• Experience working in or alongsidecybersecurity, cloud, identity, developer platform, or governancefunctions.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML and GenAI concepts, with the ability to translate technical and risk concepts into product strategy.
• Experience defining product roadmaps and delivering complex enterprise products across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong ability to write product requirements and convert ambiguity into clear execution plans.
• Familiarity with AI security concepts such as:
  • prompt injection and misuse risks
  • model and agent access controls
  • human-in-the-loop and approval patterns
  • logging, monitoring, and traceability
  • Third-party model and vendor risk
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, highly cross-functional environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in AI security, cloud security, identity and access management, application security, or security architecture.
• Experience with enterprise AI platforms, AI governance processes, or model risk/control frameworks.
• Familiarity with secure SDLC, platform security patterns, and policy/control implementation.
• Experience working with regulated environments and audit or compliance stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to launch 0-to-1 or early-stage enterprise security capabilities.

Success Profile

The successful candidate will:

• Bring clarity to a fast-evolving AI security landscape.
• Balance speed, usability, and control effectiveness.
• Influence across organizational boundaries without relying solely on formal authority.
• Convert risk themes into practical products and measurable outcomes.
• Apply engineering and architecture experience to ensure product direction is implementable, scalable, and aligned to enterprise realities.
• Drive execution with discipline while keeping long-term platform strategy in view.

Example Outcome Areas

• Launch governance-enabling product features that improve secure onboarding of AI use cases.
• Improve visibility into AI usage, data flows, and security-relevant activity.
• Reduce risk from overprivileged agents, unmanaged integrations, or weak authorization models.
• Introduce scalable control patterns for AI applications and services.
• Support enterprise adoption of AI by making security requirements more usable, measurable, and operationally efficient.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom BNY LinkedIn

Here’s a few of our recent awards

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Our Benefits and Rewards

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom BNY LinkedIn

Here’s a few of our recent awards

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025