Manager, AI Security

KPMG LLP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in Los Angeles is seeking a Securing AI Manager to join our Advisory Services practice. You will lead client engagements focused on AI security, governance, and risk management across generative and agentic AI platforms.

You will design secure AI architectures and guardrails, assess AI security across ecosystems, and mentor teams while contributing to market offerings and practice growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of cybersecurity, IAM, application security, cloud security, AI governance, or related disciplines with two years in AI security.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university is required.
• Strong experience securing generative and agentic AI platforms, including governance and security architecture.
• Experience with AI platform security and configuration (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude).
• Knowledge of MCP security, AI agent security, IAM, and non-human identities.
• Experience designing RBAC and least-privilege access models with AI logging and monitoring.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and client relationship skills.
• Travel up to 50% may be required.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver client engagements focused on AI security, governance, and risk management across generative and agentic AI platforms.
• Advise clients on secure AI adoption by designing and implementing AI security architectures, guardrails, and controls.
• Assess and strengthen security of AI applications, agents, copilots, and ecosystems focusing on IAM, data protection, and model security.
• Design and implement security controls for agentic AI environments including MCP security and non-human identities.
• Lead AI security testing activities including prompt injection and data leakage assessments with remediation recommendations.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop professionals across AI security engagements and contribute to market offerings.
• Act with integrity and uphold KPMG’s respectful work environment.
• Travel may be required.

Skills

Cybersecurity

IAM

AI governance

RBAC

Security architecture

AI platform security

Identity & Access Management

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / information security / information systems / engineering or related field

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Securing AI Manager to join our Advisory Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver client engagements focused on AI security, governance, and risk management across generative AI and agentic AI platforms, including Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and emerging AI technologies
• Advise clients on secure AI adoption by designing and implementing AI security architectures, governance frameworks, guardrails, monitoring capabilities, and controls that enable responsible and scalable use of AI
• Assess and strengthen the security of AI applications, agents, copilots, and supporting ecosystems by evaluating identity, access, data protection, model security, and operational risk
• Design and implement security controls for agentic AI environments, including Model Context Protocol (MCP) security, non-human identities, AI agents, delegated permissions, and secure interactions between AI systems and enterprise application
• Lead AI security testing activities, including assessments for prompt injection, jailbreak techniques, data leakage, model misuse, excessive permissions, and other emerging AI threats, while providing strategic remediation recommendations
• Supervise, mentor, and develop professionals across AI security engagements; contribute to solution development, thought leadership, market offerings, and practice growth initiatives while fostering a high-performing team environment
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of recent experience in cybersecurity, IAM, application security, cloud security, AI governance, AI security, or related disciplines; and two years of AI Security experience
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in computer science, information security, information systems, engineering, or a related field is required
• Strong experience securing generative AI and agentic AI platforms, including AI governance, AI security architecture, secure AI solution development, and implementation of AI guardrails and security controls
• Experience with AI platform security and configuration, including technologies such as Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, or similar enterprise AI platforms
• Demonstrated knowledge of MCP (Model Context Protocol) security, AI agent security, agentic AI control frameworks, and Identity & Access Management (IAM), including management of human and non-human identities
• Experience designing and implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), least-privilege access models, AI logging, monitoring, auditability, observability, and security controls to support regulatory and governance requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, presentation, and client relationship skills with the ability to gain the confidence and respect of senior executives, lead delivery teams, and develop innovative AI security solutions for complex client environments
• Travel up to 50% may be required
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)