Senior AI Security Lead - Remote (US)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Matching 401(k) contributions

Unlimited PTO and paid holidays

Parental/adoption leave

Legal insurance coverage

Home technology stipend

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Staff AI Security Lead to guide secure AI adoption across the security organization, shaping practical foundations for scalable, safe models. You will partner with security, engineering, and executives to set standards, assess risk, and drive adoption of high-value AI capabilities.

The role blends hands-on technical depth with leadership and education, ensuring teams apply AI securely while maintaining strong controls and governance across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in security or platform engineering with hands-on software development.
• Experience building and operating production systems with large language models.
• Strong Python programming with API design and cloud infrastructure.
• Knowledge of security engineering principles including identity management and secure software practices.
• Familiarity with AI-specific risks and practical mitigation strategies.
• Experience driving technical change through influence, consensus-building, and education.
• Excellent communication skills, able to convey technical concepts to both engineers and executives.
• Sound judgment regarding the practical applications of AI in security.

Responsibilities

• Design and build enterprise AI infrastructure for security teams.
• Establish reusable components for agentic workflows and secure execution.
• Connect security knowledge to AI systems through well-governed data pipelines.
• Develop evaluation metrics and observability for AI system performance.
• Implement security measures against AI-related risks and vulnerabilities.
• Create internal documentation and standards to streamline AI application development.
• Identify and promote high-impact AI use cases across the security organization.

Skills

Security engineering

Software development

Communication

Tools

Python

API design

Cloud infrastructure

Data pipelines

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Senior Staff AI Security Lead to guide secure AI adoption across the security organization, shaping practical foundations for scalable, safe models. You will partner with security, engineering, and executives to set standards, assess risk, and drive adoption of high-value AI capabilities.

The role blends hands-on technical depth with leadership and education, ensuring teams apply AI securely while maintaining strong controls and governance across the enterprise.