VP, AI Security & Risk – Technology

PJT Partners, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

PJT Partners seeks a high-caliber AI Security & Risk Manager to own the firm’s AI risk framework and governance. You will assess threats, lead vendor risk evaluations, and collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Technology to ensure enterprise-wide AI risk is managed effectively.

The role requires deep AI architecture knowledge, strong communication with senior leaders, and the ability to operate across strategy and technical delivery within a Microsoft-first environment. New York-based role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Data Science, or related field
• 7–10 years of information security/technology risk experience with 3+ years on AI systems, ML security, or governance
• Deep understanding of AI and LLM landscape including foundation models, agentic systems, RAG pipelines and risk implications
• Hands-on experience evaluating AI platforms and products with skepticism about vendor claims
• Familiarity with AI risk frameworks and emerging standards (NIST AI RMF, MITRE ATLAS, OWASP LLM Top 10)
• Experience with vendor risk management in regulated financial services
• Strong ability to translate technical AI risk concepts to senior leadership
• Experience in a Microsoft-first environment is a plus
• Certifications like CISSP/CISM/CRISC are a plus

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain PJT's AI risk framework covering model risk, data privacy, adversarial threats, third-party AI, and regulatory compliance
• Develop and enforce AI usage policies with Legal and Compliance, including data classification and prompt handling standards
• Maintain inventory of AI tools used firm-wide and assess associated risk profiles
• Provide regular AI risk reporting to Head of Technology Risk and senior leadership
• Monitor regulatory environment for AI (EU AI Act, SEC guidance, DORA, NY DFS) and advise on required controls
• Lead security and risk assessments of vendors introducing AI capabilities
• Conduct AI threat modeling and embed AI security controls into deployment pipelines
• Support internal AI deployments and provide risk assessments for proposed use cases

Skills

AI security

Risk governance

Vendor risk

Threat modeling

Regulatory compliance

Communication to leadership

AI risk communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Info Security

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Azure

Entra ID

M365 security tooling

Job description

PJT Partners seeks a high-caliber AI Security & Risk Manager to own the firm’s AI risk framework and governance. You will assess threats, lead vendor risk evaluations, and collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Technology to ensure enterprise-wide AI risk is managed effectively.

The role requires deep AI architecture knowledge, strong communication with senior leaders, and the ability to operate across strategy and technical delivery within a Microsoft-first environment. New York-based role.