Director - AI Security
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About the Role
CPX seeks a Director of AI Security to lead a regional practice covering AI governance, regulatory compliance, and technical AI security. The role owns P&L, strategy, service delivery, and capability development, requiring 12+ years in consulting or technology leadership with strong AI/ML and cybersecurity expertise.
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Responsibilities
- Full ownership of a multi disciplinary practice covering AI governance, responsible AI, regulatory compliance, and technical measures to secure AI
- Own the AI Security practice P&L, including revenue growth, margins, utilization, pricing, and cost management
- Define and execute a multi year AI Security growth strategy aligned with CPX's advisory, implementation and operation priorities
- Establish pricing models, automation, and delivery economics to support scalable growth
- Track and manage pipeline coverage, backlog, and revenue realization
- Support the commercial team to develop and close strategic and flagship opportunities across UAE
- Define and evolve the AI Security portfolio, aligned to regional regulatory and market demand
- Develop new offerings in AI governance, AI Security advisory, implementation and operation, including reusable IP and accelerators
- Identify emerging regulatory and technology trends and translate them into market ready propositions
- Standardize delivery methodologies, quality assurance frameworks, and engagement models
- Drive AI enabled delivery through automation, AI agents, and intelligent reporting frameworks
- Develop scalable, platform based and productized offerings across AI and data protection domains
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in consulting, professional services, or technology leadership with strong exposure to Securing AI and embedding AI into cybersecurity services
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or related field
- Technical fluency across AI/ML, data governance, cybersecurity, and privacy frameworks
- Strong executive presence with ability to engage C suite, regulators, and government stakeholders
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Overview
- The Director of AI Security leads a high performing regional practice, with full accountability for strategy, service delivery, commercial performance, and capability development.
- The role builds on an established and operational practice, with a clear mandate to scale it into a market leading, profitable, and differentiated offering aligned to the region’s rapidly evolving AI technology and regulation landscape.
- This role combines strategic leadership, deep technical credibility, and strong commercial execution to expand the practice’s footprint across government and enterprise sectors.
Practice Leadership & Strategy
- Full ownership of a multi disciplinary practice covering: AI governance and responsible AI; Regulatory compliance across AI and data domains; Implementation and operation of technical measures to secure AI.
- Collaborating with the commercial team and peer practice leads across Cyber Defense to deliver integrated propositions and coordinated go to market execution.
- Regulatory scope includes UAE PDPL, DIFC and ADGM frameworks, UAE Cybersecurity Council and NESA/SIA standards, UAE AI Strategy and Charter, as well as GCC frameworks and global regulations.
Business & P&L Leadership
- Own the AI Security practice P&L, including revenue growth, margins, utilization, pricing, and cost management.
- Define and execute a multi year AI Security growth strategy aligned with CPX’s advisory, implementation and operation priorities.
- Establish pricing models, automation, and delivery economics to support scalable growth.
- Track and manage pipeline coverage, backlog, and revenue realization.
- Maintain pipeline coverage alignment to defined revenue targets.
- Support the commercial team to develop and close strategic and flagship opportunities across UAE.
Service Lines & Offering Development
- Define and evolve the AI Security portfolio, aligned to regional regulatory and market demand.
- Develop new offerings in AI governance, AI Security advisory, implementation and operation, including reusable IP and accelerators.
- Identify emerging regulatory and technology trends (e.g., AI regulation, data sovereignty, responsible AI) and translate them into market ready propositions.
- Standardized delivery methodologies, quality assurance frameworks, and engagement models.
- Drive AI enabled delivery through automation, AI agents, and intelligent reporting frameworks.
- Develop scalable, platform based and productized offerings across AI and data protection domains.
Sales & Pipeline Growth
- Own pipeline development across UAE, ensuring strong coverage and conversion of opportunities.
- Support the commercial team in origination, proposals, pursuits, and commercial negotiations for strategic deals.
- Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with C suite, regulators, and key stakeholders.
- Act as executive sponsor for flagship accounts and drive cross selling across CPX service lines.
- Develop strategic alliances with technology vendors, partners, regulators, and academia.
- Act as domain lead in large, multi service Cyber Defense engagements.
- Engage with regulators, policymakers, and industry bodies to shape AI Security regulatory landscape in the region.
Delivery & Client Outcomes
- Hold end to end accountability for delivery quality, client outcomes, and engagement governance.
- Review and approve key deliverables to ensure technical quality and regulatory alignment.
- Act as senior escalation point for delivery risks, client issues, and complex engagements.
- Drive client satisfaction, renewals, and account expansion across the portfolio.
Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in consulting, professional services, or technology leadership, with strong exposure to Securing AI and embedding AI into cybersecurity services.
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Technical fluency across AI/ML, data governance, cybersecurity, and privacy frameworks.
- Strong executive presence with ability to engage C suite, regulators, and government stakeholders.
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