AI Cybersecurity Governance Specialist

Responsibilities

• Establish, update, and maintain AI cybersecurity governance frameworks, policies, and operational guardrails
• Define processes for identifying, assessing, and registering cybersecurity risks unique to AI models, training data pipelines, and third-party integrations
• Monitor and interpret emerging regional and global AI and financial regulations to ensure policy alignment
• Collaborate with AI developers, MLOps engineers, legal counsel, and data privacy officers to integrate governance without hindering innovation
• Design and present AI risk posture dashboards and compliance metrics to risk committees and senior executive leadership
• Act as a champion for secure AI adoption across the institution

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years in cybersecurity governance, risk management, or compliance (GRC)
• At least 2 years of experience explicitly focused on AI/ML systems or advanced data architectures
• Expert knowledge of AI-specific risk landscapes, including model vulnerabilities and ethical governance
• Proficiency in cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, or MITRE ATLAS
• Proven track record of drafting enterprise-grade technical policies and procedures
• Experience working within regulated financial services or tier-1/tier-2 banking environments
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to defend policy decisions to senior leadership
• Prior experience in a client-facing professional services or consultancy capacity

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant professional certifications such as CRISC, CGEIT, CISA, or CISSP
• Specialized credentials in AI ethics, data governance, or cloud security
• Conceptual understanding of the machine learning lifecycle and cloud-native environments (AWS/Azure)
• Experience with risk quantification methodologies like the FAIR framework

Benefits

• Competitive salary and monthly employee incentive program
• Comprehensive personal health insurance
• Visa sponsorship for the successful candidate
• Professional development, certification support, and subscription reimbursement
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects within a rapidly growing company

About the Company

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy based in the UAE. We partner with organizations across diverse sectors—with deep expertise in Financial Services and Banking—to bridge the gap between complex data and actionable business strategy through bespoke, high-impact intelligent systems.