Principal Information Security Risk Management - AI

At Early Warning, we've powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle, Paze, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose:
The Principal Information Security Risk Management, AI is responsible for ensuring enterprise-wide Generative AI (GenAI), Agentic AI, LLMs, and ML security programs are effective, risk-aligned, and defensible-through independent challenge, governance, and validation.

This role provides independent risk-based governance within a Three Lines of Defense (3LOD) model, ensuring GenAI and agent-based systems are secure, trustworthy, and aligned to risk appetite and regulatory expectations. The position partners closely with engineering, data science, product, and AI platform teams, acting as a credible challenger-not an operator.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide independent challenge and oversight of GenAI and agentic AI systems across design, deployment, and operation

• Define and maintain AI security policies, standards, and control requirements for LLMs, prompt-based systems, and autonomous agents

• Perform control validation and effectiveness testing across:

  • Prompt handling and injection resistance

  • Model outputs and hallucination risk controls

  • Agent autonomy, decision boundaries, and tool use

  • Data access, grounding, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines

• Assess and challenge risks related to:

  • Prompt injection and jailbreak attacks

  • Data leakage through prompts, outputs, or embeddings

  • Model misuse, abuse, and unintended actions by agents

  • Third-party models such as MCP, APIs, and supply chain dependencies

• Deliver risk-based reporting and insights on GenAI/agentic risks, control gaps, and systemic weaknesses

• Provide oversight of AI platforms, orchestration frameworks, and tooling to ensure secure configuration and governance

• Partner with First Line teams, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Audit to ensure alignment with internal policies and emerging regulatory expectations

• Support regulatory exams and internal audits as the AI Security Second Line SME

Minimum Qualifications

• Typically, 15+ years of progressive IT experience with 8+ years in Information Security

• Experience securing GenAI, LLM-based systems, or AI-driven platforms

• Strong understanding of:

  • LLM architectures, prompt engineering, and RAG patterns

  • Agentic AI systems, orchestration frameworks, and tool integrations

  • Common GenAI risks (prompt injection, data exfiltration, hallucinations, model misuse)

• Experience operating in a Three Lines of Defense model and/or regulated environment (financial services preferred)

• Ability to translate complex technical risks into business impact and executive-level insights

• Experience in fintech or highly regulated industries

• Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and emerging GenAI guidance

• Understanding of secure AI development practices and model governance

• Background in risk management, audit, or control validation

• Background and drug screen

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.

The base pay scale for this position in:
Phoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL / Washington, DC in USD per year is: $184,000 - $230,000.
New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $221,000 - $276,000.
Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate's education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

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• Healthcare Coverage-Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan-Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.

• Paid Time Off -Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.

• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

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Early Warning Services, LLC ("Early Warning") considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.