Assistant Vice President, AI Security

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance•Boston, MA

11h•$200,000 - $285,000

About The Position

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is seeking a senior AI security leader for its Boston-based team. The Assistant Vice President of AI Security will establish and lead the enterprise-wide AI security program, enabling secure, compliant, and responsible adoption of artificial intelligence across the organization. The role defines strategy, governance, security controls, and risk management practices for Generative AI, Large Language Models, Agentic AI, Machine Learning platforms, and third-party AI solutions. As the organization’s senior authority on AI-related cyber risks, the AVP partners with Technology, Data, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, and business leaders. The position is responsible for AI security strategy and organizational leadership, AI governance and risk management, security architecture, threat and vulnerability management, regulatory compliance and assurance, data protection and privacy, and third-party AI risk management.

Requirements

10–15+ years of progressive cybersecurity, technology risk, or security architecture experience.
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise security programs in highly regulated industries such as Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare, or Technology.
Experience designing and implementing enterprise AI governance and security programs.
Strong understanding of the NIST AI Management Framework, ISO 42001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, EU AI Act, state privacy laws, and industry regulations.
A security mindset that balances tactical changes with strategic vision.

Nice To Haves

Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CGRC, CCSP, CISA, or CIPP/US.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute an enterprise AI Security Strategy aligned with organizational goals and risk appetite, and establish a multi-year roadmap for AI security, governance, and risk management.
Cultivate and direct a high-performing AI Security organization.
Establish governance frameworks for AI development, procurement, deployment, and monitoring; develop policies, standards, and procedures for AI and Machine Learning technologies.
Define risk assessment methodologies for Generative AI, Large Language Models, Agentic AI, autonomous decision-making systems, and third-party AI platforms; establish AI model inventories, risk-tiering methodologies, and control frameworks for high-risk use cases.
Define enterprise AI security architecture standards and reference designs, including requirements for LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI agents, Machine Learning platforms, model hosting environments, AI APIs, and integrations.
Drive security-by-design and privacy-by-design principles into AI initiatives and oversee AI threat modeling and security reviews.
Develop controls and monitoring capabilities to mitigate prompt injection, data poisoning, model manipulation and theft, training data compromise, sensitive data leakage, AI supply chain attacks, and agent abuse or excessive autonomy risks.
Help establish AI-specific threat detection and security monitoring programs, and lead AI security incident response preparedness and recovery planning.
Ensure AI programs align with applicable frameworks and regulations, including ISO 42001, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the EU AI Act, GDPR, state privacy regulations, and emerging AI governance requirements.
Collaborate on regulatory examinations, internal audits related to AI, and AI control testing and assurance programs.
Define and collaborate on data protection requirements for AI development and use; partner with Privacy and Legal to ensure compliant use of sensitive information.
Establish controls governing training data, model outputs, and data retention, and ensure AI solutions comply with enterprise data classification standards.
Establish AI vendor assessment and due diligence processes, define contractual AI security and governance requirements, evaluate third-party AI solutions and emerging technologies, and monitor vendor AI-related security and compliance risks.

Benefits

Competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance for the employee and family.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance for the employee and family.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Health Reimbursement Account.
Employee Assistance Program.
Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan with Company Match.
Generous holiday and Paid Time Off.
Tuition Reimbursement.
Paid Parental Leave.