Director, AI Enablement & Security

Bloomreach

13h•$200,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

Bloomreach is seeking a Director, AI Enablement & Security to join their Global Information Security and Technology (GIST) leadership team. This role is crucial for driving safe, efficient, and rapid AI adoption across the global enterprise. The position requires a blend of strategic business acumen and deep engineering leadership, with the primary goal of maximizing organizational velocity through AI adoption while maintaining security controls, financial oversight, and compliance. The Director will manage and scale teams of AI, IT, and Security engineers responsible for core infrastructure, acting as an operational bridge between departments like Go-To-Market, Product/R&D, HR, Finance, and Legal, and collaborating with GRC, Legal, and the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for secure technical enablement.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Information Security, IT, or Infrastructure Engineering.
5+ years of experience managing and scaling multiple teams (IT, Security, and/or AI/Software Engineering).
Proven track record of driving rapid technology adoption and change management across diverse business units while maintaining rigorous corporate guardrails.
Exceptional ability to build relationships and work seamlessly across all enterprise departments.
Deep conceptual and architectural understanding of modern AI systems (LLMs, MLOps, RAG, vector databases) and enterprise IT/Security infrastructure.
Elite communication skills - ability to translate technical concepts into business-impact narratives and data-driven presentations for C-suite executives.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading security or engineering initiatives in a global SaaS, B2B, or e-commerce personalization company.
Advanced credentials such as IAPP Certified Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), CISM, or similar executive-level certifications.

Responsibilities

Partner with leadership across all business units to identify, prioritize, and safely accelerate AI use cases that drive productivity and operational velocity.
Chair or co-lead a cross-functional AI Governance Committee to align stakeholders on global AI initiatives.
Design and champion a company-wide AI readiness and safety education strategy.
Lead, mentor, and resource teams across Information Security, IT, and AI enablement.
Translate business needs into technical roadmaps for teams, ensuring infrastructure and production safety scale with company growth.
Partner with GRC, Legal, and DPO to integrate AI-specific vulnerabilities and compliance requirements into the Enterprise Risk Management framework.
Architect and own the enterprise AI FinOps framework with Finance, directing teams to build technical tracking for AI spend, vendor costs, and LLM API consumption.
Oversee the technical evaluation and continuous risk profiling for third-party AI platforms and integrated business tools.
Establish technical security standards and risk-appetite frameworks for internal corporate AI usage and production-grade AI features.
Guide IT and Security engineers in deploying automated technical controls to prevent corporate data leakage and mitigate risks.