Principal Sr., AI Security & Innovation

Carnival Corporation•Miami, FL

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Sr., AI Security & Innovation (Corporate) is responsible for defining, operationalizing, and scaling the enterprise AI security program. This role provides strategic leadership and hands-on oversight across AI governance, risk management, secure architecture, and incident response for AI and machine-learning systems. The Principal Sr., AI Security & Innovation (Corporate) leads a specialized team of AI Security Engineers and Analysts and serves as a key partner to Application Security, Cloud Security, Data Science, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, and Technology leadership. The role balances policy and governance rigor with practical technical execution, ensuring AI innovation advances securely, ethically, and in alignment with global regulatory expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
Strong communication, executive presence, and stakeholder-management skills.
High ethical standards and commitment to responsible AI practices.
8+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 3+ years in leadership roles.
Strong understanding of: AI/ML technologies and associated security risks, Cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, Security governance and risk management frameworks
Proven ability to lead technical teams and manage cross-functional security programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI security frameworks and threat models (e.g., MITRE ATLAS, OWASP LLM Top 10).
Familiarity with policy-as-code, automated governance, and secure cloud architectures.
Knowledge of privacy-preserving techniques and ethical AI principles.
Prior experience partnering with data science or AI engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of AI Security Engineers and Analysts.
Translate enterprise AI security strategy into actionable roadmaps, programs, and measurable outcomes.
Set clear objectives, performance metrics, and accountability for AI security initiatives.
Drive cross-functional collaboration across security, engineering, data science, legal, privacy, and compliance teams.
Oversee workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, and succession planning.
Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and responsible AI adoption.
Design and oversee the enterprise Responsible AI and AI Security governance framework, aligned with: NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF), ISO/IEC 42001, and Global privacy, security, and AI regulations
Develop and maintain AI security policies, standards, and operating procedures.
Ensure AI risk assessments, threat modeling, and security reviews are embedded into all AI initiatives.
Maintain an enterprise AI asset inventory and enforce lifecycle governance and compliance.
Partner with Legal, Privacy, and Compliance to address regulatory and ethical AI obligations.
Guide the secure design, development, and deployment of AI systems, including: MLOps pipelines, Model hardening and validation, Data protection and access controls, and Runtime monitoring and guardrails.
Ensure AI security controls are integrated into cloud and on-premises environments.
Promote secure software development, architectural, and data science best practices across AI programs.
Evaluate and influence adoption of AI-enabled security tooling and automation.
Establish monitoring strategies for AI-specific threats, misuse, and anomalous behavior.
Develop and maintain AI-focused incident response playbooks and escalation procedures.
Partner with Security Operations (SOC) teams to integrate AI telemetry into enterprise detection and response workflows.
Lead response coordination for AI-related security incidents and post-incident reviews.

Benefits

Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes a company match
Employee Stock Purchase plan
Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion.
Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year. All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.
Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
On-site Fitness center at our Miami campus
Annual cash bonus program