Senior Director, AI Cyber Programs & Emerging Technology
About The Position
The Senior Director, AI Cyber Programs and Emerging Technology leads The Coca-Cola Company's efforts to apply artificial intelligence to cyber defense and ensure enterprise AI is secure, resilient, and responsibly deployed. This dual-mission role accelerates AI adoption in cybersecurity while serving as a hands-on technical leader partnering with AI governance, Data & AI, and business units to safeguard the Company's AI investments. The role reports to the Senior Director, Cyber Defense, within the Chief Information Security Office and builds and leads a specialized team of AI security and automation professionals. Direct reports include the Cyber AI Automation Engineer and the AI Red Team Senior Manager, with the team expected to grow as the program matures. The Senior Director sets technical direction for agentic security operations, AI-driven detection and response, and adversarial AI testing. The role also assesses emerging technology risks, including quantum computing, next-generation adversary tradecraft, and new attack surfaces. It requires both the ability to work with senior leadership and hands-on technical capability. The position is based in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Global Headquarters. Estimated travel is up to 10%, primarily domestic, with occasional travel for industry conferences, vendor engagements, and cross-functional working sessions. Relocation assistance is described as available for qualified candidates in the location section, while the posting's relocation field states “No.” The company will not sponsor employment status or employment-based nonimmigrant visas; applicants must already be authorized to work full-time in the United States without requiring company sponsorship.
Requirements
- At least 12–15 years of progressive cybersecurity experience, including at least 5 years in leadership roles and significant hands-on experience applying AI and machine learning to security operations.
- Demonstrated experience building and deploying AI-driven security capabilities in a large, complex enterprise, including agentic AI, automated detection and response, or AI-assisted threat analysis.
- Strong technical understanding of AI and machine learning fundamentals, including large language models, ML pipelines, agentic frameworks, prompt engineering, and adversarial AI techniques.
- Working knowledge of AI security risks, including prompt injection, data poisoning, model inversion, training data extraction, and AI/ML toolchain supply chain risks.
- Familiarity with AI governance and risk frameworks, including NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, MITRE ATLAS, and OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.
- Experience assessing emerging technology risks, including quantum computing implications for cryptography and security.
- Strong executive presence and ability to explain complex technical topics clearly and actionably to senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
- Track record of building and leading technical teams, including hiring, mentoring, and developing talent.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field.
- Must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States and must not require company sponsorship to continue working legally in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, any GIAC certification, or AI-specific credentials such as IAPP AIGP.
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience and certifications.
- Up to 10% travel, primarily domestic, with occasional trips for industry conferences, vendor engagements, and cross-functional working sessions.
- Relocation assistance is listed as available for qualified candidates in the location section; the posting's relocation field separately says “No.”
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the strategy for deploying AI and machine learning across cybersecurity, including agentic security operations, automated threat detection, intelligent triage, and AI-assisted vulnerability management.
- Identify, evaluate, and pilot emerging AI technologies to improve the speed, accuracy, and coverage of cyber defense operations.
- Partner with Cybersecurity Operations, Threat Intelligence, and Security Engineering to integrate AI capabilities into existing workflows and tools.
- Establish metrics and feedback loops to assess and continuously improve AI-driven security capabilities.
- Serve as the senior technical advisor on securing enterprise use of AI, including large language models, machine learning pipelines, agentic AI systems, and third-party AI-enabled products.
- Partner with AI Risk & Governance, Legal, Privacy, and Data & AI to translate governance policies into technical controls and security requirements.
- Lead technical assessments of AI system risks, including prompt injection, data poisoning, model exfiltration, training data leakage, and adversarial manipulation.
- Develop and maintain security standards, reference architectures, and guardrails for secure AI development and deployment across the enterprise.
- Oversee the Company's AI red team capability and systematic adversarial testing of AI models, AI-enabled applications, and AI infrastructure before and after deployment.
- Align AI testing methodologies with relevant industry frameworks, including NIST AI Risk Management Framework, MITRE ATLAS, and OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.
- Coordinate specialized AI security assessments with external partners, consultants, and bug bounty programs as needed.
- Monitor emerging technology risks and opportunities, including quantum computing readiness, post-quantum cryptography, novel adversary techniques, and new enterprise technology attack surfaces.
- Advise Cyber Defense leadership and the CISO on security implications of emerging technology trends and recommend proactive measures.
- Represent the Company's cybersecurity perspective in cross-functional emerging technology forums and industry working groups.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of AI security and automation professionals.
- Set team performance expectations, provide coaching and feedback, and create career development paths.
- Foster innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning within the team.
- Manage goals, objectives, vendor relationships, and resource planning for the AI Cyber Programs function.
Benefits
- A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position.
- Annual incentive reference value of 30% at target.
- Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates, as stated in the location section.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
