Senior Program Manager – AI Security Research
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Senior Program Manager – AI Security Research
Location: Toronto, Canada (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite/Week)
Job Type: Contract
Experience: 10+ Years
Key Skills:
- AI Security & Agentic AI
- Cybersecurity Research & Application Security
- Java, Python, Go, Node.js
- Docker & Kubernetes
- LLMs, AI Agents, APIs & Security Automation
- Threat & Vulnerability Management
- Cryptography & Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
- Technical Program & Product Management
Role Overview:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead and coordinate AI Security and cybersecurity research initiatives. The role involves managing projects from research and prototyping through POCs, technical evaluations, benchmarking, and enterprise implementation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead AI Security, Agentic AI, and cybersecurity research programs.
- Drive development and evaluation of AI security harnesses, prototypes, and POCs.
- Coordinate technical teams across security research, engineering, architecture, and product.
- Manage cybersecurity product evaluations, vendor assessments, and technical due diligence.
- Establish program roadmaps, milestones, KPIs, and delivery plans.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI red teaming, application security, blockchain, and PQC.
- Present technical findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in technical program/project management.
- Strong understanding of AI/LLMs, cybersecurity, software engineering, and cloud technologies.
- Experience with technical POCs, product evaluations, and emerging technologies.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and technical documentation skills.
- Cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, CSSLP, or CISM are an advantage.
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Responsibilities
Lead AI security, agentic AI, and cybersecurity research programs from research and prototyping through proof-of-concept development, evaluation, and enterprise implementation. Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage product and vendor assessments, establish program plans and metrics, evaluate emerging technologies, and present findings to senior leadership.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of technical program or project management experience and a strong understanding of AI and large language models, cybersecurity, software engineering, and cloud technologies. Candidates should have experience with technical proofs of concept, product evaluations, and emerging technologies, along with strong stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills; cybersecurity certifications are an advantage.
Skills
- AI Security
- Agentic AI
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Research
- Application Security
- Java
- Python
- Go
- Node.js
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Large Language Models
- AI Agents
- Security Automation
- Threat and Vulnerability Management
- Cryptography
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- Technology
- Management & Leadership
- Security & Safety
- Science & Research
- Software
Keywords
- AI Security
- Agentic AI
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Research
- Application Security
- Java
- Python
- Go
- Node.js
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Large Language Models
- AI Agents
- APIs
- Security Automation
- Threat Management
- Vulnerability Management
- Cryptography
- Post-Quantum Cryptography
- Technical Program Management
- Product Management
- Technical Proofs of Concept
- Prototyping
- Benchmarking
- AI Red Teaming
- Blockchain
- Cloud Technologies
- Vendor Assessments
- CISSP
- OSCP