Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled AI & ML Cyber Expert to join our Information and Cyber Security function. This role will focus on supporting the organization’s AI and ML initiatives by assessing security risks, implementing best practices, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry standards. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cybersecurity, AI/ML systems, data privacy, model security, adversarial machine learning, and AI governance frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•    Support the CISO in developing and socializing the AI/ML Cyber Security Strategy with relevant technology and business teams.
•    Responsible for the execution and implementation of the AI/ML Security Strategy across the organization.
•    Drive the adoption of secure AI/ML development and deployment practices.

Business
•     Serve as the focal point for AI/ML cyber security matters.
•    Engage with business and technology stakeholders to ensure AI/ML security is embedded in all relevant initiatives.
•    Identify, document, and manage cyber risks associated with AI/ML systems, including monitoring the closure of findings.
•    Educate senior executives and teams on AI/ML cyber risks to drive accountability.
•    Work in an Agile environment to drive continuous improvement and perform security impact assessments for AI/ML projects.
•    Address audit and regulatory queries related to AI/ML security strategy, standards, controls, and tools.

Processes
•     Lead and drive collaboration across functions, regions, and countries to ensure secure AI/ML practices.

People & Talent
•    Demonstrate strong organizational and leadership skills, managing multiple deadlines and collaborating with peers.

Risk Management
•    Assess security risks associated with AI/ML initiatives, including data poisoning, model theft, adversarial attacks, and privacy risks.
•    Develop and implement security frameworks, policies, and controls for AI/ML systems and data pipelines.
•    Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments, and security reviews of AI/ML platforms, models, and data.
•    Collaborate with technology, risk, compliance, and business teams to integrate security into AI/ML solution design and deployment.

•    Monitor emerging threats and vulnerabilities targeting AI/ML systems and provide proactive risk mitigation strategies.
•    Support regulatory compliance efforts by aligning AI/ML security practices with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, AI Act).
•    Participate in incident response and forensic investigations involving AI/ML-related security events.
•    Engage with industry bodies, regulators, and research communities to stay ahead of AI/ML security trends.
•    Review and assess the effectiveness of AI/ML security implementation and control design.
•    Governance - Ensure key AI/ML cyber risks and issues are monitored and addressed by stakeholders.
•    Governance - Ensure security controls are adopted in new AI/ML technologies and projects.

Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values, Valued Behaviours, and Code of Conduct
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across the Bank. 
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
•    Global CISO and Cyber Security Management Team
•    AI/ML Engineering and Data Science Teams
•    Technology and Business Leaders
•    Risk, Compliance, and Audit Teams
•    Security Control Owners

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or a related field.
•    8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a strong focus on AI/ML, data science, or technology security.
•    Hands-on experience with AI/ML security, adversarial machine learning, and data privacy.
•    Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) and AI/ML security best practices.
•    Familiarity with regulatory requirements for AI/ML in the financial sector (e.g., GDPR, AI Act).
•    Experience with security tools and technologies, including model monitoring, data protection, and threat detection for AI/ML systems.
•    Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
•    Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or AI/ML-related credentials (e.g., Certified AI Security Professional, Google Cloud ML Security) are a plus.
•    Languages-English

Skills and Experience

•    Understanding of AI/ML security landscape and controls
•    Secure AI/ML model development and deployment
•    Adversarial machine learning and threat modeling
•    Data privacy and protection in AI/ML systems
•    Incident response for AI/ML security events
•    Stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.