Head of International Security

Scale AI
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Strategic leadership","Security program building","Risk management","Stakeholder engagement"]

Own and unify international security strategy across non-US Global Public Sector and enterprise engagements. Drive a secure-by-default roadmap that translates GDPR, ISO 27001/27017/27018, SOC 2, UK Cyber Essentials Plus, EU AI Act, NIS2, and sovereignty requirements into engineering controls. Lead security engineering and threat detection, protect data and AI systems for international customers, and serve as the lead security partner with regulators and enterprise/government stakeholders.

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Scale AI
1 month ago

Head of International Security

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Job Summary

Own and unify international security strategy across non-US Global Public Sector and enterprise engagements. Drive a secure-by-default roadmap that translates GDPR, ISO 27001/27017/27018, SOC 2, UK Cyber Essentials Plus, EU AI Act, NIS2, and sovereignty requirements into engineering controls. Lead security engineering and threat detection, protect data and AI systems for international customers, and serve as the lead security partner with regulators and enterprise/government stakeholders.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and unify international security strategy across non-US Global Public Sector and non-US enterprise deals.
  • •Execute a secure-by-default roadmap and translate regional regulatory requirements (GDPR, ISO 27001/27017/27018, SOC 2, UK Cyber Essentials Plus, EU AI Act, NIS2, sovereignty rules) into engineering controls.
  • •Lead regional security engineering and threat detection, including identity and fine-grained RBAC, secure CI/CD hardening, encryption, logging, and infrastructure protection.
  • •Secure customer data, proprietary datasets, and AI assets across regional deployments, including multi-tenant isolation, privilege lifecycle management, and AI-specific threat mitigation.
  • •Serve as the lead security partner in international enterprise and public sector engagements, including customer security reviews and regulator interactions.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years in cybersecurity, with at least 4 years leading or formally mentoring engineers in enterprise/high-growth environments.
  • •Demonstrated experience building and scaling security programs that materially improved risk posture.
  • •Strong technical depth in cloud-native security (AWS/GCP/Azure), IAM/Zero Trust, infrastructure security, logging/monitoring, and secure SDLC practices.
  • •Hands-on familiarity with GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, UK Cyber Essentials Plus, NIS2, and the EU AI Act.
  • •Experience managing insider risk or securing environments with significant third-party/contractor/marketplace-style user populations.
Experience:CybersecurityCloud securityProduct securityEnterprise securityGovernment security
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationStrategic leadershipSecurity program buildingRisk managementStakeholder engagement
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AWSGCPAzureIAMZero TrustRBACSecrets managementCI/CDEncryptionLoggingMonitoringSecure SDLC

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.
Security Clearance:UK clearance (SC or DV)NATO clearance

Company Brief

Scale AI
Provides data labeling, annotation, and infrastructure services to accelerate machine learning and AI development. Supplies high-quality training data, tooling, and APIs for customers in autonomous vehicles, mapping, robotics, and enterprise AI applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2016
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