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# AI Data Protection Associate Director

- **Company:** The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
- **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Data Security, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Agentic-AI, AI Platforms, Information Technology, Data Management
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/5a888961-b2e3-4aad-b6f2-8f97df72443c/ai-data-protection-associate-director

## About the Role

The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical expertise with the ability to influence enterprise strategy, drive complex initiatives, and provide technical leadership across multiple security and engineering teams., * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
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 * Minimum 8 years of experience in cybersecurity, data protection, information security, or security engineering.
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 * Minimum 3 years leading complex technical initiatives or security programs.
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 * Experience delivering security solutions within financial services or another highly regulated industry preferred

## Description

Being a member of IT Cybersecurity & Platform Engineering team, the Associate Director, AI Security & Data Protection Engineering serves as a technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling DTCC's data protection capabilities across AI platforms, GenAI services, agentic workflows, cloud environments, and enterprise collaboration channels.

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The role combines deep expertise in data protection, security architecture, AI risk management, and engineering leadership to ensure sensitive information is appropriately governed throughout the AI lifecycle. The successful candidate will partner closely with Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Data Management, and Application Development teams to define and implement technical controls that enable AI adoption while protecting DTCC's most sensitive information.

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This position will lead the design and implementation of controls including AI-aware DLP, automated classification and labeling, AI security guardrails, DSPM integrations, data access governance, prompt and response protections, model interaction controls, and secure AI development practices.