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Senior Associate Manager Technical AI Security Expert
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Job Location:
Zürich - Switzerland
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Posted:
19 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
17 December 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Line of Service
AdvisoryIndustry/Sector
Not ApplicableSpecialism
Cybersecurity & PrivacyManagement Level
ManagerJob Description & Summary
Your Team
Are you driven to contribute to the development of AI Security as part of an engaged professional community Join our Cybersecurity team and help strengthen our ability to advise clients on the security of AI systems including GenAI LLM-based and agentic solutions.
You will work with colleagues across Cybersecurity and with Technology specialists & experts from Switzerland and the wider PwC network. The role complements existing strengths in AI Security governance and AI risk by bringing deeper technical AI Security experience into client engagements.
We are looking for a technically strong client-facing advisor who can independently assess how AI solutions are designed and operated identify credible attack paths and evaluate whether security controls are effective. You will translate your findings into clear risk conclusions practical control recommendations and prioritised remediation actions working with specialist engineers where implementation support is required.
Your Impact
- You will lead or deliver the technical component of AI Security assessments including the review of AI solution design data flows trust boundaries identities permissions interfaces dependencies logging containment and human oversight.
- You will develop and apply practical threat models and abuse cases for AI systems covering relevant scenarios such as prompt injection data exfiltration insecure outputs excessive agency tool misuse poisoning model or API abuse and identity or permission failures.
- You will understand and challenge security considerations across GenAI LLM-based RAG and agentic solutions and translate technical weaknesses into proportionate security requirements control recommendations and prioritised remediation actions.
- You will define the objectives and scope of technical testing and control validation direct specialist activity where required review the evidence and challenge whether the proposed remediation is will take end-to-end responsibility for AI Security workstreams and depending on grade and experience engagements from scoping and project setup through delivery client communication and quality of outputs.
- You will work closely with colleagues in AI Security governance and risk so that technical findings are integrated into coherent client conclusions and decisions and you will mobilise Technology specialists & subject matter experts when deeper implementation or niche expertise is required.
- You will use your entrepreneurial skills to contribute to the development of AI Security services methodologies reusable assets proposals and thought leadership helping shape the future of the capability at PwC.
- You will lead by example share your technical knowledge and support the development of colleagues fostering curiosity collaboration and continuous professional growth.
Your Skill Set
We are looking for a Senior Associate or Manager who combines direct AI Security experience with the ability to structure challenge and communicate complex technical topics in a client-facing environment.
- You bring several years of relevant cybersecurity expertise and a recent demonstrable track record of applying it to AI environments. A background in consulting or another client-facing role is advantageous.
- You have direct experience with the security of AI systems including GenAI LLM-based or agentic solutions and have led or made a substantial contribution to technical AI Security assessments threat models solution-security reviews control evaluations or remediation activities.
- You have a strong practical understanding of AI-specific threats and controls and can distinguish material security exposure from theoretical or low-value findings.
- You can understand and challenge end-to-end AI solution design including data flows trust boundaries identities permissions interfaces tool use retrieval dependencies and control evidence without needing to be the implementation specialist for every component.
- You can apply threat-modelling or abuse-case techniques and convert technical scenarios into prioritised security requirements control recommendations and remediation actions.
- You can define and direct appropriate technical testing or control-validation activity evaluate the evidence and engage deeper Technology specialists & SMEs where required.
- You have strong structured problem-solving workshop leadership writing and communication skills and can explain complex AI Security issues clearly to both technical and senior stakeholders.
- You hold a Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity Information Security Engineering or a related field or bring equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Relevant professional certifications recognised AI Security training or exposure to frameworks and guidance such as NIST AI RMF ISO 42001 OWASP guidance for LLM applications or MITRE ATLAS are a plus.
- Experience in professional services regulated industries or complex multinational environments is advantageous as is experience contributing to methodologies propositions reusable assets training or thought leadership.
- You are fluent in English. German and/or French are a strong advantage.
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