Industry Advisor, Cybersecurity

About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the role The CISO in Residence is a senior executive advisor and thought leader who brings deep, real-world CISO experience to help guide enterprise customers, partners, and regulators through the secure adoption of AI systems. This is not an operational, internal CISO position. Instead, it is a highly strategic, externally-facing executive role designed to: Serve as a trusted peer advisor to enterprise CISOs, security leaders, and executive teams navigating AI adoption Provide executive-level guidance on AI security strategy, risk management, and governance Represent Anthropic in industry forums, regulatory discussions, and executive engagements Act as a bridge between customer and industry security priorities and Anthropic’s product, policy, and go-to-market teams Help shape the emerging discipline of AI security by drawing on deep enterprise security expertise The ideal candidate is a former CISO or senior security executive with a proven ability to translate technical security strategy into measurable business outcomes, and who is passionate about the safe and responsible deployment of AI. Key Responsibilities: Executive Advisory Customer Engagement Serve as a trusted advisor to enterprise CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, and Boards on AI security strategy, risk governance, and safe AI deployment Participate in executive briefings, customer advisory boards, and strategic account engagements Guide customers in aligning AI adoption with their security frameworks, compliance requirements, and risk tolerance Provide mentorship and insight to security leaders navigating the organizational implications of AI integration Help enterprise customers develop AI security policies, acceptable use frameworks, and incident response plans Thought Leadership Industry Engagement Represent Anthropic at industry conferences, executive roundtables, regulatory forums, and webinars Contribute to whitepapers, blog posts, and thought leadership initiatives on AI security and governance Provide expert commentary on emerging cybersecurity trends as they intersect with AI capabilities and risks Engage with policymakers and standards bodies to help shape responsible AI security frameworks Support media and analyst engagements as appropriate Strategic Alignment Internal Collaboration Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, Policy, and Trust Safety teams to align customer security needs with product strategy Provide real-world practitioner insight into product roadmap discussions, safety features, and enterprise security priorities Support strategic deals by articulating executive-level value, security assurances, and business outcomes of Anthropic’s platform Inform go-to-market strategy based on direct CISO engagement, industry insights, and evolving regulatory requirements Contribute to Anthropic’s AI safety mission by bridging the gap between traditional enterprise security and frontier AI security challenges Required Qualifications: 10+ years of cybersecurity experience Prior experience as a CISO, Deputy CISO, or equivalent senior security executive in a complex enterprise environment Demonstrated experience leading large-scale security transformation initiatives Strong executive presence with experience presenting to Boards, C-suites, and senior government officials Deep understanding of enterprise security architecture, cloud security, risk management, and governance frameworks Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate technical risk into business impact Intellectual curiosity about AI and a willingness to deeply engage with the unique security challenges posed by ... (truncated, view full listing at source)