Sr. Director, Attack Surface Management, AI Security and Security Research (Remote)

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role:

CrowdStrike is seeking a Senior Director of Attack Surface Management, AI Security, and Security Research to lead a strategic and multidisciplinary organization at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation. This executive-level role is responsible for developing and driving strategy across three critical domains: attack surface management, AI system security, and cutting-edge security research.
 

You will collaborate closely with the CISO, product and engineering leaders, senior business stakeholders, and CrowdStrike’s world-class cybersecurity teams to deliver industry-leading security capabilities that protect our business and advance the security of our customers.

This is a leader of leaders role, with two or more globally distributed teams reporting in. The successful candidate will blend visionary leadership with deep technical acumen and a hands-on approach to solving complex security challenges across emerging technologies, adversary behaviors, and digital environments.

What You’ll Do:

Attack Surface Management

• Define and lead a comprehensive attack surface management (ASM) strategy that covers internal and external assets, cloud infrastructure, SaaS services, and supply chain components

• Oversee continuous discovery, assessment, and mitigation of vulnerabilities across CrowdStrike’s expanding digital footprint

• Build capabilities for continuous monitoring and risk prioritization, leveraging threat intelligence, automated tooling, and cross-team coordination

• Stay abreast of evolving threat vectors and technologies, ensuring CrowdStrike’s defenses evolve with the adversary

AI Security

• Design and implement security controls and threat modeling frameworks for AI/ML systems

• Identify and mitigate emerging AI risks, including adversarial machine learning, model inversion, prompt injection, and data poisoning

• Partner with engineering and data science teams to promote secure-by-design AI development practices

• Drive CrowdStrike’s strategy on responsible and ethical AI security

Security Research

• Lead a high-impact security research team focused on identifying new vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and defense innovations

• Guide the development and validation of novel security tools, methodologies, and detection techniques

• Mentor a team of researchers and foster a culture of technical excellence and innovation

• Publish high-quality research to elevate CrowdStrike’s visibility and influence within the global security community

General Security Leadership

• Manage and grow globally distributed teams of cyber defenders, AI security experts, and security researchers

• Coordinate security incident response, including leading crisis communications and tabletop exercises with senior stakeholders

• Act as an internal champion for CrowdStrike’s “Customer Zero” approach, integrating Falcon platform innovations into internal use

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across product, legal, compliance, and engineering to ensure security alignment at every level

• Represent CrowdStrike externally via public speaking, thought leadership, and media engagements

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience leading large-scale global cybersecurity organizations, preferably with functions spanning threat detection, ASM, research, and/or AI security

• Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, vulnerability management, and threat actor methodologies

• Domain expertise in AI/ML security, including secure model development and adversarial defense techniques

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