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AI Lead

Upwind Security
1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel
AI Product & Management

We are looking for a visionary AI Lead to build our internal AI platform and architect adaptive intelligence systems that serve as a dedicated security architect for each of our customers. You will lead a team of AI Researchers and Engineers to move beyond simple integrations and build true autonomous security solutions.

What You Will Build

● Autonomous Workflows: Build agents that execute security workflows end-to-end, automating detection, investigation, and response processes.

● Runtime Defense: Productize research into active runtime guardrails and defensive control mechanisms.

● Internal AI Platform: Build the shared infrastructure for models, training, and evaluations to enable safe, scalable AI features across the organization.

● Adaptive Intelligence: Oversee the development of models that learn from customer-specific environments to generate high-signal, personalized insights.


Responsibilities

● Lead the AI Research Group, managing AI Researchers, Engineers, and DevOps.

● Own the intelligence engine end-to-end, delivering next-generation analytics and contextual visualization features.

● Drive the strategic "build vs. partner vs. buy" decisions for cloud prevention and AI controls.

● Collaborate with the Threat Team to develop AI-driven threat detections against emerging attack vectors and novel AI threats.

● +6 years in the field of ML/AI engineering or science with proven products; cyber is an advantage.

● Significant experience leading AI/ML engineering teams, preferably with a background in security or complex data environments.

● Hands-on experience with LLMs, agentic frameworks, and building internal ML platforms.

● Military background (e.g., 8200 or equivalent high-intensity technical leadership experience is a plus.