Staff AI Security Engineer

Who We Are Addepar is a global data and AI platform empowering investment professionals to turn complex financial information into actionable intelligence. Addepar unifies portfolio, market and client data in a total portfolio view and delivers AI-powered insights within investment and client workflows. More than 1,400 firms in nearly 60 countries use Addepar to manage and advise on nearly $9 trillion in assets. Its open platform integrates with nearly 650 software, data and consulting partners to power end-to-end investment operations across firms of all sizes and complexity. Addepar supports clients worldwide with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, Geneva, Singapore and São Paulo. The Role We are seeking a well rounded Staff AI Security Engineer to join our growing Information Security & Risk team. In this role, you will be a member of our newly formed Security Solutions team. This team is at the forefront of driving organization-wide security enhancements through high-impact, project-driven initiatives with a heavy focus on AI. If you are looking for an opportunity to build from the ground up, influence security architecture, and meaningfully elevate Addepar’s overall security posture, this is the role for you. Addepar takes a market-based approach to pay. A successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on the role, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base salary for roles in Colorado, California, and New York. The current range for this role is $199,000 - $249,000 (base salary) + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additionally, these ranges reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without requiring current or future visa sponsorship (for example, employment-based visas such as H-1B , F-1 /OPT, or similar), and must be authorized to begin work in the U.S. on their first day of employment. What You’ll Do Focus on AI Security in the following areas: Innovation & Strategy - Keep up with the latest trends, models and innovations in all facets of AI Security and advise on proper architectures Platform AI Security - Working with our Engineering and Application Security teams to ensure our products are leveraging AI in a secure manner across our platform. AI Enablement -Partnering with our Architecture team to continue to evolve Addepar’s Internal AI Productivity initiatives by securely enabling our business to leverage AI to streamline processes and enhance productivity. AI Security Defense in Depth - Focusing on how to protect Addepar against AI based attacks and threats such as Supply Chain compromises by doing the following: AI Guardrails - Advising or implementing guardrails and controls to minimize data loss risks and use of insecure or unapproved methods of AI use. AI for Security - Guiding and Mentoring fellow Security teams on how to leverage AI for security benefits. AI Governance - Ensure documentation and guidance for all employees is kept up to date and assist with any questions or concerns that arise. While the focus is on AI Security, as part of the Security Solutions team; you will have the opportunity to: Drive Security Initiatives: Lead and execute complex, project-driven security enhancements across the organization’s infrastructure, applications, and corporate environment. Security Architecture & Design: Collaborate with engineering and product teams to architect, build, and deploy scalable, resilient security solutions. Enablement & Automation: Build tools, guardrails, and automated workflows that empower development teams to ship secure code quickly and safely. Risk Mitigation: Identify gaps in the curr…