This role sits right where security meets the AI wave. You’ll help keep the business safe as generative AI and LLMs get embedded into tools and customer experiences, building guardrails so innovation doesn’t turn into a data leak headline.
About 8am
8am (formerly AffiniPay) is a professional business platform that helps legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Founded in 2005, it supports over 250,000 professionals across the U.S. with purpose-built solutions designed to simplify operations, support compliance, and drive growth. The company has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for 13 consecutive years and continues to scale.
Schedule
Remote (U.S.). This is a hybrid-focused responsibility set (security operations monitoring plus AI risk and governance). Salary range varies by location, with the listed U.S. range below.
What You’ll Do
- Identify and mitigate AI-specific threats like prompt injection, jailbreaking, data leakage, insecure output handling, model misuse, supply chain risks, and inference-side attacks
- Partner with Engineering, Product, Legal, Privacy, and Compliance to review AI use cases, run risk assessments, and recommend controls before production deployment
- Evaluate third-party AI vendors and services for security posture and risk
- Implement and enforce AI guardrails such as input and output filtering, usage policies, and responsible AI controls
- Support AI-related incident response, investigations, and post-incident analysis
- Perform SOC-style monitoring, alert triage, and investigation across cloud, application, and AI-enabled systems, including AI API usage and data flows
- Enhance detection rules and logging to better capture AI-specific activity and risk signals
- Document AI security controls, risk assessments, and audit evidence for frameworks and standards including SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA (as applicable), and ISO standards
- Track evolving AI regulations and translate them into practical, actionable security controls
- Educate stakeholders on AI risks, secure usage patterns, and best practices so teams can move fast without being reckless
What You Need
- 3–7 years of experience in information security, security operations, application security, or a related field
- Familiarity with AI concepts, architectures, and common risks, including references like OWASP Top 10 for LLMs
- Experience supporting compliance and audit activities (SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, ISO)
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams in a fast-paced SaaS environment
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation
Benefits
- Salary range: $120,000 to $150,000 annually (location may impact range)
- Medical, dental, and vision options, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees
- Competitive package with bonuses, equity options, and 401(k) match (or RRSP in Canada)
- Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and parental leave
- Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching
- Learning and development resources through 8am.edu plus professional development funds
- Volunteer time off, charitable matching, and team engagement events
If you’re serious about AI security, these roles get scooped up quickly. Make your move while it’s open.
This is your chance to be the person who keeps the AI train on the tracks, not the one chasing it after it derails.
Happy Hunting,
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