Field CTO (AI Security)

TL;DR

Field CTO (AI Security): Leading enterprise-facing technical strategy for a platform that governs, monitors, and controls AI agents, with an accent on security architecture, executive engagement, and proof-of-concept delivery. Focus on analyzing emerging AI agent risks, shaping product priorities through field intelligence, and enabling Sales Engineering teams with reusable technical playbooks.

Location: Hybrid role based in Tel Aviv, Israel

Company

A high-growth cybersecurity startup defining a new security category for governance, observability, and control of AI agents.

What you will do

• Lead technical relationships with CTOs, CISOs, architects, and senior engineering leaders at strategic enterprise accounts.
• Run architecture sessions, executive briefings, security assessments, and proof-of-concept engagements.
• Translate customer environments and AI agent risks into tailored security narratives and platform recommendations.
• Enable Sales Engineers and Pre-Sales teams through technical guidance, objection handling, competitive positioning, and reusable architecture assets.
• Represent the company at industry events, customer advisory boards, and analyst briefings.
• Translate enterprise customer feedback into product, engineering, research, and roadmap priorities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in enterprise technology, including customer-facing or field-facing technical leadership.
• Deep technical fluency in AI systems, cloud infrastructure, enterprise security, or developer platforms.
• Strong understanding of AI agent architectures, LLM applications, agentic workflows, and tool use.
• Cybersecurity experience is required, including enterprise security architecture, SIEM, identity, cloud security, or related areas.
• Ability to lead deeply technical architecture reviews, security assessments, and platform integrations without extensive preparation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong cross-functional judgment, ownership, and comfort operating in ambiguity.

Nice to have

• Experience at a high-growth startup or early-stage company.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment in Tel Aviv.
• High-ownership role with direct influence on enterprise customer success.
• Opportunity to help define a new AI security category and create its foundational playbooks.
• Close collaboration across Sales, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, Research, and the CTO organization.
• Technical leadership role with visibility among senior enterprise stakeholders and industry analysts.