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Director Frontier AI (Security)

Hays Specialist Recruitment

Posted on Jul 17, 2026 by Hays Specialist Recruitment
City, London, United Kingdom
IT
Immediate Start
Daily Salary
Contract/Project

Working with a global financial services organisation who are looking for a highly specialised Frontier AI Security contractor to help deliver a high-profile project.

Details
Location - London
Hybrid - 3 days/week in office
Duration - Initially 6 months
Rate - £900-£1000/day Inside IR35 via Umbrella

Skills and Experience Required

  • Very senior, hands-on technical specialist
  • Deep security engineering; hands-on frontier LLM work (evals, agentic loops, failure modes); shipped production systems; product instinct; senior leadership.

Core Competencies:

  • Strong AI, cybersecurity, and software engineering experience.
  • Experience with LLMs and frontier AI models rather than traditional machine learning alone.
  • Deep technical expertise and ability to actively contribute to engineering work.
  • Exploit development/offensive security experience.
  • Experience helping organisations strengthen cybersecurity defences.
  • Startup/founder backgrounds are welcomed; industry background is flexible.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.


Reference: 3140633467

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Hays Specialist Recruitment

Director Frontier AI (Security)

Hays Specialist Recruitment

Posted on Jul 17, 2026 by Hays Specialist Recruitment

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City, London, United Kingdom
IT
Immediate Start
Daily Salary
Contract/Project

Working with a global financial services organisation who are looking for a highly specialised Frontier AI Security contractor to help deliver a high-profile project.

Details
Location - London
Hybrid - 3 days/week in office
Duration - Initially 6 months
Rate - £900-£1000/day Inside IR35 via Umbrella

Skills and Experience Required

  • Very senior, hands-on technical specialist
  • Deep security engineering; hands-on frontier LLM work (evals, agentic loops, failure modes); shipped production systems; product instinct; senior leadership.

Core Competencies:

  • Strong AI, cybersecurity, and software engineering experience.
  • Experience with LLMs and frontier AI models rather than traditional machine learning alone.
  • Deep technical expertise and ability to actively contribute to engineering work.
  • Exploit development/offensive security experience.
  • Experience helping organisations strengthen cybersecurity defences.
  • Startup/founder backgrounds are welcomed; industry background is flexible.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.

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Reference: 3140633467

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