# Darktrace - VP, Security & AI Strategy - JD Capture

Generated: 2026-09-16 14:49 EDT

## Source

- Original alert URL: https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8423744513944452
- Canonical source posting used for JD capture: https://emploive.com/jobs/3558634/vp-security-ai-strategy-darktrace-inc
- Provider: Indeed alert; Emploive public job mirror used because the Indeed URL returned a login / bot-detection page during unattended fetch
- Indeed job key: 8423744513944452

## Normalized Posting Metadata

- Company: Darktrace
- Title: VP, Security & AI Strategy
- Employment type: Full-time, not separately stated
- Work model: Remote; verified by role-specific JD body text stating `Remote position, must be willing to travel 25-40%`
- Primary location / eligible geography: United States remote scope; mirror listing metadata surfaced Remote, US and state-specific postings including Massachusetts
- Compensation: Base salary $200,000+
- Travel: Must be willing to travel 25-40%
- Posted: Listed September 15, 2026 on the public mirror; exact official posting timestamp not verified
- Email alert time: September 16, 2026 2:25 PM EDT
- Applicants: Not available
- Reports to: Not disclosed
- Management scope: Executive-level strategy, customer advisory, public-facing thought leadership, and cross-functional influence; no direct reports stated
- Domain: AI-driven cybersecurity
- Platform stack: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, threat research, security operations, cybersecurity product / R&D collaboration; no specific implementation platform required

## Full Normalized JD

Darktrace is a global leader in AI-driven cybersecurity, helping organizations stay ahead of evolving threats every day. The company seeks a seasoned Security Executive Leader with deep practical cybersecurity experience and expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to serve as a trusted advisor, strategic thought leader, and public-facing evangelist.

The role drives technical and executive engagement with customers, partners, industry analysts, media, and the broader AI and cybersecurity community. It partners across Product, R&D, Marketing, and Go-to-Market teams to shape market conversations, represent Darktrace's vision at industry events, provide executive-level security and AI strategy guidance, and develop compelling technical content.

Key duties include GTM support through executive and technical engagements with prospects and members of the AI and security communities; customer and partner executive and technical engagements; thought-leadership content generation; speaking engagements; marketing and brand collaboration; media engagements; technical whitepapers and blogs; market research and compliance understanding; experience working with cybersecurity product and R&D teams; and security and AI strategy consultations.

Qualifications include at least 15 years of current experience and expertise in data science, threat research, security, machine learning and/or AI; actual experience in multiple ML algorithm types, strengths, limitations, and implications of implementing models into environments; working for or with enterprise-level companies; security operations experience; security strategy experience; executive leadership experience; speaking experience with recordings if possible; technical writing samples if possible; bachelor's degree or higher in STEM; and willingness to travel 25-40%.

## Fit Outcome

- Outcome: FAIL
- Weighted score before hard-gate override: 77.3% (51/66)
- Positioning track evaluated: Executive leader
- Hard gap: The JD requires 25-40% travel, which conflicts with Keith's standing maximum of 5% travel.
- Material gap: The role is substantially cybersecurity / threat-research centered; Keith has AI governance, IAM/security profile, privacy, regulated software, and cloud security-pattern evidence, but not direct threat research or security-operations leadership.
- Material caveat: The role includes GTM support, prospect engagement, brand/media collaboration, and public evangelism. Keith has executive customer advisory and technical presentation evidence, but his stated preference deprioritizes GTM-heavy roles.
- Resulting workflow action: No resume, cover letter, or LinkedIn outreach generated.

## Central Mandate

Serve as a public-facing executive advisor and thought leader at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and machine learning: engage prospects, customers, partners, analysts, media, and AI/security communities; shape market conversations; advise on security and AI strategy; collaborate with Product, R&D, Marketing, and GTM; and produce high-quality technical content.

## Evidence Map

| Requirement | Weight | Score | Keith evidence |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Executive security and AI strategy advisor | 3 | 2 | Keith has strong AI strategy and executive advisory evidence from AWS, NorthBay, MassMutual AI Governance, and Intelligent DataWorks; direct cybersecurity executive strategy is less complete. |
| Deep practical cybersecurity, threat research, and security operations | 3 | 1 | Supported security profiles, IAM, privacy rights, FedRAMP-influenced delivery, AI governance, and regulatory systems; no direct threat-research or SOC ownership is documented. |
| 15+ years across data science, ML, AI, and related technical fields | 3 | 3 | 25+ years AI/ML/data experience; AWS AI/ML specialist leadership; current GenAI platform founder; early AI system work dating to 1998. |
| Executive leadership | 2 | 3 | Current Technical Co-Founder & CEO, former VP AI/ML, senior director roles, manager-of-managers experience, budgets, hiring, and executive stakeholder accountability. |
| Enterprise customer and partner executive / technical engagement | 3 | 3 | Advised 200+ AWS enterprise customers and later advised enterprise customers at NorthBay; supported C-level and VP stakeholders. |
| Public speaking and thought leadership | 2 | 3 | Delivered 36+ invited AWS and industry presentations, created technical enablement content, and held AWS recognition including re:Invent Rockstar. |
| Technical writing and technical content | 2 | 2 | Created 170+ AWS technical enablement assets and contributed certification content; public whitepaper/blog samples are not separately verified here. |
| Product / R&D collaboration around AI and security | 2 | 1 | Product, architecture, AI governance, and platform delivery collaboration are strong; cybersecurity Product/R&D collaboration is only adjacent. |
| Enterprise-level company experience | 1 | 3 | AWS, MassMutual, TriMark, NorthBay enterprise consulting, and enterprise customer advisory experience. |
| STEM degree | 1 | 3 | Keith holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology / Immunology and has extensive technical software and AI experience. |

## Direct-Match Strengths

- Very strong fit for AI strategy, executive advisory, enterprise customer engagement, technical presentation, and AI/ML thought leadership.
- Strong evidence of current GenAI product/platform leadership through Intelligent DataWorks and AssistX.
- Strong AWS enterprise advisory record: 200+ customers, AI/ML and Big Data technical field communities, 170+ enablement assets, and 36+ invited presentations.
- Compensation and remote work model satisfy Keith's standing compensation and work-model requirements.

## Hard or Material Gaps

- Hard conflict: required 25-40% travel exceeds Keith's 5% maximum.
- Cybersecurity, threat research, and security operations are core requirements, while Keith's source-supported security evidence is adjacent rather than direct.
- The role is public-facing and GTM-support-heavy, including prospect engagement, brand collaboration, and media work; Keith has relevant advisory/speaking evidence but no GTM preference.
- Official employer career-site posting was not independently located during this unattended run; the exact JD was captured from a public mirror after Indeed blocked unattended fetch.

## Keyword Diagnostic

- Strong direct coverage: AI strategy, ML/AI, data science, executive engagement, enterprise customers, technical content, public speaking, Product/R&D partnership, market-facing technical advisory, executive leadership.
- Partial or unsupported: threat research, security operations, cybersecurity product depth, media engagement, public cybersecurity evangelism, 25-40% travel.

## Artifact Metadata

- Archived JD capture: `Keith_Steward_VP_Security_AI_Strategy_8423744513944452_JD_capture.md`
- Resume PDF: Not generated because outcome is FAIL.
- Cover letter PDF: Not generated because outcome is FAIL.
- LinkedIn note: Not generated because outcome is FAIL.
- Publication target: `/mnt/nfs/wkstation4/Darktrace/Keith_Steward_VP_Security_AI_Strategy_8423744513944452_JD_capture.md`
- Google Drive: Not used.