IANS report: head of AI security roles are spreading, but accountability stays unsettled
Research from IANS Research and Artico Search found that 65% of companies with over $10 billion in annual revenue now have some form of a head of AI security role, either as a dedicated position (18%) or combined with another leadership role (47%), making it one of the fastest-emerging roles in the security job market. The role is far rarer at smaller companies, present at just 9% of firms with $1 to $10 billion in revenue and 6% of those under $1 billion. Despite the growth in titles, the research found that overall accountability for AI governance remains unsettled, with only 7% of large companies explicitly assigning it to the CISO, and 14 to 19% of companies across all size tiers reporting that no single executive is accountable at all. The report also found that years of experience affect pay more than company size or location, with professionals who have 8 to 15 years of experience earning about $35,000 more than less experienced peers. For a Greek business weighing whether it needs its own AI security lead, the research suggests that the title alone doesn't solve the governance problem unless it comes with clearly assigned responsibility.
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