Malware Research and Review team leader

We are seeking an experienced Malware Research team leader to lead a team of malware researchers, combining hands-on research with people leadership. This role presents an opportunity to lead an established team, strengthening its skills through ongoing training and guidance while ensuring high-quality deliverables. The position balances managerial responsibilities with hands-on technical work (approximately 50% each). The ideal candidate demonstrates a positive, proactive attitude and excels as a reliable team player.
Key Responsibilities:
* Mentor and manage a team of malware researchers, including recruitment.
* Conduct short, focused malware research under tight timelines.
* Detect and document emerging malware trends.
* Evaluate and enhance team accuracy and performance.
* Regularly share knowledge with team members and collaborate across teams and departments.
* Continuously improve malware analysis and review processes.
* Develop automation processes for malware identification at scale.
 
About us:
We are a trust, safety, and security company built for the AI era. We safeguard the communicative technologies people use to create, collaborate, and interact- whether with each other or with machines. In a world where AI has fundamentally changed the nature of risk, we provide end-to-end coverage across the entire AI lifecycle. We support frontier model labs, enterprises, and UGC platforms with a comprehensive suite of solutions: from model hardening evaluations and pre-deployment red-teaming to runtime guardrails and ongoing drift detection. We are widely considered a global leader in online safety and AI security. We have some of the most forward-thinking and passionate minds in the world working to safeguard over 3 billion users across the largest AI and tech platforms. If you're creative and driven to secure the future of AI, we want to hear from you!