Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Define and execute the company's global cybersecurity strategy aligned with business objectives and IPO readiness. Lead and scale the Security Engineering, SOC, and Security GRC organizations while fostering a culture of security across the enterprise. Strengthen cloud, application, and infrastructure security across the global digital asset platform, devising robust operational flows to safeguard client and company funds. Drive incident response, vulnerability management, and operational resilience, embedding security into the software development lifecycle. Devise and implement a comprehensive AI governance and safety strategy, ensuring compliance with industry standards including SOC 1/2, ISO 2700, DoRA, and SOX. Partner with executive leadership, the Board, and regulators on enterprise risk and regulatory readiness, providing tailored security assessments to demonstrate operational resilience.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience as a CISO or senior security executive in a high-growth technology or financial services company
- Experience leading security within a US public company or through an IPO
- Strong understanding of SOX, SEC cybersecurity requirements and corporate governance
- Deep technical experience in cryptocurrency, digital assets, blockchain or financial technology
- Demonstrated success leading global Security Engineering & GRC teams
- Strong knowledge of cloud security (GCP and AWS), application security, incident response, identity and access management, and modern security architectures
- Operational experience with self-custody systems (including HSMs), and designing processes to safeguard funds
- Experience presenting to executive leadership, Boards of Directors and regulators
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance security, innovation and business growth
- Mandatory in-office presence four days per week
Desired Qualifications
- Experience leading security within a US public company or through an IPO, with a strong understanding of SOX, SEC cybersecurity requirements and corporate governance
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