US CISO

Required

• Professional Experience & Education:
• Executive Leadership Experience: 15+ years in Information Security, with significant experience operating at an executive, director, or CISO level within FinTech, Banking, or Digital Assets.
• US Financial Regulatory Expertise: Deep hands-on experience navigating US regulatory environments, specifically working with the OCC, statutory disclosure processes, and financial institution compliance.
• Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Security: Demonstrated domain expertise in cryptocurrency security, decentralized finance, or digital asset platforms. Experience at leading crypto-native institutions or hyper-growth FinTechs is highly valued.
• AI Security Strategy: Familiarity with modern AI security risks, LLM integrations, safe code generation tools, and model security.
• GRC Upleveling: Proven track record of rebuilding or scaling GRC frameworks within complex, multi-national organizations.
• Executive Communication: Exceptional communication skills needed to interface effectively with regulatory examiners, executive leadership, and board members.
• Competencies & Attributes:
• Fluency in English is required; Portuguese and/or Spanish are a plus.
• Strong people leadership at scale, including developing managers and leading teams of differing maturity through change and ambiguity.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication, with maturity in negotiation and conflict resolution across senior cross-functional partners.
• A pragmatic, hybrid profile, balanced across people leadership, product sensibility, and technical depth rather than weighted to any single one. A genuine product mindset focused on customer and agent outcomes, with the technical depth to raise the bar in architectural discussions.