Head of security
Core
Lead security strategy and operations for a financial platform facilitating cross-border payments and stablecoin infrastructure, ensuring safety for systems moving money across borders.
Role type
Head of Security (Strategy & Hands-on IC)
Builds
Secure financial infrastructure, payment rails, and AI-assisted development pipelines for a global online-work economy platform.
Domain
Fintech, Cross-border payments, Stablecoins, Cloud Security
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Security strategy & roadmap, Incident response leadership, Application security (SDLC), Cloud & Infrastructure security (AWS, Kubernetes), Detection & monitoring, Crypto & Key security, AI security (LLM guardrails), Compliance program ownership, Vendor risk management, Team building & mentorship
Preferred skills
Fintech/Payments/Crypto background, Fraud prevention, Offensive security (Red teaming), Cloud-native security tooling, Regulatory knowledge for money transmission
Technologies
TypeScript, Node.js, Kubernetes, AWS, React, Terraform, GitOps, SIEM, Datadog, OPA/Kyverno, AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot)
Responsibilities
Define risk-based security strategy and roadmap; lead incident response and post-incident reviews; embed security into SDLC via threat modeling and secure coding; harden cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines; build detection and alerting capabilities; own crypto/key management security; collaborate on fraud and account security; manage compliance programs (SOC 2, ISO 27001); assess vendor risk; establish vulnerability management SLAs; hire and mentor security engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC leader