FinTech CISO: Lead Security Strategy & Resilience

Evotym; Spain; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Collaborative culture

High-impact fintech role

Recognition of milestones

Social benefits

Job summary

Evotym is seeking a CISO to lead our information security strategy and drive cybersecurity across fintech operations. You will govern risk management, asset inventories, and security controls, aligning strategy with PCI DSS and ISO standards while collaborating with regulators and senior stakeholders.

You will build and mature the security function, oversee audits, penetration testing and security monitoring, and promote a security-first culture across product development and IT teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in information security or cybersecurity.
• 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong fintech/security domain experience including risk management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop the information security strategy, policies and standards aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Identify, assess and mitigate cybersecurity and ICT risks, maintain risk register and oversee information security controls.
• Lead security audits, vulnerability management, penetration testing and security monitoring with timely remediation.
• Ensure compliance with PCI DSS, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27005, ISO 31000, NIST and related standards; support audits.
• Integrate security requirements into product development and infrastructure changes; apply security-by-design principles.
• Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery plans with relevant teams.
• Build and lead the information security team with clear responsibilities and metrics.
• Promote security awareness and a strong security culture across the organisation.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Ownership

Cross-cultural communication

Analytical

Reporting

Tools

SIEM

Job description

Evotym is seeking a CISO to lead our information security strategy and drive cybersecurity across fintech operations. You will govern risk management, asset inventories, and security controls, aligning strategy with PCI DSS and ISO standards while collaborating with regulators and senior stakeholders.

You will build and mature the security function, oversee audits, penetration testing and security monitoring, and promote a security-first culture across product development and IT teams.