CISO — AI & Cloud Security Leader for Fintech

RedCompass Labs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Company Pension Scheme

28 days annual holiday

Sick leave

Job summary

RedCompass Labs is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to shape and lead security, governance, privacy, and AI risk strategy during significant growth. You will own security across internal operations and cloud environments, collaborating with the CEO, Board, and product teams to enable innovation while reducing risk.

The role requires 8+ years in senior information security leadership, with a track record of guiding ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR compliance, and enterprise risk management.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of senior information security leadership experience.
• Experience reporting to executive leadership, Boards, or equivalent governance bodies.
• Proven ownership of enterprise security, cloud infrastructure, and risk management functions.
• Deep understanding of modern cloud environments, including Azure and AWS.
• Experience leading ISO 27001 and SOC 2 programmes as the accountable owner.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR, UK GDPR, and modern privacy practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the security strategy, roadmap, and governance framework.
• Act as executive owner of information security, AI security, IT governance, privacy, and risk management.
• Advise CEO and Board on security posture, risks, compliance, and investments.
• Own security of cloud and infrastructure across Azure, AWS, RunPod, M365, and Entra.
• Lead vulnerability management, access governance, incident response, and monitoring.
• Drive AI governance and security standards across AI products and agents.

Skills

Security leadership

Board-level communication

Cloud security

ISO 27001

SOC 2

GDPR/privacy

AI governance

Risk management

Incident response

Governance framework

Tools

Azure

AWS

RunPod

Microsoft 365

Entra

Job description

RedCompass Labs is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to shape and lead security, governance, privacy, and AI risk strategy during significant growth. You will own security across internal operations and cloud environments, collaborating with the CEO, Board, and product teams to enable innovation while reducing risk.

The role requires 8+ years in senior information security leadership, with a track record of guiding ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR compliance, and enterprise risk management.