Chief Information Security Officer - London

Bytedance; London; On-site; NOK 2,266,000 - 3,274,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer in London to lead IT operations, governance, and security controls across payment platforms. The role requires coordinating risk assessments, audits, and regulatory reporting for senior management and committees.

You will oversee change management, outsourcing, and third-party arrangements, ensuring resilience, incident response, and compliance with FCA-regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent).
• 5+ years in IT operations, infrastructure, service management, or technology risk & control roles.
• Experience in a regulated financial services firm ( EMI / FCA-regulated environment ).
• Experience supporting governance forums, management reporting, and cross-functional remediation programmes.
• Proficient in both oral and written English.

Responsibilities

• Own IT service management and operations for systems supporting e-money issuance and payment services.
• Implement and maintain IT governance, risk, and control frameworks; support risk assessments and governance reporting.
• Embed security controls across IAM, privileged access, endpoints, logging, patching, encryption, and backup protection.
• Lead operational resilience, BCP, and DR arrangements including failover testing and risk remediation.
• Oversee change management, outsourcing, and third-party technology arrangements; ensure security and performance.
• Serve as IT operations contact for audits and regulatory reviews; coordinate evidence collection and reporting.

Skills

IT operations

Infrastructure

Service management

Finance/regulatory risk

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ITIL

ISO 27001

CISSP

CISM

CRISC

Job description

Chief Information Security Officer - London

Location:

London

Team:

Corporate Functions

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A225078

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Responsibilities

Team IntroductionThe Global Payment team of Bytedance provides payment solutions - including payment acquisitions, disbursements, transaction monitoring, payment method management, foreign exchange conversion, accounting, reconciliations, and so on to ensure that our users have a smooth and secure payment experience on ByteDance platforms including TikTok.

• Own IT service management and operations for systems supporting e-money issuance, payment services, safeguarding, customer servicing, finance, and regulatory reporting;
• Implement and maintain IT governance, risk, and control frameworks proportionate to the business, covering infrastructure, access, change, backup/recovery, monitoring, and vulnerability remediation; support risk assessments, control attestations, and governance reporting for senior management and committees;
• Partner with Information Security and business stakeholders to embed security controls across IAM, privileged access, endpoints, logging, patching, encryption, and backup protection;
• lead operational resilience, BCP, and DR arrangements, including asset mapping, failover testing, single-point-of-failure identification, and remediation;
• Oversee change management and systems delivery, ensuring all IT changes are assessed, approved, tested, and documented; manage outsourcing and third-party technology arrangements, monitoring service performance, security, control reports, concentration risk, and contractual obligations for critical providers;
• Serve as the key IT operational contact for audits, regulatory reviews, and major incident escalation; coordinate evidence collection, regulatory reporting, and senior management reporting on IT performance and risks; set objectives and performance standards for managed service partners and ensure adequate staffing, skills coverage, and training. This role will be based onsite at our office and will require a 5-day onsite work arrangement.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s)

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience);
• 5+ years of relevant experience in IT operations, infrastructure, service management, or technology risk & control roles;
• Experience in a regulated financial services firm — preferably an EMI, payment institution, bank, fintech, or other FCA-regulated environment;
• Experience supporting governance forums, management reporting, and cross-functional remediation programmes.
• Proficient in both oral and written English.

Preferred Qualification(s)

• Relevant certifications such as ITIL, ISO 27001, COBIT, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or cloud platform certifications are preferred.

Job Information

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.