CISO — FinTech Security Architect Leading Growth

thrively; Culver City (CA); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrively, a fintech company, is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to lead security strategy across products and services. You’ll manage an approximately 20-person team, report to the CTO and collaborate with the board and president to align security with business goals.

You’ll architect security across cloud, identity and applications, oversee PCI DSS/SOC programs, and drive incident response while staying hands-on when needed.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in information security with leadership across a full security org.
• Security leadership in banking, payments or another regulated environment.
• Architect security solutions and stay hands-on, not just manage teams.
• Deep understanding of cloud, identity and application security.
• Hands-on PCI DSS, SOC 1 and SOC 2 programs.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute multi-year security strategy.
• Architect security across cloud, identity, network and applications.
• Lead PCI DSS, SOC 1/2 programs and regulatory partnerships.
• Oversee security operations, incident response and testing.
• Lead a 20-person security org and build leadership bench.

Skills

Security leadership

Security architecture

Regulatory compliance

Board communication

Incident response

Vendor management

Tools

AWS

Azure

PCI DSS

SOC 1/2

Identity security

Job description

Thrively, a fintech company, is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to lead security strategy across products and services. You’ll manage an approximately 20-person team, report to the CTO and collaborate with the board and president to align security with business goals.

You’ll architect security across cloud, identity and applications, oversee PCI DSS/SOC programs, and drive incident response while staying hands-on when needed.