CISO & VP Data Security — Remote, FinTech Crypto Leader

Veta Virtual; United States; Remote; CLP 84,666,000 - 94,073,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Remote work from LATAM/Europe

Professional home setup

Job summary

Veta Virtual is seeking a senior CISO/VP Data Security to own the cybersecurity program for a high-growth fintech/crypto client. You will oversee policy, regulatory readiness, vendor risk, and incident response, reporting directly to leadership.

You will collaborate with operations and engineering, guide major security decisions, and serve as the regulator-facing point of contact. This is a remote, high-visibility leadership role based in LATAM or Europe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field; master’s preferred.
• 10+ years leading security programs with direct ownership.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms; familiarity with container tech.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the company’s cybersecurity program in line with laws and best practices.
• Lead policy creation, regulatory readiness, vendor risk, and incident response.
• Interact with regulators and auditors as primary security liaison.
• Supervise security controls across systems, including data, networks and access.
• Report program health and risk to leadership on a regular basis.

Skills

Security leadership

Cloud (AWS)

DevOps collaboration

Regulatory experience

Programming (Python/Golang)

Data warehousing

AI tooling

Crypto familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Veta Virtual is seeking a senior CISO/VP Data Security to own the cybersecurity program for a high-growth fintech/crypto client. You will oversee policy, regulatory readiness, vendor risk, and incident response, reporting directly to leadership.

You will collaborate with operations and engineering, guide major security decisions, and serve as the regulator-facing point of contact. This is a remote, high-visibility leadership role based in LATAM or Europe.