Chief Information Security Officer

About the role

As Chief Information Security Officer, you will be responsible for leading and strengthening the company’s entire security function across four key domains: Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Offensive Security (Red Team), Defensive Security (Blue Team), and Security Engineering & Architecture.

You will take charge of strategy, improve processes, manage budgets, and build out teams to support ambitious growth goals. The CISO will also represent security to senior leadership and the board, ensuring the organization is compliant with industry standards and ready for regulatory scrutiny.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee and enhance policy frameworks and regulatory compliance programs (e.g., SOC, ISO27001, GDPR)
• Conduct and improve security monitoring, incident response, and threat hunting functions
• Direct penetration testing and vendor management activities
• Lead the engineering of secure network and identity management systems in the cloud
• Build, mentor, and expand a skilled security team across underdeveloped areas (especially GRC and Blue Team)
• Engage with industry forums, prepare audit and compliance reports, and present to company leadership
• Drive readiness for public company listing and support ongoing business growth

What You’ll Need

• Strong experience in regulated industries (preferably fintech; healthcare also considered)
• Deep knowledge of cloud-first and zero-trust security models
• Proven track record in building full-scale security programs for public or pre-IPO companies
• Hands-on leadership with the ability to develop and expand high-performing teams
• Expertise in standards compliance, including SOC, ISO27001, and GDPR
• Experience presenting security strategy to executive and board-level leadership
• Familiarity with security certifications and regulatory forums (e.g., FINRA, ISAC)
• Ability to manage budgets and vendor relationships in a dynamic environment

Compensation package

Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.

Working at DriveWealth

We do our best work when we’re in the same room. To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York, Chicago, and Lithuania teams work in-office 4 days a week. We’ve found that being physically side-by-side is the only way to solve complex problems in real-time and stay truly accountable to the products we ship. When you’re here, you’re working directly with the people making the decisions.

How We Think About AI

We leverage AI to work smarter and move faster. We seek AI-curious talent who are proactive about using emerging tools to increase signal quality, reduce friction, and improve outcomes to deliver products faster, provide better service to our partners, and to streamline processes. Your ability to leverage our internal tools and technology to drive results is as important to us as your core domain expertise.