Chief Information Security Officer

About us:

BVNK is the stablecoin-powered financial stack for enterprises. We're now part of Mastercard, and together we're building a network for every form of money – one that delivers more reach, more capability and more choice.

We enable businesses to build financial products, unlock new markets, and move money in seconds across 130+ countries, with 40+ licenses for fiat and digital assets globally. Processing billions annually, we empower enterprises worldwide to send, receive, convert, and settle stablecoins and fiat seamlessly through a single integration.

Our mission is to accelerate global money movement, and we're assembling a world-class team to make it happen.

Trusted by industry leaders like Corpay, Worldpay, Deel, and Flywire, we deliver the infrastructure that makes new forms of money usable within the financial systems customers already rely on today.

By combining Mastercard's global payment reach and trusted networks with BVNK's stablecoin infrastructure, we're building the trusted operating layer for the evolution of money movement, helping customers participate in emerging digital networks without having to rebuild their businesses around every new innovation.

We're a diverse team spread across EMEA, North America, and APAC, with a shared belief that stablecoins are the new infrastructure layer for financial services, and that BVNK is at the forefront of this shift.

We're incredibly honored to have been recognized by:

• CNBC World's Top Fintech Companies (2026)
• FXC Intelligence Top 100 Cross-border Payment Companies (2026)
• Newsweek's The Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces (three years running, most recently 2025)
• LinkedIn as one of the Top 20 Startups in the UK (2025)

About this role in the team:

We're looking for a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Singapore to establish and lead BVNK's information security function in Singapore.

As our first dedicated security hire in Singapore, you'll have the opportunity to build the local security function from the ground up. You'll hold senior accountability for information security across our Singapore business, establishing the governance, frameworks, controls and capabilities required to operate securely, meet our regulatory obligations and support the business as it scales.

You'll report to our Singapore CEO, with a functional reporting line into our Global Chief Information Security Officer. You'll work closely with both local leadership and BVNK's global Security organisation, ensuring our Singapore security programme meets local regulatory requirements while remaining closely aligned with BVNK's global security strategy, standards and controls.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role. You'll set the security strategy for Singapore, build the foundations required to deliver it and act as a trusted partner to our local leadership team, regulators and global stakeholders.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• Own and lead the information security strategy and programme for BVNK's Singapore business.
• Build the Singapore security function from the ground up, establishing the governance, policies, standards, controls and processes required to support a regulated financial services business.
• Act as the senior point of accountability for information and cyber security in Singapore, providing clear oversight and reporting to the Singapore CEO and relevant governance forums.
• Ensure BVNK's Singapore operations meet applicable MAS technology risk, cyber security and operational resilience requirements.
• Establish and maintain an effective information security risk management framework, ensuring material security risks are identified, assessed, managed and appropriately escalated.
• Work closely with the Global CISO and wider global Security organisation to implement BVNK's global security standards while identifying and addressing Singapore-specific requirements.
• Establish and oversee core security capabilities including security monitoring, identity and access management, vulnerability management, incident response, third-party security risk, data security and operational resilience.
• Lead Singapore's security incident preparedness and response, including appropriate escalation, crisis management and regulatory engagement.
• Partner with Product, Engineering and Technology teams to ensure security is embedded into new products, systems and infrastructure from the outset.
• Lead information security aspects of regulatory applications, examinations, audits and assessments, working closely with Risk, Compliance, Legal and Technology.
• Establish appropriate security governance, metrics and reporting, providing the Singapore leadership team with clear visibility of the organisation's security posture and key risks.
• Oversee information security risks associated with third parties and critical technology service providers.
• Build security awareness and accountability across the Singapore organisation, ensuring colleagues understand their responsibilities in protecting BVNK and our customers.
• Define the future structure, capabilities and resourcing requirements of the Singapore security function as the business grows.
• Represent BVNK's Singapore security function with regulators, auditors, partners and other external stakeholders where required.

**What you can expect from us:**

- Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth as a product manager
- Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
- A MacBook and the accessories you need
- A culture built on passionate growth minded people
- A flexible approach to holiday
- Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world, in locations such as London and Cape Town, to collaborate with your colleagues
- An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, it’s culture, and it’s opportunity sets

*At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. This is as you may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.*