Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Greater Paris, France Area

The Company is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to play a pivotal role in the establishment of a new regulated subsidiary. The CISO will be responsible for the security governance and overall security and resilience policy of the subsidiary, ensuring that it meets the regulatory expectations of a payment institution and a financing company. This includes designing a risk and control framework, aligning security policies, and embedding security by design into the product and engineering processes. The ideal candidate must have a strong background in information security, technology risk, or cyber-risk, with a proven ability to manage security governance and a risk/control framework. Experience in FinTech or banking, as well as professional fluency in French and English, is essential. The role demands a technically credible security leader with strategic judgment, capable of challenging security architectures and controls, and with the seniority to own governance and executive reporting. Day-to-day responsibilities will involve maintaining the security policy, managing the risk and control framework, and ensuring operational resilience through testing and incident management. The CISO will also be expected to have strong stakeholder management and communication skills, and to provide executive-level reporting on the security posture. Nice-to-have skills include experience in operational resilience, knowledge of payment and authentication topics, and familiarity with payment fraud and transaction monitoring. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic, inclusive, and diverse work environment, and will be encouraged to collaborate and prioritize actions that have a significant business impact.

Hiring Company

Pennylane