Senior Information Security GRC Specialist

The role

You will act as the regional anchor for security compliance in Lithuania and the designated Senior Information Security Officer for Airwallex Lithuania. You will design and monitor security controls, manage regulatory relationships, and perform second-line-of-defence ICT risk control functions.

What you will do

• Design, implement and monitor security controls, policies and procedures
• Use AI and automation to streamline compliance work
• Build and maintain security documentation and evidence artefacts
• Develop subject-matter expertise across regional security compliance requirements
• Apply security judgment to complex cloud environments
• Evolve the compliance operating model as the company scales
• Perform second-line-of-defence ICT risk control functions
• Provide independent oversight of ICT and information security risks
• Support compliance with DORA and Lithuanian regulatory requirements
• Act as the designated Senior Information Security Officer for AWX Lithuania, UAB

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience
• Deep knowledge of compliance and control frameworks such as PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2
• Strong understanding of information security concepts, practices and solutions
• Experience creating and maintaining security policies
• Working understanding of complex cloud environments
• Working understanding of financial services or payments
• Experience managing, implementing and monitoring security controls
• Ability to work independently and manage projects
• Strong communication skills for interacting with regulators, customers, partners and vendors
• Willing to travel adhoc to other EMEA locations 2-3 times per quarter
• Fluent Lithuanian speaker
• Fluent English speaker

Nice to have

• Prior experience in the Fintech industry
• Knowledge of security compliance specific to the finance industry or Lithuania
• Understanding of financial services and/or payments
• Experience applying AI and automation to compliance, security operations, reporting, or communications
• BS or MS in Cybersecurity, CISSP, CEH, or CISA
• Experience performing CISO, an Information Security Officer, ICT Risk Officer or second-line ICT risk oversight role within a regulated financial institution
• Experience using project management skills to deliver initiatives without being bound to traditional solutions or methodologies

About the company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system used by over 675,000 businesses to run financial operations or build financial products. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices.