Head of Security – Compliance

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About the role

  • Head of Security & Compliance at Masabi overseeing security and compliance for public transport systems globally. Leading initiatives to strengthen compliance and security practices.

Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of security and compliance across Masabi, creating clarity on priorities and ways of working
  • Build a clear view of our current security posture and define a practical path to strengthen it over time
  • Define security and compliance requirements and work closely with Engineering and IT teams to ensure they are implemented effectively
  • Maintain existing compliance across PCI DSS, ISO27001, SOC2 and Cyber Essentials, and lead new compliance initiatives across additional standards such as ISO 27017 and ISO 27018
  • Manage audits end to end, from preparation through to delivery and follow-up actions
  • Work closely with Engineering and Product teams to embed security practices in a way that supports delivery
  • Maintain a clear and actionable view of risk, helping the business prioritise what matters most
  • Build a more scalable approach to customer assurance, including clearer processes and reusable materials for customer and audit requests
  • Help guide decisions on which compliance standards we take on as we grow
  • Lead and support a small team, creating focus, trust and shared direction

Requirements

  • You’ve worked in security and compliance within a payments, fintech or PCI-regulated environment
  • You have strong, hands-on experience with PCI DSS, ISO27001 and SOC2, including preparing for and delivering audits
  • You’ve personally owned and delivered compliance programmes, not just overseen them
  • You understand how security and compliance connect, and how to make them work in practice across a business
  • You’ve operated in a growing or scaling company, where you’ve had to bring structure and prioritise effectively
  • You’re comfortable driving work across teams without direct authority, and following through to completion
  • You bring sound judgement when balancing risk, delivery and commercial needs
  • You’ve supported or led a small team and know how to create clarity and accountability
  • You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences, helping people understand what matters and what action is needed

Benefits

  • 20 days of vacation per year (in addition to public holidays). On top of this, our office is shut every year between Christmas and New Year, totaling a whopping 28+ days of vacation
  • Private Healthcare and Life Insurance
  • Menopause support
  • Choice of a workstation
  • Training allowance of up to CAD$1300 per year
  • CAD$325 per year to spend on your home office
  • $50 CAD per month for team building activities
  • Ability to work for up to 3 months per year from any country in the world
  • Enhanced family leave

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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