Kraken - Deputy Regional Information Security Officer
Requirements
• 7+ years of experience in information security governance, ICT risk management, or regulatory compliance in a regulated financial services, fintech, or virtual asset environment • Direct experience as a named regulatory contact, involvement in regulatory examinations, supervisory interactions, licensing processes, or equivalent • Familiarity with UAE regulatory frameworks. Experience with VARA or other virtual asset / crypto-native regulatory regimes is a significant advantage and strongly preferred • Demonstrated ability to build compliance or governance programs from the ground up, not only to maintain established ones • Experience conducting risk assessments, business impact analyses, and resilience planning at the entity level • Familiarity with ICT outsourcing and third-party risk management within group structures • Ability to translate technical risk into board-level narrative and regulatory-grade documentation • Comfortable operating across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously, each at a different stage of regulatory maturity • Strong project management skills and the ability to drive outcomes across cross-functional, globally distributed teams • Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or ISO27001 Lead Implementer preferred • Familiarity with EU frameworks such as DORA and MiCA is strongly preferred
Responsibilities
• Regulatory Governance • Serve as the named ICT security officer for your appointed entities, with formal accountability for security risk, ICT governance, and resilience oversight at board level • Prepare and present security, risk, and compliance reporting to entity boards and senior management committees • Act as the primary point of contact for VARA and other relevant regulatory authorities on ICT and security matters -- including examinations, inspections, licensing interactions, and ongoing supervisory dialogue • Support entity go-live processes, including the establishment of ICT governance frameworks for new market launches from the ground up • As the portfolio evolves, engage with additional regulatory frameworks with support from the broader RISO team • ICT Risk and Security • Lead ICT and security risk assessments across your entity portfolio, maintaining live risk registers and tracking remediation against regulatory SLAs • Own entity-level ICT policies and ensure they remain aligned with VARA cybersecurity requirements, applicable local frameworks, and group standards • Coordinate control testing, evidence documentation, and audit preparation with global security and compliance teams • Manage the classification, escalation, and regulatory reporting of ICT-related incidents within the timeframes required by applicable regulators • Operational Resilience • Lead business impact assessments, critical function mapping, and business continuity planning at the entity level • Oversee continuity and recovery testing, ensuring outputs meet regulatory expectations and feed back into global resilience planning • Maintain oversight of ICT third-party dependencies and outsourcing arrangements in line with regulatory requirements • Act as the primary interface between your entities and the RISO Lead, ensuring local regulatory requirements are accurately represented in group-level decisions • Drive local implementation of group frameworks, policies, and resilience standards, adapting them where jurisdiction-specific requirements demand • Represent entity priorities in group-led security initiatives and governance forums
Benefits
• You will hold a named role within a regulated entity with accountability and board-level visibility • You will operate at the frontier of virtual asset regulation -- VARA is one of the most advanced and fastest-evolving crypto regulatory frameworks in the world, and you will be shaping how Kraken meets it from day one of market entry • You will build ICT governance programs from scratch for new market entries, not inherit and maintain what others have set up • You will work with direct exposure to C-level executives and regulators across multiple jurisdictions, in an environment that rewards ownership and technical depth equally • The scope of this role is intentionally designed to grow -- as Kraken's entity footprint expands, so does the portfolio and the regulatory breadth you will be exposed to, potentially including Asian and EU frameworks such as DORA • You will join a remote-first, international team shaping the future of crypto asset governance and resilience across some of the world's most demanding regulatory environments • Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. • Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. • We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. • Our commitment • Our commitment • Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto. • We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.
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