Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

About the role

Hawk is seeking a hands-on, technically grounded CISO to lead its global security posture and manage a team of four domain specialists. This role involves direct involvement in cloud architecture reviews, incident response, and technical security debates with customer bank CISOs. The CISO will be responsible for securing AI-powered financial crime detection platforms while ensuring compliance with global regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce secure coding baselines and integrate security gates into CI/CD pipelines.
• Protect build systems and deployment pipelines against supply chain tampering and vulnerabilities.
• Architect and drive a group-wide Zero Trust roadmap across AWS and GCP environments.
• Act as the senior technical authority in enterprise sales cycles to validate architecture and threat models.
• Serve as the hands-on incident commander during security incidents and lead technical investigations.
• Maintain and evolve the company-wide Risk Registry and oversee third-party risk management.
• Ensure compliance with DORA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR requirements.

Required skills

• Cloud Security
• AWS
• GCP
• Zero Trust
• AppSec
• Incident Response
• Risk Management
• Compliance
• IAM
• Kubernetes Security
• EDR/XDR

Nice to have

• German language
• Real-time event-streaming architecture

Qualifications

• Proven background as a hands-on security practitioner
• Multi-year leadership experience in B2B SaaS, FinTech, or banking

Certifications

• CISSP
• CISM
• CCSP
• OSCP

About the Company

Hawk is a leading provider of AI-supported anti-money laundering and fraud detection technology for global tier-1 banks, payment processors, and high-growth fintechs. The company utilizes a combination of traditional rules and explainable AI to identify financial crime while maximizing efficiency.