Information Security Officer

At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth.

Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations
- all united around one goal - to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther and #wintogether

**The Purpose**:
You’ll join a growing GRC team responsible for keeping the company secure and compliant. As an

Information Security Officer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the security of PPRO and our

customers, safeguarding our organisation's information assets and ensuring compliance with industry

standards and regulations.

PPRO is a cloud-native FinTech, operating payment services hosted in AWS and GCP. The GRC

team within PPRO acts as a second line of defence, ensuring the management of Security Policies,

Risks and Compliance with regulatory requirements.

We provide innovative technology solutions, which means you will work in an exciting and fast-paced

environment, driving innovations in how we manage security

**Your impact in this role**:

- Ensuring the identification and management of security risks by participating in comprehensive risk assessments.
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of pragmatic, effective and efficient security policies, in alignment with business goals and industry best practices.
- Perform oversight to ensure we remain compliant with applicable laws, regulations and standards.
- Foster a culture of security awareness across the organisation, providing training to employees on security best practices, highlighting relevant risks and driving ownership and accountability for business areas’ security activities.
- Participate in the implementation of a robust second line of defence to ensure effective oversight of first line teams.
- Collaborate with technology teams to ensure security is embedded in system designs and implementations.
- Support PPRO’s incident response and resilience plans with Engineering and Compliance teams.
- Participate in both internal and external audits.
- Interact with suppliers and customers to build PPRO’s reputation as a best-in-class secure services provider.
- Foster a culture of ongoing security enhancement.

**What would make you a great fit**:

- Computer Science Degree and/or an Engineering background are mandatory.
- Proven experience in security management, risk assessment, and compliance, with at least 5 years of experience in a security role.
- Good knowledge of regulatory frameworks (CSSF/EBA, DORA, ISO 27001).
- Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA preferred.
- Excellent written and spoken English skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to communicate across a broad range of stakeholders (technical and executive) and influence outcomes.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion and the ability to foster an inclusive culture.
- Curiosity, a growth mindset and a commitment to continuous learning and innovation.

**Nice-to-haves**:

- Good knowledge of industry standards (GDPR, PCI DSS).
- Experience identifying, managing and mitigating security risks in a cloud-native environment.
- Experience managing security in Cloud hosting such as AWS, GCP, Azure.
- Solid understanding of Kubernetes, Networking, Operating Systems.
- Solid understanding of DevSecOps practices and CI/CD security requirements.
- Knowledge of banking/payments, software development and/or FinTechs is appreciated.

**What's in it for you?**:
**Hybrid working** - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year

**Lunch Vouchers** - 12,80euros x 18 / month - Enjoy a moment of conviviality and a good and balanced meal thanks to your Lunch Pass.

**Enhance Family Leave -**We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.

**Travel Insurance** - because better safe than sorry - the travel insurance is covering (partially with certain excess amounts): Sickness, Costs in relation to rescission/break-off during a travel, Luggage and Accident.

**Professional and personal development** - We provide leadership cafes, on-the-job

training, and access to LinkedIn learning to help you gain knowledge beyond your role. We also offer French language courses to our non native speakers employees.

**Gym membership** - PPRO help