[Hiring] Chief Information Security Officer @Varo Bank

Role Description

At Varo Bank, we are on a mission to democratize access to high-quality, affordable financial services for everyday people. We are seeking a highly collaborative, hands-on Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) who wants to build, protect, and scale a digital banking infrastructure that serves millions of customers.

This is not a purely administrative or hands-off, high-level advisory role. You will be a player-coach who is deeply passionate about protecting our customers' hard-earned money and personal data. In this critical executive seat, you will roll up your sleeves to lead our cybersecurity strategy, directly shaping our defensive posture by bridging the gap between sophisticated threat intelligence, robust cloud infrastructure security, and rigorous banking regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Actively design, implement, and monitor Varo’s comprehensive information security program, shifting comfortably between executive strategy sessions and technical architecture reviews.
• Build and safeguard our fully digital, cloud-native banking infrastructure, ensuring modern security practices (like zero-trust architecture and automated threat protection) are baked into our hyper-efficient tech stack.
• Oversee our proactive threat-monitoring and incident-response capabilities, utilizing real-time threat intelligence to identify, mitigate, and neutralize emerging risks before they impact our customers.
• Align our security systems with the strict compliance frameworks of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), FDIC, and other relevant federal banking regulators.
• Cultivate an inclusive, high-performing, and collaborative security team while embedding a security-first mindset across Varo's product and engineering organizations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing information security within a regulated bank or financial services institution, with a solid grasp of OCC/FDIC compliance expectations.
• Proven experience as a practitioner who understands the "how-to" of security, specifically cloud security architectures, modern infrastructure, and automated DevSecOps pipelines.
• Deep knowledge of modern threat landscapes, security operations center (SOC) management, and proactive threat hunting methodologies.
• Strong track record of building, mentoring, and leading diverse security teams with empathy, candor, and transparency.
• Ability to translate complex technical vulnerabilities and risk-based metrics into actionable business contexts for the CEO, executive leadership, and the Board of Directors.

Benefits

• For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all US-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors as well as candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the identified range.

Company Description

Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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