Director of IT & Information Security, GoHenry
2+ days a week in office (Holborn, London)
Pocket money app to make every kid smart with money
Job no longer available
Pocket money app to make every kid smart with money
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
2+ days a week in office (Holborn, London)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make every kid smart with money.
Role
Who you are
- At least 10 years experience in the information security space. We would love it if that had been spent with high growth Fintech companies
- Expert experience with cloud security, platforms and services, including understanding of current security offerings from cloud service providers (ideally GCP) applied to microservice infrastructures
- Experience in developing and embedding an information security management system
- Experience in the evaluation, implementation and management of industry standard enterprise wide information security technologies and concepts, including but not limited to Network/Application/Cloud Security, Data Security, Threat and Vulnerability Management, runtime protection and Identity & Access Management
- Clear understanding of relevant information security governance, technical and security standards and regulations
- Hands on familiarity and experience implementing industry security standards like NIST 800-53, SOC-2, PCI-DSS, Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and NIS-2 as well as current data privacy regulations, including GDPR and regional standards
- Deep knowledge of networking and network security
- Strong understanding and experience with Secure SDLC and DevSecOps or security automation
- Ability to work under pressure across multiple stakeholders
- Excellent written and communication skills and ability to communicate across all levels of an organisation
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISM, CISMP, CISSP, CCNA, SSCP) are highly desirable
What the job involves
- As GoHenry Director of IT & Information Security, you'll own all elements of GoHenry's global information security program and be accountable for the security and protection of all information entrusted to us by our customers, partners, and employees
- Ultimately, you'll be responsible for creating an organisational culture where information security is ingrained into the fabric of GoHenry standard business operations
- Reporting to the company Chief Technology Officer, the Director of Information Security will be responsible for proactively communicating to the executive team and board on the progress of the cyber security vision, strategy, roadmap and key performance indicators
- This position will closely work with Acorns CISO and be accountable to both Acorns CISO and GoHenry CTPO
- Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, motivate, and manage a small team of IT & Security professionals
- Set clear performance expectations, objectives, and goals for team members
- Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and provide constructive feedback to the team
- Foster a positive and inclusive team culture, encouraging professional and personal development and growth
- Develop and implement a strategic security plan aligned with the organisation’s goals and objectives
- Help manage the department budget
- Security Operations
- Design, develop and maintain an information security management system and supporting roadmap to align and scale with the company growth
- Manage security assessment and testing processes, including but not limited to penetration testing, vulnerability management, and secure software development at a global level
- Implement and manage industry security standards including SOC 2 and be inline with ISO-27001, NIST800-53 as well as card payment industry standards (PCI-DSS)
- Develop and extend security tooling and automation efforts across the company
- Risk Management
- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities
- Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to protect the organisation’s assets and reputation
- Compliance & Standards
- Proactively identify security issues and potential threats and continuously build processes and design systems to watch for and protect against them
- Improve risk posture to support and inform business stances and security investments
- Incident Management
- Plan for and manage cyber incident response plans while minimising effect on the business
- Develop and conduct regular security drills and training programs
- Collaboration & Communication
- Educate the company about security threats and implement threat protection measures at a global level
- Advocate for secure application and infrastructure best practices, ensuring a security presence at all stages of the software development lifecycle
- Manage relationships with external information security technology vendors and specialised information security professional services firms
- IT Operations
- Work closely with Acorns Team to ensure IT Operations are merging practices
- Ensuring processes are as efficient as possible
- Ensuring services provided are up to the agreed standard
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Since a group of parents in Hampshire came up with the idea in 2009, GoHenry has come a long way and now has more than 2 million customers across its UK and US territories. GoHenry has been named by KPMG and H2 ventures as one of the world’s Leading 100 Fintech Innovators and the company also ranked the 8th fastest-growing British tech business in the Sunday Times TechTrack 100.
GoHenry has definitely revolutionised something that has characterised parent-child relationships for many years: pocket money. With no control or education, children usually spend their money without being truly aware of its value and do not learn anything about money management. GoHenry provides a useful tool to help young people learn good money habits while giving parents peace of mind and an easy way to manage pocket money.
On this mission to help children gain a better financial understanding, GoHenry has released a gamified, interactive tool named Money Missions. In addition to this game, GoHenry launched a Junior ISA, to enable parents to invest in their child's future in a more simple yet effective way. This clearly has potential as 11,000 parents opted for a Junior ISA in its pre-launch phase, so it's proving to be a sizeable market.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Oct 2022
$55m
LATE VC
Dec 2020
$40m
LATE VC
Total funding: $123.3m
Company benefits
- Enjoy time off: We offer 25 days paid annual leave, plus Flexible Public Holidays (you can decide what you celebrate and cherish, and when you do it!). Plus, we support flexible and remote working, so that unmovable appointment doesn't need to be covered by annual leave
- Flexible working: Our GoFlex policy means you can choose to work at the office, WFH, or a little of both. No matter where you work, we'll make sure you have everything you need so you can focus on your goals
- Stay balanced: A healthy work-life balance is everything. So don’t be a slave to the grind—just give it your all when you’re working. Oh, and this is part of our official rules: start work late (read: sleep in) on your b-day
- Learn faster with training & development: It’s your career, so you lead the way. We provide training and development opportunities and access to hundreds of webinars. Plus, count on your manager for support and regular feedback
- Get health & wellness perks: A healthy work-life balance is everything. We encourage you to give it your all when you're working and to reset properly when you're not. Perk alert: we offer all employees a free subscription to the Calm app
- Choose your equipment: Mac or PC? We all have different ways we prefer to work. Choose your own equipment, so your working days are as comfortable as possible
- Make friends, too: We have fun together, and enjoy each other’s company! We host get-togethers and provide fun perks, while you spend quality time with the team
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Leadership
Louise Hill
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Operations Director at The Cotswold Company & Findel Direct (warehousing operations) and at Scotts of Stow Ltd.
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