Head of Information Security, Talos
$235-275k
Offers equity and bonus
3+ days a week in office
Empowering institutions to trade and manage digital assets
Job no longer available
Empowering institutions to trade and manage digital assets
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$235-275k
Offers equity and bonus
3+ days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To provide institutional-grade technology that supports the full digital asset investment lifecycle, including liquidity sourcing, price discovery, trading, settlement and portfolio management.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is not only a technical expert but also a business-savvy leader who can align security strategy with organizational goals
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role (CISO, VP of Security, or equivalent)
- Deep knowledge of governance frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, NIST, GDPR)
- Proven experience managing or leading successful SOC 2 audits and other regulatory/compliance initiatives
- Confident engaging with auditors and enterprise clients; experience representing security to financial institutions
- Strong understanding of enterprise risk management methodologies
- Technical background with knowledge of security operations, threat intelligence, and secure architecture
- Experience working in or with cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- CISSP, CISM, or similar certifications strongly preferred
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience in SaaS, FinTech, HealthTech, or other highly regulated industries
- Familiarity with security and privacy laws globally (e.g., CCPA, GDPR)
- Strong project management and documentation skills
- MBA or relevant advanced degree is a plus
- You're a security leader who can balance business risk with technical rigor in high-stakes environments
- You have direct experience with audits, compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR, DORA), and regulatory engagement
- You're comfortable leading both strategy and hands-on execution, including during incidents and client escalations
- You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where you need to build structure, not just operate within it
What the job involves
- We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Head of InfoSec to lead our cybersecurity initiatives with a strong emphasis on governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC)
- This role is critical in shaping and enforcing security policies, driving enterprise-wide risk management, and ensuring ongoing compliance with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other regulatory requirements
- Develop, implement, and maintain the company’s information security governance framework
- Lead the strategy and execution for security compliance initiatives including SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and other relevant standards
- Oversee and manage the enterprise risk management program, including identification, assessment, and mitigation of information security risks
- Regularly report to executive leadership and the board on security risks, compliance status, and incident responses
- Confidently represent Talos in security conversations with tier-one financial institutions, prospects, and auditors
- Lead responses to DDQs, participate in client security reviews, and act as a trusted partner in navigating complex enterprise and regulatory expectations
- Provide oversight and strategic direction for the Security Operations Center (SOC)
- Monitor and respond to cybersecurity threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities
- Ensure incident response and disaster recovery plans are current, tested, and effective
- Implement and maintain security tools, processes, and technologies to protect data and infrastructure
- Establish and enforce company-wide information security policies and standards
- Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to integrate secure development practices and secure architecture reviews
- Evaluate and recommend security solutions that align with business needs and reduce organizational risk
- Lead company-wide security awareness training programs
- Foster a culture of security across all departments through education and engagement
Our take
So far, the increasing institutional interest in the value of crypto-assets has been stymied by a lack of scaled, efficient, and secure infrastructure that these institutions could use for trade. Talos addresses the problem of digital asset trading between institutions, helping them to securely sidestep these obstacles into a fresh market with potentially huge returns.
The company provides a range of end-to-end, highly configurable tools to populate and facilitate the institutional crypto-asset market from just one platform. Talos' approach is helping to lower the bar for wide-ranging adoption of cryptocurrency, supporting the full lifespan of digital assets trading. That said, because the company is developing an entirely new asset class market, progress is accelerated, and competition may have a chance to overtake.
Promising for Talos was the interest of prominent investors, including PayPal and Fidelity, during their Series A and B funding rounds. The funds were used to create an institutional-grade service that would help shape and spearhead this developing market. More recently, the company has formed several significant partnerships, including with BlackRock, and acquired D3X Systems, the integration of which will enable its clients to design, validate, implement, and manage highly customised portfolios.
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Insights
62% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2026
$45m
SERIES B
May 2022
$105m
SERIES B
Total funding: $196m
Company benefits
- Retirement plan contribution
- Bonus and stock ownership plan
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Unlimited Vacation + PTO Bonus: Talos provides their employees with unlimited PTO. Employees that take 15 days of vacation, with 5 days being consecutive, receive a $2000 USD bonus.
- Paid parental leave for 20 weeks
- Genuine flexible working; Typically dependent on the team, but it's encouraged for employees to discuss flexible working options with their manager
- Global offsites and team outings
- Family building & reproductive care support
- Home office stipend: Talos Employees receive a one-time stipend towards their at home office set-up.
- Wellness Credit: Talos employees are provided with a wellness credit of $50 USD accrued monthly, to go towards things like gym memberships, ski passes, massages, and work out classes
- Talos employees receive a credit of $25 USD towards their lunch, when they are in office.
- Donation matching up to $100 USD annually
- FSA & HSA benefits 🇺🇸
- Cycle to work scheme for our London office 🇬🇧
Company values
- Out-of-the-box thinking: We look for entrepreneurial, non-linear thinkers who are passionate about their work and can imagine creative, groundbreaking solutions. After all, we’re seeking to reshape an industry.
- Ideas over egos: We take a collaborative and systematic approach to problem solving. Everyone’s voice is heard and appreciated, and everyone is expected to make an impact. New ideas and rigorous debate are commonplace.
- Decentralized but tight-knit: Crypto is geographically distributed – and so are we. But we’re close-knit and our doors (real-life and Zoom-life) are always open. Our teams operate with flexibility and autonomy.
Company HQ
Fitzrovia, London
Articles
Leadership
Anton Katz
(Co-Founder & CEO)Anton previously led trading technology at AQR, held senior roles at Broadway Technology, began his career at Microsoft, and holds a CS degree from MIT.
Ethan Feldman
(Co-Founder & CTO)Ethan previously spent a decade at Broadway Technology, began his career at Microsoft, and holds undergraduate and graduate CS degrees from Cornell.
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