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Head of Information Security
Location: Swindon/London
Type: Full-time, Senior Leadership Role
About PayTech:
Join PayTech, a leading FinTech company within the Edenred group, committed to securing innovative payment technologies and protecting critical customer and company data. We are looking for an experienced and strategic Head of Information Security to lead and advance our security posture in a fast-evolving technological and regulatory landscape.
Role Overview:
As the Head of Information Security, you will be a senior leader responsible for defining, implementing, and maintaining PayTech’s information security strategy. You will protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our information assets, intellectual property, and customer data, ensuring strict compliance with regulatory frameworks including FCA, DORA, PCI DSS, and Edenred group security requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the PayTech Information Security function with alignment to Edenred’s wider cyber risk management strategy.
Develop and enhance security policies, standards, and procedures across the organisation.
Manage the information security risk program, maintaining a comprehensive risk register.
Oversee AI/ML security risk management, including the development of policies for generative AI technologies.
Collaborate with Financial Crime and Anti-Fraud teams to mitigate cyber risks related to financial crime.
Manage third-party security risk due diligence programs.
Lead and maintain PCI DSS and PCI PIN compliance and engagement with Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs).
Drive cyber awareness programs and phishing simulations to embed a security-aware culture.
Manage security incident response planning and coordinate with Security Operations Centre (SOC).
Report regularly to PayTech Executive Leadership and Edenred Group CISO on security program status and risks.
Lead a team of approximately 6 security professionals.
Qualifications & Experience:
Solid experience senior information security leadership roles.
Proven hands-on experience managing PCI DSS and other compliance programs.
Experience in complex corporate structures with multi-stakeholder compliance demands.
Strong background in developing security governance frameworks and policies.
Experience with financial services, FinTech, or payments sector preferred.
Familiarity working with financial crime, fraud, and AML functions.
Experience managing risks associated with emerging technologies like AI/ML.
Desired Certifications:
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) – highly desired
CISM, PCIP, ISA, or QSA qualifications are advantageous.
Skills:
Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
Deep technical knowledge in network security, cryptography, IAM, and cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex security topics to non-technical stakeholders.
Pragmatic, calm, and resilient under pressure during incident management.
Why Join Us?
Be part of a dynamic and strategic security leadership team within a pioneering FinTech environment. Influence the protection of critical technologies and data, contribute to innovative AI risk frameworks, and help shape the future of PayTech’s secure growth.
What you will get:
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Hybrid working environment (min. 3 days per week in the office)
Pension Scheme – employer 6% with minimum employee contribution 3%
Discretionary bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
Medical & international travel cover (leisure and action sports)
Life insurance (4x salary)
Wellbeing Employee Assistance Program (extended access to family members)
Monthly gym allowance
Holiday trading scheme
Season ticket loan
Cycle to Work scheme
Employee discount shopping platform
Employee referral bonus scheme
Digital learning platform
Complimentary fruit and other ‘in office’ snacks & refreshments
Volunteering programme
Social events
Diversity:
Edenred PayTech are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on age, race, colour, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable country or local laws.
Apply now and Vibe with Us!
Skills Required
- Experience in senior information security leadership roles
- Hands-on experience managing PCI DSS and PCI PIN compliance programs
- Experience working within complex corporate structures with multi-stakeholder compliance demands
- Background in developing security governance frameworks, policies, and standards
- Experience with financial services, FinTech, or payments sector
- Familiarity working with financial crime, fraud, and AML functions
- Experience managing risks associated with emerging technologies including AI/ML and generative AI
- CISSP certification
- CISM, PCIP, ISA, or QSA qualifications
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities; experience leading a security team (~6 people)
- Deep technical knowledge in network security, cryptography, IAM, and cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Excellent communication skills for conveying complex security topics to non-technical stakeholders
- Calm, pragmatic, and resilient under pressure during incident management
What We Do
Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments and the everyday companion for people at work, connecting 60 million users and 2 million partner merchants in 45 countries via close to 1 million corporate clients. Edenred offers specific-purpose payment solutions for food (such as meal benefits), incentives (such as gift cards, employee engagement platforms), mobility (such as multi-energy, maintenance, toll, parking and commuter solutions) and corporate payments (such as virtual cards). True to the Group’s purpose, “Enrich connections. For good.”, these solutions enhance users’ well-being and purchasing power. They improve companies’ attractiveness and efficiency, and vitalize the employment market and the local economy. They also foster access to healthier food, more environmentally friendly products and softer mobility. Edenred’s 12,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a connected ecosystem that is safer, more efficient and more responsible every day. In 2022, thanks to its global technology assets, the Group managed some €38 billion in business volume, primarily carried out via mobile applications, online platforms and cards. Edenred is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and included in the following indices: CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, CAC Large 60, Euronext 100, Euronext Tech Leaders, FTSE4Good and MSCI Europe. Our employees vibe with a passion for customer service, respect, imagination, simplicity and the entrepreneurial spirit that are Edenred’s values. For everyone who wants to experience that vibe, who needs it in their professional life, we want to be the best company to come and work and develop each person who takes part in the Edenred adventure
