Head of Cyber Security leading security strategies at OLX, Brazil's top digital marketplace. Overseeing cybersecurity initiatives across products, cloud, and compliance for a modern security culture.
Responsibilities
Define and evolve the corporate Information Security strategy, aligned with OLX Group's business objectives.
Lead and develop AppSec, Cloud Security, SecOps, GRC and IAM teams, fostering a modern and pragmatic security culture.
Serve as the primary executive point of contact for security matters across leadership, product, engineering, data, legal and compliance.
Establish and track KPIs and maturity metrics (e.g., risks, incidents, SLAs, automation, control coverage).
Conduct risk management, threat modeling and impact assessments for new products, features and partnerships.
Ensure compliance with Brazil's LGPD, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS and other relevant frameworks and regulations.
Lead prevention, detection and incident response strategy, including crisis plans and simulations/exercises.
Define and prioritize investments in security tools, automation and architecture (DevSecOps, Zero Trust, cloud-native security).
Influence and accelerate the adoption of security-by-design practices within product and engineering teams.
Partner with FinOps, Data and Engineering to balance security, efficiency and speed.
Requirements
Proven experience leading Information Security teams in technology companies, marketplaces or other complex digital environments.
Strong knowledge of AWS cloud security, modern architectures and distributed environments.
Hands-on experience securing digital products, APIs, microservices and CI/CD pipelines.
Practical experience with risk management, compliance and audits.
Demonstrated executive communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strategic, data-driven mindset focused on risk and business impact.
Experience working in agile, high-scale, fast-growth environments.
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