As Head of Security at the company, you are the most senior security authority at the company. You set the strategy, build the team, and own the controls that keep our platform, our people, and our merchants safe. You will lead end to end across every security domain and represent the company's security posture to auditors, regulators, partners, and customers.
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Key Responsibilities
- Own and evolve the enterprise security strategy, roadmap, and operating model across cloud, network, endpoint, physical, and GRC, aligned to the company's growth and public-listing readiness.
- Act as the organization's principal security advisor; brief the executive team and the Board on cyber risk posture, investment priorities, and regulatory exposure.
- Build and run the security operations capability, including SIEM, detection engineering, threat intelligence, and continuous monitoring.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary security organization spanning cloud security, SecOps, GRC, and physical security.
Requirements
- 12+ years in information and cyber security, including 5+ years in senior security leadership (Head of Security, Director, or CISO-track) at a SaaS, fintech, or e-commerce organization.
- Demonstrated ownership of security across multiple domains: cloud, network, endpoint, physical, and GRC.
- Strong GRC experience across ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR and Saudi regulatory frameworks (NCA ECC and CCC, PDPL and SDAIA; SAMA CSF a plus).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or a related field.
- Willingness and eligibility to work on-site in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
