About the opportunityWe're looking for a security leader for the Americas who's equally comfortable in front of a regulator, inside a risk assessment, or reviewing a piece of technical architecture as part of a lean team. You'll start as Deputy CISO, Americas, with a clear and genuine path to taking on the full Regional CISO role as you build track record in the seat. How quickly that happens is up to you.
This isn't a role for someone who wants to operate purely at policy level, nor for a deep specialist engineer who wants to be configuring tools. It's for someone who can move between both worlds: fluent enough in the technical detail to challenge the Engineers or spot a gap in an architecture review, but credible enough in governance to own a regulatory conversation or a board pack. This is a lean team, so we're not looking for someone to sit back and build a big team under them, this is a direct delivery role. More than anything, we want someone hungry to learn, genuinely curious, and comfortable solving problems they haven't solved before - that matters more to us than ticking every experience box.
What you'll be doing- Leading on audit defence, risk assessments, and technical architecture reviews across the Americas estate - this is a working role, not an oversight one.
- Own the Americas security risk and compliance programme: policy, controls, risk register, regulatory engagement, and reporting.
- Manage the US GRC lead directly, and work closely with the US SecOps team lead on operational risk and incident response.
- Build relationships with Legal, Compliance, Risk and Internal Audit, and represent security in Americas leadership forums.
- Prepare for and take an increasing share of regulator and licensing engagement, building toward owning it outright.
- Spot what's missing before it becomes a problem, raise an issue, build an action plan and drive it through to delivery.
What we look for- A security professional with solid GRC and risk grounding, ideally from a regulated industry - TradFi (bank, broker-dealer, payments) or regulated crypto is a strong plus, though direct crypto experience isn't required.
- Enough technical depth to hold your own in an architecture or risk conversation with highly technical engineers - you don't need to be the most technical person in the room, but you can't be lost in it either.
- A track record of genuine curiosity and self-directed learning over pure years-of-experience - we'd rather hire the sharp problem-solver who's two years light on paper than the person coasting on a long CV.
- Confident, clear communication with executives, auditors and regulators alike.
- Comfortable with ambiguity.
- Happy to work as part of a lean team and within an outsourcing model to central Group affiliates.
Nice to have- Direct exposure to NYDFS, SEC, FinCEN or similar regulators.
- Prior experience in a role explicitly building toward a CISO or equivalent leadership seat.
- Digital assets or crypto industry familiarity.
Perks & Benefits - Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowances
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants [
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The salary range for this position is $250,444 to $375,666.
The salary offered depends on a variety of factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition to the salary, a performance bonus and long-term incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via OKX internal or external careers site.
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