Chief Cybersecurity Strategist

About Safello

We are the leading cryptocurrency exchange in the Nordics, dedicated to making digital assets more accessible and secure for investors. As part of our vision to build the next-generation crypto bank, we are now seeking a highly skilled Chief Cybersecurity Strategist to take ownership of our end-to-end security.

As a key member of our executive leadership team, you will be responsible for driving our security posture—safeguarding day-to-day operations, maintaining governance and compliance standards, and shaping strategic security initiatives that protect our systems, employees, and customers.

Main Responsibilities:

• Safeguard Security Across the Organization: Oversee security for day-to-day company operations, including company premises, employee devices, password management, access control, data encryption, secure code practices, and threat modeling.
• Drive Governance and Compliance within ICT: Develop and implement cybersecurity policies and practices in line with frameworks such as DORA, NIS2, EBA, and ESMA guidelines.
• Operate Strategically and Practically: Collaborate with executive leadership to define overall security strategy, while partnering with product teams to implement hands-on solutions that mitigate threats and maintain a high-security environment.
• Foster a Culture of Security: Champion best practices across the organization, providing training, documentation, and guidance for secure onboarding/offboarding processes.

Requirements:

• Experienced Professional: 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity and information security, ideally in high-security or regulated industries.
• Technical Expertise: Solid understanding of device management, hardware keys, secure offboarding/onboarding, ACLs, encryption, database security, and overall end-to-end security operations.
• Regulatory Familiarity: Exposure to relevant regulations (DORA, NIS2, EBA, ESMA) with the ability to integrate compliance and governance into day-to-day processes.
• Strategic & Hands-On: Skilled at translating high-level policy requirements into practical technical standards and solutions.

Why Join Us?

We offer a flexible B2B contract, cutting-edge equipment, fully remote work, and opportunities for growth and impact in a fast-growing company where you can significantly influence the future of financial systems and digital asset infrastructure.