CISO Brazil
são paulo, state of são paulo, brazil
About ARQ
ARQ is one of the fastest-growing fintechs in the world. Our mission is to redefine how people interact with money across borders, building the infrastructure to move value seamlessly. We’re still early in our journey, which means every person who joins shapes the future of our product, culture, and growth. If you’re excited by big challenges, global impact, and the chance to grow fast with a world-class team, ARQ is the place to do it.
What you'll be doing
Lead infosec regulatory compliance for our Brazilian entities
Act as the designated security responsible with local regulators, prepare audit responses, and engage directly in Portugese
Own the local security control framework and map Brazilian regulatory requirements to existing global controls, identify gaps, and drive remediation with the relevant teams
Lead incident notification and regulator engagement when security events fall under local reporting obligations; coordinate playbooks with the global security team
Oversee local vendor due diligence and third-party risk for Brazilian operations,
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Coordinate with global security functions (detection & response, cloud security, application security, IAM, endpoint, DLP, threat intel) to ensure controls meet Argentine regulatory expectations
What you'll need
7+ years in information security with a strong governance and compliance background
Experience interfacing with financial regulators and leading compliance audits
Full professional fluency in Portugese - you will represent the company with regulators
Benefits
Competitive salary and benefits
Stock options, so you own part of what you build
Discretionary performance bonus
The latest tools and technology
A world-class team that will challenge and grow your skills
The opportunity to help build the best fintech app in Latin America
Office Policy: 3-4 days a week in-office