Head of Information Security and Cyber Security

About Us:

Liberis is on a mission to supercharge the power of small businesses all over the world - delivering the financial products they need to grow through a network of global partners. Before all else, Liberis is a technology company, connecting finance with small businesses.

We use data to help partners understand their customers’ real time needs and tech to offer tailor-made funding and financial products. Empowering small businesses to grow and keep their independent spirit alive is central to our vision.

Up to now we have funded almost 40,000 small businesses with over $1.5bn - but we believe there is much more to be done.

Liberis and Blenheim Chalcot

Liberis was founded and is backed by Blenheim Chalcot, the UK's leading digital venture builder. This powerful partnership provides us with a unique advantage, combining our fintech agility with the strategic support and deep expertise of a company renowned for building and scaling disruptive digital businesses. As a key part of the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio, we benefit from a vibrant ecosystem of collaboration and innovation, placing us at the forefront of the embedded finance revolution.

The Role:

The Head of InfoSec and Cyber Security is a high-impact leadership role within the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio and Liberis, reporting directly to the Chief Risk Officer (CRO). You will lead and scale the InfoSec function across the US, UK, EU, and India, define the global security roadmap, and ensure regulatory and partner confidence across jurisdictions. This is a unique opportunity to shape the global security posture of a fintech already operating at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the global information security roadmap.

• Own ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II implementation.

• Mature cloud-native security across AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.

• Govern CI/CD pipelines and embed DevSecOps in partnership with engineering.

• Manage the InfoSec risk lifecycle across platform, data, and third-party vendors.

• Represent Liberis to regulators, partners, and enterprise clients.

• Lead security operations including threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management.

• Drive security awareness and training programs across the organization.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed security into product and engineering workflows.

About You:

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and a proven track record in building and leading high-performing InfoSec teams. You should be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and have strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications, Technical and/or Professional Experience:

• 10+ years in InfoSec leadership, ideally in US/UK fintechs.

• Hands-on experience with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 frameworks.

• Strong grasp of global regulations including GDPR (UK/EU), PCI DSS, and US Federal/State laws.

• Technical fluency across cloud, data, application, and network security.

• Proven experience working directly with boards, executive teams, and regulators.

• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CRISC (required).

• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Blenheim Chalcot is one of the leading venture builders in the world. We have been building exciting and disruptive businesses for over 26 years across sectors including FinTech, EdTech, GovTech, Media, Sport, Charity and more. These companies are all GenAI enabled and are some of the most innovative companies in the UK and increasingly around the world.

The BC team in India has been instrumental to the growth and success of Blenheim Chalcot. Established in 2014, Blenheim Chalcot India serves as a pivotal launchpad for those aiming to make a difference in the realm of innovation and entrepreneurship. We support our diverse portfolio of ventures and create impactful solutions that shape global trends. We provide a range of services to help new businesses get off the ground, including technology, growth (marketing and sales), talent, HR, finance, legal and tax, plus so much more

What We Offer:

• Be part of the world’s leading digital venture builder – Blenheim Chalcot.
• Work in a high-growth FinTech environment with exposure to GenAI tools.
• 24 days annual leave + 10 public holidays.
• Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family.
• Life insurance and access to continuous learning and development.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and cricket-loving culture (we own the Rajasthan Royals IPL team!).