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Malt was founded in 2013 and, since then, we managed to become the fastest growing freelance marketplace gathering a community of 550k+
freelancers, 70k+ companies, and 700+ Malters.
Weâve built the industryâs leading
freelance management solutionsâall on a powerful, data drivenâto match companies with the right freelance talent.
But weâre more than just a connector. Our marketplace streamlines freelancer-client communications, simplifies administrative and legal tasks, expedites invoicing and payments, and so much more.
Today, our company is growing fast! We need people like you to help us write this next chapter.
We are a tech company with a human approach đœ
- Strong company culture fuelled by 700+ Malters from 40 nationalities
- Multiple offices per country (France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the Middle East)
- Committed to equality and diversity (50% of people managers are women)
- Strong
career path policies allowing all Malters to develop and grow equally
- Backed by renowned investors including ISAI, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs and BPI France
Explore your future career đ
We are looking for a Head of security to lead our Security team reporting to the Senior VP Engineering.
Here is the current organization:
- Security squad: This squad of 2 engineers belongs to Engineering and is responsible for AppSec, vulnerability management, Pentest, Bug Bounty program, Awareness, etc.
- IT squad: This squad of 4 IT administrators belongs to the Office Management team and is responsible for Corporate Security such EDR, device management, internal tooling security, workspace, etc.
- 0,5 FTE associated is responsible for RFPs.
- A DPO belongs to Legal team.
At Malt, your responsibility will consist of overseeing and coordinating all aspects of security strategy from risk analysis, implementation, and risk mitigation measures.
Malt is a marketplace with many challenges in addition to the classic security concerns:
- Addressing fraudulent activities within online payments and B2B transactions,
- Combating bots and data scraping by competitors while also implementing measures to prevent money laundering.
We are dedicated to ensuring our userâs peace of mind. Join us in a world where challenges are met head-on and security is paramount!
Key responsibilities âš
- As Head of Security, you will be responsible for:
- Define and implement the companyâs global security risk analysis and strategy to protect the enterprise and its platform
- Lead, empower, and mentor your security team to ensure the members are valued, motivated, and engaged.
- Ensure good collaboration with our Engineering Leaders and various stakeholders across the organization to contribute to shaping and guiding the broader product strategy, roadmaps, and designs
- Supervise IT security solutions, including intrusion prevention, antivirus software, and endpoint security. Lead vulnerability management and ensure company integrity against internal and external threats (IT SEC).
- Manage security audits, penetration tests, and responses to security incidents in collaboration with legal teams.
- Ensure compliance with current regulations and lead certification to an industry standard, such as ISO-27001 or SOC 2.
- Communicate and raise awareness of safety throughout the company.
About you đ§âđ
- You have significant security experience, including at least 2 years in an equivalent role. An experience in payment security is a real plus.
- Proven experience in implementing security frameworks, policies, and procedures. Especially in compliance management and security audits (e.g. ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2).
- Strong ability to effectively communicate security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- You are comfortable collaborating with engineering people with a high degree of autonomy.
- Strong understanding of Malt business and associated risks.
How to join the mission? đ
- Screening with Alex (Talent Acquisition Manager) to better understand your background, aspirations and answer your questions (45 minutes)
- Meet the security team to discuss your experience, the role and how you work within a company (75 minutes)
- Exploring a security use case and discussing your approach and problem-solving abilities with Jean-Baptiste (General Counsel), LĂ©onie (DPO) (60 minutes)
- Final interview with Vincent and Benoit (Sr VP Engineering) to discuss Maltâs long-term vision (45minutes)
Malt is the perfect space to thrive personally and professionally đ«
- Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, youâll spend your first week learning about our culture, products, and services with other onboardees at our office in Paris
- Equity: Every Malter is entitled to stock options
- Lunch vouchers: âŹ9/day on your Swile card.
- Transportation: 50% reimbursement (any type of transport)
- RTT: From 8 to 12 days off
- Malt sabbatical: After three years, every Malter is entitled to a one month paid sabbatical leave.
- Free books: If youâre interested in learning more about any topic relevant to Maltâs business, just tell us the books youâd like to read, and weâll order them for youâwithout any questions asked or approval processes to follow.
- Remote work: full remote, with a possibility to work from any of our offices
- Annual team building events
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