Senior Information Security GRC Specialist (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid in Vilnius, Lithuania. The role includes ad hoc travel to other EMEA locations, such as the UAE, approximately 2–3 times per quarter.

Salary: €52,973–€86,543 per year, plus equity and bonus opportunities.

Company

Airwallex provides an AI-native financial operating system and regulated global payments infrastructure for businesses and financial product providers.

What you will do

• Design, implement, monitor, and improve security controls, policies, and procedures across regulatory compliance, data privacy, risk, and security governance.
• Act as the designated Senior Information Security Officer for Airwallex Lithuania and provide independent second-line ICT risk oversight.
• Support compliance with DORA and applicable Lithuanian regulatory requirements while serving as a regional contact for regulators, customers, partners, vendors, and internal teams.
• Use AI and automation for compliance reporting, communications, metrics, dashboards, and evidence management.
• Build security documentation and evidence artefacts and contribute regional expertise to the global Information Security programme.
• Work independently across engineering, legal, and business teams and evolve the compliance operating model as the company enters new markets.

Requirements

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience with the ability to execute independently.
• Deep knowledge of PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and similar compliance and control frameworks, including successful information security audit practices.
• Strong information security knowledge and the ability to discuss technical topics fluently with engineering teams.
• Experience creating and maintaining security policies, adapting them to complex regulatory requirements.
• Working understanding of complex cloud environments and their impact on security and compliance operations.
• Working understanding of financial services or payments.
• Experience managing, implementing, and monitoring security controls, including preparing for and supporting information security audits.
• Ability to manage projects and execute security and compliance work with a high degree of autonomy.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with regulators, customers, partners, and vendors.
• Fluent Lithuanian is required for local regulators; fluent English is required for daily operations and other regional regulators.
• Willingness to travel to other EMEA locations approximately 2–3 times per quarter.

Nice to have

• Fintech experience or security compliance experience in finance or Lithuania.
• Experience applying AI and automation to compliance, security operations, reporting, or communications.
• Cybersecurity degree or certification such as BS/MS in Cybersecurity, CISSP, CEH, or CISA.
• Experience as a CISO, Information Security Officer, ICT Risk Officer, or second-line ICT risk oversight professional within a regulated financial institution.
• Project management experience delivering initiatives without relying on traditional methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid work based in Vilnius, with collaboration across multiple countries and time zones.
• Occasional flexible hours may be needed to connect with global teams from San Francisco to Sydney.
• Autonomous, high-accountability environment focused on first-principles problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to build security capabilities with AI and custom solutions for a high-scale financial infrastructure platform.
• Compensation includes equity and bonus opportunities.

Hiring process

• Apply only through careers.airwallex.com or Airwallex’s official LinkedIn page.
• Official communications come from an @airwallex.com email address. Airwallex does not request bank details, sensitive identification documents, or payments during recruitment.
• Unsolicited resumes from search firms or recruiters are not accepted.