With 6 million users and an impressive 5,000 new customers joining our ranks every day, Lydia aims to become one of Europe’s leading financial services organisations in financial services.

Founded in 2013, Lydia has been recognised as one of France’s most promising start-ups through its inclusion into the "Next 40" ranking. Having attained unicorn status in 2021, we now have plans to accelerate our European deployment while continuing to offer additional innovative solutions.

From top-security contactless mobile payment to a wide array of app-based services, Lydia puts people at the centre of the digital banking experience.

Part of our growth strategy is centred around attracting top talent to help us nurture our ongoing success. We are now looking for our new CISO.

Reporting to our CTO, you will join the internal IT team. 

The CISO leads the team which has responsibility for the delivery of the information security operations elements of the information security strategy and policy and ensures that this is aligned to Lydia's objectives, legislative requirements and industry good practice.

What you will do :

The Head of Security Operations will lead the Lydia’s security team and internal IT team in:

- performing information security monitoring, threat analysis and vulnerability management

- Following-up required developments to meet proper security standards

- managing information security incidents

- Leading IT-security-related technical projects (e.g., to obtain required security certifications)

This role covers both the security of Lydia as a banking application and Lydia as an IT company.  

You are in the right place if :

The ideal candidate will be a technical security professional with strong leadership skills, be able to build effective relationships easily, and possess an excellent knowledge of information security operations within a financial institution or any other sensitive environment (health, HR). 

- Demonstrable experience in managing information security operations or incident response activities within a highly complex organisation with devolved structures and multiple stakeholders

- Significant, demonstrable experience and expertise in one or more of the following: network

and systems security, Unix/Linux systems administration, TCP/IP networking, intrusion detection/prevention and malware analysis

- Excellent understanding of the principles, theories, practices and techniques for activities associated with planning and implementing technical IT security arrangements

- Demonstrable experience of providing leadership, motivation, challenge and oversight to an expert technical team

- Demonstrable experience of defining and embedding a culture of highly visible, responsive and effective service provision within a team

- Be a role model with a high work ethic, strong professionalism and a pace setter for themselves and the team

- Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels, and effective collaborations with other teams

- Ability to plan, prioritise and manage resources within a collaborative team-based environment, including rapid response to incidents, threats and new technologies

- Exhibit excellent analytical skills, the ability to manage multiple projects under strict timelines, as well as the ability to work well in a demanding, dynamic environment and meet overall objectives

- High level of personal integrity, as well as the ability to handle confidential matters, and show an appropriate level of judgment and maturity

- Understanding of legislation relevant to incident response, network monitoring, investigations and handling of illegal materials.

Recruitment Process :

- Interview with the talent team

- Technical interview with the CTO

- Interview with the team

At Lydia, we believe that diversity is a strength. Diversity is part of our culture and identity. We want to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are seen as a real value to the company. Lydia is therefore proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, physical characteristics, age, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.