CISO Mentor (part-time basis)

Improve and maintain perimeter and network-layer defenses (WAF, Rate Limiting, Anti-bot ,DDoS mitigation

Secure product APIs against abuse and anomalous traffic

Strengthen authentication, authorization, and access control at the product level, including IDOR-class issues

Run the Vulnerability Management process: identification, prioritization, and remediation tracking

Coordinate external pentests and drive remediation of findings

Lead Incident Response for product security incidents

Build detection and response processes together with the monitoring team

Contribute to Fraud & Trust and Safety initiatives with relevant teams

Protect customer data at the product level (access control, encryption, masking)

Run the Security Champions program to train product teams on secure development

Manage the Bug Bounty program

7+ years in senior Information Security leadership (CISO, VP of Security, or Head of InfoSec), with a proven track record of mentoring or advising emerging security leaders.

Zero-to-One Experience: Proven experience building, scaling, and managing an Information Security program entirely from scratch for a startup or scaling enterprise.

High-Compliance Expertise: Deep, practical knowledge of operating in heavily regulated markets (e.g., FinTech, HealthTech, GovTech) and successfully leading organizations through rigorous audits (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or GDPR).

Highload/Scalability Acumen: Strong architectural understanding of securing high-throughput, highly available, distributed systems and cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) without bottlenecking performance.