Chief Information Security Officer

At a Glance :
The Story Behind AMINA

Founded in April 2018 and headquartered in Zug, AMINA Bank is a pioneer in the financial industry. In August 2019, AMINA received a Swiss banking and securities dealer license from FINMA. The broad, vertically integrated spectrum of services, combined with the highest security standards, make AMINA’s value proposition unique.

AMINA operates globally from its regulated hubs in Switzerland, Abu Dhabi, and Hong Kong to offer fiat and crypto services to progressive investors, traditional and crypto-native alike, whether individuals, corporates, or institutions.

CVVC Global Report and CB Insights named AMINA as one of the Top 50 Companies within the blockchain ecosystem. Aite Group awarded AMINA their 2021 Digital Wealth Management Impact Innovation Award in the ‘Digital Startup of the Year’ category, and Linked In listed AMINA as one of the Top Startups 2021 in Switzerland. In 2022, AMINA won the Digital Assets Offering or Service at the Wealth Briefing Swiss EAM Awards, and the bank was also recognised for its product offering SEBAX and won the Best ETP of the Year award at the Swiss ETF Awards 2022.

In 2023, AMINA won the European Wealth Briefing Award in the Digital Assets Solution, Fund Manager category.

Chief Information Security Officer - presides over the Global Information Security Management System governance on behalf of the Board. The CISO is responsible for the overall ISMS framework, ensuring all components are documented and that business processes adequately address information risk.

• Creating and maintaining Cyber Risk Management procedures to protect the Bank’s processes and assets.
• Ensuring compliance with regulations and lead internal departments alignment with industry standards.

• Identify and assess Cyber Risks across the company.
• Lead and advise group wide efforts to report on and mitigate Cyber Risks.

• Defining Cyber Risk Management requirements for suppliers and partners
• Evaluating vendor Cyber Risk Management practices
• Conducting vendor Cyber Risk Management assessments

• Building and lead a Cyber Risk Management strategy and framework
• Aligning Cyber Risk Management initiatives with business objectives

• Define and conduct 2nd level controls within the risk department. Provide consultation to 1 LoD in designing and operating their controls.
• Responsible for reporting “cyber-attacks” to FINMA and lead coordinating other regulatory efforts in EU, ADGM and HK with local information security resources.
• Facilitate resolution of security incidents, coordinate follow-up reviews, lessons learned and risk assessment post “cyber-attack” to improve internal readiness and external response.
• Ownership of control library and control testing for Cyber Risk.
• Lead remediations of findings from internal / external audits and regulators relevant to Cyber risk.

• Developing and deploying ongoing security awareness training for group-wide employees

• Overseeing and leading the Bank’s international expansion as a Global CISO role leading local information security accountable resources.
• Collaborating with board members and C-suite executives and reporting to senior management

• Continuously evaluate and report on the organization’s Cyber Risk Management posture.

• 10 years' experience managing IT Security professionals, Board and ExCo reporting duties as CISO or Deputy CISO, with 3-5 years’ experience supporting key controls and internal processes in the financial or other regulated industry (reporting to Chief Risk Officer organization).
• Experienced analyzing security threats and conducting audits
• Experienced with practical risk management and incident management solutions
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Highly adept relationship / stakeholder management
• A strong track record of managing external vendors and suppliers
• Champion continuous process improvement and performance management
• Technical understanding of supporting bank operation and crypto based solutions (Staking & DeFi)

We owe our exponential growth to our innovative and collaborative team spirit and talented workforce. Every voice counts as we are always committed to learning from diverse perspectives and backgrounds because our people make the difference at AMINA Bank. Regardless of your age, gender, belief, and background, at AMINA EVERYONE is welcome!

Join our skilled team and together redefine finance.