🚀 Be part of a movement to change the way Europe pays

In today’s digital world, payments often still feel outdated: random delays and confusing rules make it harder than it should be to pay and get paid. The European Payments Initiative (EPI) is here to change all that, forever. 

With Wero, our digital wallet, we make sending and receiving money simple, seamless and secure across France, Belgium and Germany, with more countries and omnichannel solutions coming soon. Supported by 14 major banks and the two largest European acquirers, EPI is building a new, proudly European payment system: easy, instant and transparent, all for the greater good. 

🔎 What's in it for you

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in ensuring the highest standards of security for the future of digital payments across Europe? We are seeking a dedicated Information Security Officer to join our team at the forefront of Europe’s most ambitious payment initiative. This is your chance to be on the ground floor of security, shaping and implementing cutting-edge solutions in the fintech space.

🐝 About the team

You will report directly to the Chief Information Security Officer. You will work together with Security Experts and Engineers in EPI's operational teams. For legal and compliance reasons, you will be expected to work in one of the following countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain.

💥 Your impact

• Maintaining Information Security deliverables: policies, internal documentation, cyber risk register
• Answering customer questions about security, handling customer questionnaires, and liaising with customers on Information Security topics
• Monitoring and implementing first and second level controls for Information Security
• Participating in and supporting risk assessments for sourcing, existing vendors, and development projects
• Contributing to Information Security reporting, including the development and tracking of KPIs
• Collaborating with Risk & Internal Control Officers and the Chief Risk & Compliance Officer regarding Information Security compliance and risks

✅ If you had joined us last month, here’s what you could have done

• You would have helped to organize EPI's first Security Member Advisory Sub-Group
• You would have performed key Level 2 controls about Identity and Access Management
• You would have participated in security risk assessment sessions with members going live soon

🕵🏻‍♀️ To succeed, you should meet at least 70% of these requirements

• +5 years of experience in information security
• Experience with Information Security Management Systems according to the requirements of ISO/ICE 27001, with internal control systems, and with Cloud-based IT infrastructure
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (any other languages of our core markets (Germany/France/Belgium is a plus)
• Experience in banking or payment is a plus
• Highly rigorous and organized, with excellent relationship skills and ease in interacting with both internal and external stakeholders

🪜 If this looks like you, the recruitment steps are:

1. A first call with one of our recruiters
2. A technical interview with our Chief Information Security Officer
3. A final interview with one of your potential colleagues
4. Hopefully, an offer you can’t refuse
   

⛔ Turn back if …

• You’re looking for an already highly structured environment with no ambiguity
• You have no experience with Information Security Management Systems or with Internal Control Systems
• You have no experience with IT organization based on Cloud-services, agile development and DevOps practices

                                                     
Otherwise apply!

🫶 Our commitment to equal employment opportunities

EPI offers the same job opportunities to all, without distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age. EPI promotes the development of an inclusive work environment that mirrors the diversity of the clients our product is serving.