Chief Information Security Officer

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Bakkt

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2018

₿ Crypto

💳 Fintech

🤝 B2B

Crypto • Fintech • B2B

Bakkt is a regulated digital asset infrastructure company that builds next‑generation financial plumbing to enable institutional participation in Bitcoin, tokenization, stablecoin payments, and AI-driven finance. Its offerings include Bakkt Markets — institutional-grade trading, liquidity and regulated custody with extensive U. S. licensing (including a New York BitLicense) — Bakkt Agent — an AI-driven, compliant payments and money-movement interface for banks and partners — and Bakkt Global — an international expansion and tokenization/treasury catalyst. The company emphasizes security, regulatory compliance, audited operations, and turnkey, plug‑and‑play platforms for businesses seeking to launch digital asset and payment services.

📋 Description

• Serve as the designated CISO responsible for Bakkt's cybersecurity program in accordance with NYDFS Part 500 requirements. • Oversee comprehensive annual risk assessments and manage our annual certification of compliance process. • Lead our organizational process for determining the materiality of cybersecurity incidents. • Provide quarterly Material Security Risk briefings to the Audit Committee of the Board. • Maintain and evolve our security controls to support international settlement expansion. • Establish the governance and security framework for autonomous AI agents. • Oversee the security of our end-to-end stablecoin lifecycle. • Architect a comprehensive security model that applies consistent rigor to both human and non-human identities. • Transition our operations from manual GRC to Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM). • Foster an internal culture where security is built in from the start. • Implement a threat-modeling process that prioritizes fixes based on real-world business impact. • Own the global Incident Response and Business Continuity plans. • Lead high-stakes tabletop exercises simulating systemic financial failures and AI-driven fraud. • Manage the security lifecycle of critical banking and ICT partners. • Lead, develop, and motivate a high-performing team of security subject matter experts.

🎯 Requirements

• CISSP required, or a demonstrably equivalent executive credential (CISM, CCISO, or CISA). • 12+ years in Information Security, with significant experience operating within a NYDFS-regulated or SEC-reporting public company environment. • Proven success leading security in distributed, cloud-driven (AWS/GCP) environments. • Direct experience with stablecoin protocols or AI-driven financial tools is a strong advantage. • Master’s degree (Cybersecurity, MIS, or MBA) and/or senior-level professional designations like GSLC or equivalent executive cybersecurity leadership training.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work hours • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities