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Tech · Karachi · Head · Retained
Head of Security
Karachi-headquartered consumer fintech (post-Series-C, regulated by SBP)
180 staff · 40-engineer R&D org · same group as the Engineering Manager role
Compensation band
PKR 18.0m – 26.4m base annual
Bonus
Up to 30%
Equity
Restricted shares, 4-year vest
Posted
10 April 2026
The brief
New role. Reports to the CTO with a dotted line to the Chief Risk Officer. Owns infosec, application security, and regulator-relations on security matters. Will hire two senior ICs in year one.
Scope of the role
- · Owns the security function (currently three engineers, growing to six).
- · Quarterly security roadmap; monthly steerco with the CTO and CRO.
- · Lead point of contact for SBP cyber-resilience inspections.
Must-haves
- · Eight years in security, three at lead or head level.
- · Production experience with one of: regulated payments, consumer fintech, retail banking.
- · Has led a regulator-graded security audit.
- · CISSP, CISM, or equivalent certification.
Nice-to-haves
- · SBP regulatory experience.
- · Pakistan- or GCC-domiciled prior employer.
- · Application security background as well as infosec.
Process
- 45-min initial call with Mahnoor.
- Two-hour conversation with the CTO + CRO.
- On-site loop: founders + head of risk + a senior security engineer.
- Offer.
Consultant on the search
Mahnoor Khalid
Senior Consultant, Tech
Runs the Pakistan engineering corridor — Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad. Closed forty-one searches since joining.
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