Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Job Field
- IT, Security, Test/QA
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop governance, risk, and compliance programs, significantly shape risk management processes, support audits, and optimize security controls within a regulated environment.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As an Information Security Specialist, you will own and mature significant parts of our governance, risk, and compliance program in a regulated fintech environment.
- You will be the go-to person for one or more GRC domains (e.g., ISMS and ISO 27001, audit & assurance, third-party risk, risk management, regulatory mapping), driving outcomes end-to-end: control design, operationalization with stakeholders, testing, metrics, and continuous improvement.
- You will operate with high autonomy, influence across teams, and help shape how we scale security governance as the company grows.
- Own one or more GRC domains (e.g., ISO 27001/ISMS, control testing, TPRM, risk governance, BCM), including yearly plans, cadence, and measurable outcomes.
- Build scalable processes and playbooks that reduce audit friction and improve control consistency across teams/entities.
- Coordinate internal and external audits end-to-end (readiness planning, walkthroughs, evidence strategy, auditor Q&A, remediation verification).
- Translate new regulatory and customer requirements into control impacts, implementation guidance, and tracked delivery plans.
- Entwurf und Qualitätsprüfung formeller Materialien: Prüfungsantworten, Managementaktionspläne, Risikozusagen und Kontrollbeschreibungen.
- Facilitate and challenge risk assessments for systems, products, and material changes.
- Ensure consistent scoring and clear treatment decisions.
- Führen Sie Risikobehandlungspläne mit verantwortlichen Eigentümern durch.
- Escalate when timelines or residual risk are not acceptable.
- Improve risk reporting for leadership: themes, systemic issues, KRIs/KPIs, and clear prioritization based on business criticality.
- Leads due diligence for critical vendors: define minimum security requirements, review evidence, and track remediation.
- Partner with Legal/Procurement to embed security requirements into contracts and ensure ongoing oversight (renewals, periodic reviews, SLA/security obligations).
- Design and run a risk-based control testing plan (design and operating effectiveness), ensuring repeatability and traceability.
- Identify recurring control failures and drive cross-functional improvements (e.g., clearer ownership, automation, better tooling, updated standards).
- Introduce automation and dashboards where useful (e.g., evidence collection, control health reporting, risk and audit tracking).
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Starkes praktisches Wissen in ISO 27001 (oder vergleichbaren Rahmenwerken) und die Fähigkeit, Anforderungen auf Kontrollen, Nachweise und tatsächliche operative Prozesse abzubilden.
- Security fundamentals across IAM, SDLC governance, incident management, vulnerability management, logging/monitoring, and third-party risk concepts.
- Excellent written communication: can produce policy/control documentation and audit-ready narratives with minimal supervision.
Experience
- Typically 4-7 years of experience in GRC, audit/assurance, security risk management, compliance, or information security.
- Experience leading audits/assessments or significant parts of them (planning through closure).
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What we offer
- Flexibility to work where you thrive - Enjoy the freedom of our Hybrid working model, combining onsite collaboration and remote work, with an additional 25 days per year to work from a city or country of your choice.
- Receive a competitive total compensation package aligned with Bitpanda's pay-for-impact policy, including participation in our stock option plan.
- Access confidential coaching, counselling, and mental health resources whenever you need them through OpenUP.
- In addition to your standard annual leave, prioritize your wellbeing in 2027 with 3 extra days of paid time off to rest, reset, and recharge, available after you've been with us for 6 months.
- Grow your skills and stay ahead in your career with unlimited access to Udemy's library of online courses at your own pace.
- Enjoy discounts, rewards, and perks from partners worldwide across lifestyle, wellness, tech, and travel.
- Nutzen Sie bis zu 8 zusätzliche Wochen geschlechtsneutrale Elternzeit, um Ihr neues Familienmitglied willkommen zu heißen und eine Bindung aufzubauen.
- Pandas in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona, and Berlin can enjoy free onsite dining, with freshly prepared lunches and snacks to keep you fueled and focused all day long.
- Celebrate milestones and achievements with recognition and rewards for your Tenure at Bitpanda.
- Access exclusive Bitpanda-branded merchandise and gear to represent.
- Join unforgettable company events, from our Winter Party in Vienna to gatherings worldwide, fostering fun, connection, and celebration.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
Food & Drink
Work-Life-Integration
Higher Take-Home Pay
Topics You Will Work On
Job Locations
About Your Employer
Bitpanda GmbH
Wien
At Bitpanda, we strongly believe in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digital assets and blockchain technology. Our mission is to remove barriers to personal finance and bring traditional financial products into the 21st century. With 1.2 million users and more than 270 team members from over 44 different countries, Bitpanda is leading the way in inclusive finance.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Founding Year
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Banking, Finance, Insurance, Internet, IT, Telecommunication
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Information Security Specialist
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
