Chief Information Security Officer

Chief Information Security Officer

A Career with point72’s Technology TEAM

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology group is constantly improving our company’s IT infrastructure, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts experimenting, discovering new ways to harness the power of open-source solutions, and embracing enterprise agile methodology. We encourage professional development to ensure you bring innovative ideas to our products while satisfying your own intellectual curiosity.

 

What you’ll do

• Lead, build, and scale a best-in-class security organization.
• Instill a security-first mindset across all business functions.
• Assess and define current and future security needs — covering cloud, infrastructure, application security, and evolving threats.
• Oversee security assessments, audits, compliance, and regulatory activities.
• Champion secure application and infrastructure practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Manage strategic relationships with security vendors and partners.
• Communicate complex security risks, priorities, and strategies to senior leadership.
• Balance reactive and proactive security strategies with informed risk prioritization.
• Drive cultural change, mentor talent, and foster collaboration across teams.

 

What’s REQUIRED

• Strong expertise in both cloud and traditional infrastructure security.
• Knowledge of cloud security concepts, including ephemeral compute and network segmentation.
• Deep understanding of secure software development practices.
• Proven ability to secure a remote workforce.
• Expertise in security monitoring, incident management, and organizational preparedness.
• Skilled at addressing evolving threats and applying lessons from past incidents.
• Exceptional emotional intelligence, highly technical, eager to learn, and intellectually curious.
• Proven track record of leading successful security organizations in complex financial or technology environments.
• Deep expertise in building and executing modern security programs across cloud, infrastructure, and software security domains.
• Ability to articulate risk and influence executive decision-making.
• Strategic, proactive, and detail-oriented mindset.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to inspire, develop, and retain top talent.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

 

We take care of our people

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

 

About point72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com/.

The annual base salary range for this role is $350,000-$400,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.