OKX is hiring a Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), US in Engineering — New York, United States; San Jose, California, United States. The overview below is synthesized from the employer posting on job-boards.greenhouse.io: factual requirements and scope are preserved, but prose is rewritten with editorial context. Verify details and apply via the employer link.
Who We Are
At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom. OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps).
About the opportunity
Company context from the listing:
The listing frames the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), US at OKX as a hands-on product role. You'll start as Deputy CISO, Americas, with a path to taking on the full Regional CISO role as you build track record in the seat. How quickly that happens is up to you.
This isn't a role for someone who wants to operate purely at policy level, nor for a deep specialist engineer who wants to be configuring tools. It's for someone who can move between both worlds: fluent enough in the technical detail to challenge the Engineers or spot a gap in an architecture review, but credible enough in governance to own a regulatory conversation or a board pack.
What you'll be doing
- Leading on audit defence, risk assessments, and technical architecture reviews across the Americas estate — this is a working role, not an oversight one.
- Own the Americas security risk and compliance programme: policy, controls, risk register, regulatory engagement, and reporting.
- Manage the US GRC lead directly, and work closely with the US SecOps team lead on operational risk and incident response.
- Build relationships with Legal, Compliance, Risk and Internal Audit, and represent security in Americas leadership forums.
- Prepare for and take an increasing share of regulator and licensing engagement, building toward owning it outright.
- Spot what's missing before it becomes a problem, raise an issue, build an action plan and drive it through to delivery.
What we look for
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
- A security professional with solid GRC and risk grounding, ideally from a regulated industry — TradFi (bank, broker-dealer, payments) or regulated crypto is a strong plus, though direct crypto experience isn't required.
- Enough technical depth to hold your own in an architecture or risk conversation with highly technical engineers — you don't need to be the most technical person in the room, but you can't be lost in it either.
- A track record of genuine curiosity and self-directed learning over pure years-of-experience — we'd rather hire the sharp problem-solver who's two years light on paper than the person coasting on a long CV.
- Confident, clear communication with executives, auditors and regulators alike.
- Comfortable with ambiguity.
- Happy to work as part of a lean team and within an outsourcing model to central Group affiliates.
Nice to have
- Direct exposure to NYDFS, SEC, FinCEN or similar regulators.
- Prior experience in a role explicitly building toward a CISO or equivalent leadership seat.
- Digital assets or crypto industry familiarity.
Perks & Benefits
What the posting highlights about the offer:
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowances
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependents
- More that we love to tell you along the process!
OKX Statement:
OKX is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The salary range for this position is $250,444 to $375,666.
The salary offered depends on a variety of factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition to the salary, a performance bonus and long-term incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
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