M0 Labs Head of Security & Risk

M0 is the shared infrastructure where businesses launch their own branded stablecoins and financial institutions power them. Built on a common standard every stablecoin on M0 is interoperable and liquid from day one giving businesses programmable control over how money moves in their ecosystems and giving financial institutions the most advanced issuance stack in the industry.

M0 is seeking a sharp execution-focused Head of Security & Risk to build and own the information security and risk function from the ground up. This is a foundational IC role at a critical inflection point for the company M0 is onboarding regulated institutional partners expanding its on-chain liquidity solutions and operating infrastructure that regulated entities depend on. The information security and risk posture we establish in the next 12 months will define how M0 is perceived by partners regulators and institutional investors for years to come.

Reporting to Deputy COO you will be M0s first dedicated information security and risk professional responsible for building the enterprise risk management program owning the information security compliance certification roadmap establishing the security operations framework and responding to partner security due diligence requests. You will work daily across engineering product legal BD and operations to ensure that M0s security posture is proactive documented and defensible.

• Build and Own Enterprise Risk Management: Build M0s enterprise risk program from scratch. Cover security operational regulatory and counterparty risk including the risk register annual assessments scenario analyses and escalation framework across all entities.

• Own the Information Security Compliance Certification Program: Own M0s compliance posture across SOC 2 ISO 27001 and other applicable frameworks driving all non-technical workstreams (policy writing auditor coordination vendor risk access reviews third-party SaaS vendor evaluations) and keeping the organization audit-ready at all times.

• Establish the Information Security Operations Framework: Design and maintain M0s incident response framework ISMS documentation and security policies own external security vendor relationships facilitate tabletop exercises covering IR BCP and DR scenarios and drive the selection of a security advisory firm for on-call support.

• Own Partner Information Security Due Diligence: Serve as M0s primary point of contact for institutional partner security due diligence and inbound security questionnaires build and maintain the reusable documentation package for responding to partner requests and coordinate with Senior Counsel on information security representations in commercial agreements.

• Build Information Security Awareness & Culture: Design and own M0s security awareness training program ensure all employees understand their security obligations and build a proactive security culture across engineering operations legal and business teams.

• Competitive compensation (base salary with equity/token grant) commensurate with experience.

• Global team and flexibility: Join a truly global team with the flexibility to work remotely or from one of our hubs in NYC or Berlin.

• Health and wellness: Enjoy comprehensive healthcare insurance coverage as well as a wellbeing allowance and gym membership to support your physical and mental health.

• Customizable IT setup: Tailor your workspace with access to top-notch IT equipment.

• Professional development: Benefit from an annual development budget to enhance your skills and grow professionally including opportunities to participate in conferences and on-site company events worldwide.

• 710 years of experience in information security risk GRC or compliance operations with meaningful ownership and a preference for fintech crypto infrastructure or B2B SaaS backgrounds.

• Demonstrated track record of building a compliance certification program from scratch in-depth knowledge of compliance and regulatory frameworks including hands-on implementation of SOC 2 ISO 27001 CMMC HIPAA GDPR NIST 800-53 etc.

• Hands-on experience with GRC automation platforms (Vanta Drata or equivalent) cloud security environments (AWS preferred) and BCP/DR program design.

• Proven experience managing external audit relationships end-to-end (including auditors penetration testing firms and compliance vendors) and navigating evidence collection and report production.

• Working understanding of AWS GCP and Azure including embedding security controls into DevOps workflows and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) deployments.

• Preferred certifications: Cloud CySA CISSP or CISM.

• A Proactive Risk Thinker: You think in terms of likelihood impact and mitigation and you reason from first principles when regulations are unclear translating complex risk into clear business-relevant language.

• Exceptionally Organized and Process-Driven: You maintain rigorous documentation evidence records and program trackers across concurrent workstreams. Your outputs need to be right and audit-ready at all times and you have a track record of improving processes not just running them.

• A Builder with High Ownership: You are a self-starter with a no job too big no job too small mentality. You look around corners to creatively solve problems and have a proven ability to own projects from concept to finish.

• An Excellent Communicator & Partner: You build trust across engineering legal product and business by speaking their language embedding compliance as a shared operating principle rather than an external checkpoint and getting things done through influence rather than authority.

• Adaptable and Intellectually Curious: You have a positive attitude comfort with ambiguity and a relentless curiosity about new technologies. You have a passion for or a strong interest in crypto blockchain technologies and DeFi.

• Security Certifications: Professional certifications in security risk management such as CISSP CISM or CRISC are preferred.

• Crypto-Native Familiarity: Familiarity with digital assets stablecoins or blockchain infrastructure including smart contract security risk and on-chain monitoring tools (BlockAid Chainalysis or similar).

• Regulatory Exposure: Familiarity with GENIUS Act MiCA DORA or other emerging digital asset and financial services regulatory frameworks and their security and compliance implications.

• Multi-Entity Experience: Prior experience operating across a multi-entity structure (US operating entity Cayman HoldCo Swiss Foundation or equivalent) is a plus.

• Location: Ability to work multiple days a week in our main hub office in NYC.