Senior Director of CyberOps, Deputy CISO

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 countries and territories.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows–including everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence–we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

Senior Director of CyberOps, Deputy CISO

Israel

Hybrid

Full-time

We are seeking a Senior Director of CyberOps / Deputy CISO to lead our global cybersecurity operations. You will manage cross-functional security teams including SOC, CyberOps, Application Security, GRC, and Cloud Security, while supporting regulatory and compliance obligations across jurisdictions.

What You'll Do

• Lead and manage the SOC (24/7), Cyber Operations, Application Security, GRC, and Cloud Security teams.
• Act as the Deputy CISO, providing strategic leadership and day-to-day management of operational security activities.
• Oversee threat detection, response, and remediation processes across the enterprise.
• Direct enterprise vulnerability management, bug bounty, red teaming, and secure SDLC initiatives.
• Drive risk-based governance across cloud platforms and applications (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Ensure alignment with global regulatory requirements (e.g. NYDFS Part 500, PCI-DSS, DORA, SOC 2) and internal policies.
• Partner with Legal, IT, Engineering, and Compliance stakeholders to support audits, risk assessments, and third-party reviews.
• Manage enterprise-wide security incident response, forensic analysis, and executive-level reporting.
• Guide the implementation and optimization of key security technologies (SIEM, SOAR, CNAPP, CSPM, WAF, SAST/DAST, etc.).
• Develop and maintain KPIs and executive dashboards to communicate cyber posture and operational effectiveness.
• Mentor and grow security leadership across functional domains to build a high-performing, scalable organization.
  
  

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing multiple security functions.
• Proven experience overseeing SOC, Application Security, Cloud Security, and/or GRC teams.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise security architecture, threat modeling, and secure software development.
• Deep familiarity with compliance frameworks such as NYDFS, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, DORA. NIST CSF.
• Experience in regulated environments (fintech/financial services preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and executive levels.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels in a fast-paced, global organization.
  
  

• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CCSP, OSCP, CISA.
• Experience reporting to boards, regulators, or external auditors.
• Prior experience as a Deputy CISO or senior operational security leader.