Cybersecurity Manager — Nium Brazil

Nium provides global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments. We were founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. Our platform enables banks, fintechs, and global businesses to move money instantly, everywhere.

Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with offices in 14 markets worldwide, we are entering one of the most exciting chapters in our journey. In March 2026, we delivered the largest month in our 11-year history with record revenue, record volumes, and EBITDA profitability. Today, Nium moves nearly $60B in payments annually, almost entirely for enterprises, while continuing to strengthen an already healthy balance sheet.

It is an incredible time to join us, and we are only just getting started.

Our payout network spans 190+ countries and 100 currencies, with 100 + corridors in real time. We power seamless transfers to accounts, wallets, and cards, support local collections in 35 markets, and as a principal card issuer on Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and UATP, Nium issues over 50 million card tokens every year. Backed by regulatory licenses in 40+ markets, we make it simple for our partners to onboard, integrate, and scale globally. This scale and innovation have earned us recognition as one of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025, winner of Best Cross-Border Payments Solution at the PayTech Awards, and inclusion in FXC Intelligence’s Top 100 Cross-Border Payments Companies list.

In 2024, we raised US$50 million in Series E funding at a US$1.4 billion valuation to accelerate network expansion, product innovation, and talent growth. With the B2B payments market projected to hit US$175 trillion by 2030, Nium offers ambitious builders the chance to shape the future of global money movement with the scale of a leader and the energy of a high-growth company.

With a growing presence in Latin America, Nium Brazil is at the forefront of transforming how businesses and consumers transact in one of the world’s most dynamic fintech markets. Our Brazil operations are fully regulated and committed to delivering secure, compliant, and innovative payment experiences.

Role Overview

Nium Brazil is seeking a Cybersecurity Manager to own the organisation’s cybersecurity compliance obligations under Resolution BCB 85/2021 and act as the primary point of accountability for cyber risk in Brazil. Reporting to the Country Manager with a dotted reporting line to the Group CISO, this role sits at the intersection of local regulatory compliance and hands-on security operations in a fast-growing, regulated payment institution.

This is an opportunity for a cybersecurity professional to step into a high-impact, visible role with broad cross-functional exposure — shaping how Nium Brazil manages cyber risk as the business scales.

NOTE: When applying, please provide a CV in English.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance & Governance

• Ensure the Group’s cybersecurity policy remains fully aligned with BCB Resolution 85/2021 and any subsequent regulatory updates.
• Act as the designated local lead for all BCB cybersecurity obligations, coordinating with Group security teams to meet local requirements.
• Produce regular management reporting on the organisation’s cybersecurity posture, open risks, and any incidents.
• Track regulatory changes to cybersecurity requirements and lead the assessment and implementation of any operational or process impacts.

Access Controls & System Security

• Enforce local access controls across critical systems, ensuring user permissions are regularly reviewed and appropriately restricted.
• Oversee identity and access management for Brazil-based users and systems, working with Group IT to align with global standards.
• Manage privileged access reviews and ensure segregation of duties is maintained across key operational functions.

Incident Response & Threat Management

• Act as first responder to local cybersecurity incidents — logging, triaging, escalating, and reporting within required regulatory timeframes.
• Maintain and regularly test Brazil’s incident response and business continuity procedures in line with BCB guidance.
• Coordinate vulnerability assessments and penetration testing programmes with the Group technology team, tracking remediation to closure.
• Monitor threat intelligence relevant to the Brazilian payments landscape and proactively brief senior leadership on emerging risks.

Third-Party & Vendor Risk

• Manage third-party and vendor cybersecurity risk, ensuring external partners and service providers meet Nium’s security standards and BCB requirements.
• Conduct or oversee cybersecurity due diligence for new vendor onboarding and periodic reviews of existing suppliers.
• Maintain a register of critical third-party relationships and their associated cyber risk profiles.

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in a cybersecurity, information security, or technology risk role within a regulated financial institution or payment institution.
• Demonstrable knowledge of BCB Resolution 85/2021 and related cybersecurity regulatory requirements in Brazil.
• Hands-on experience with incident response, access management, vulnerability management, and third-party risk.
• Experience operating as a first line of defence in a regulated environment.

Skills & Knowledge

• Fluency in Portuguese and English.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and controls relevant to financial services (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST).
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, operational controls.
• Confident working cross-functionally with technology, operations, legal, and product teams.
• Familiarity with LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados) obligations in a financial services context.

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory environment.
• A self-starter who can take ownership of obligations and drive them to resolution.
• A collaborative team player who can influence without authority.
• Strong communicator, able to present technical risk topics clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

What we offer at Nium We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work. We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office). We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend. We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more! We Thrive with Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.