# Head of Security

Who we’re looking for: An experienced security leader who is as comfortable reviewing pen test results and SIEM output as briefing the board. You’ll have led the response to a major cyber incident and built security in a scaling, data-sensitive business, ideally in fintech or payments, and you can turn complex risks into clear, practical priorities. The challenge: Tillo is growing as a group, and our security needs to keep up. You’ll set and lead a group-wide security strategy, raising standards across our platforms, our cloud and our acquired businesses, and you’ll lead the response if a serious security incident happens Where you’ll work: This role will be based in Cape Town office 3 days per week, you’ll be part of our global team, collaborating with colleagues and serving customers across the UK, USA, Australia, South Africa, Italy and beyond. The Tillo Difference We're in the business of rewards and incentives, so we know a thing or two about the importance of giving back. We can't grow as a business without growing as individuals, so we are committed to providing a workplace where passionate, driven individuals can thrive. We value collaboration, trust, positivity, and a

- **Id**: 4280611
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/tillo-head-of-security>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cape Town, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T14:09:04Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T02:14:56Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10154
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Health insurance, Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Gift Cards & Loyalty Programs, Financial Software & Embedded Finance

## Company

- **Id**: 52227
- **Name**: Tillo
- **Domain**: tillo.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/tillo>
- **Size band**: 1-10
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Technologies

- **Cloudflare** — Optional: no
- **Crowdstrike** — Optional: no
- **ISO 27001** — Optional: no
- **OWASP Top 10** — Optional: no
- **SIEM** — Optional: no
- **GDPR** — Optional: yes
- **PCI DSS** — Optional: yes
- **SOC 2** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **South Africa** — Iso: ZA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T20:27:26Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 51
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T03:36:12Z

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