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Head of Security


Company : Prezzee


Location : Melbourne, Victoria


Created : 2025-12-20


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Prezzee is a global leader in digital gifting and payments, having sold over 140 million gift cards through partnerships with more than 1,500 brands and serving over 6 million customers worldwide. Our mission is to change lives through the power of givingleveraging borderless payment technology and innovative digital solutions to help people connect and create memorable moments that truly matter.As our Head of Security, youll play a critical role in protecting the trust our customers, partners, and teams place in us every day. Reporting to the CTO and as a member of the IT Leadership Team, youll lead the evolution of Prezzees security, privacy, and compliance maturityembedding securityfirst thinking across the organisation while delivering practical, commercial outcomes that enable growth.This role blends strategic leadership with handson impact, spanning policy and governance, technology uplift, and daytoday security operations. Your work will directly support Prezzees growth ambitions and position us as a market leader in information security and privacy.What Youll DoLead Our Security StrategyOwn and deliver a clear, ongoing security roadmap aligned to Prezzees risk appetite, business priorities, and growth plans.Continuously uplift our administrative, technical, and procedural security posture across the business.Stay ahead of emerging threats and evolving standards, ensuring Prezzee remains proactive rather than reactive.Build a SecurityFirst CultureAct as the Security Champion across all teams and locations, embedding security awareness into how we work every day.Partner closely with engineering, product, IT, and the wider business to ensure security is at the forefront of design.Manage and mentor a small, highperforming security team, driving engagement and alignment with Prezzees purpose.Governance, Risk & ComplianceMaintain and expand compliance with frameworks and certifications including PCI, ISO:27001, Cyber Essentials+, ISO:42001 and others as required.Chair and manage the ISMS Committee, ensuring stakeholders have clear visibility of risks, controls, and progress.Lead thirdparty and vendor security due diligence across tools, partners, and workplace technology.Operational Security & Incident ManagementOversee vulnerability management, penetration testing outcomes, and remediation within agreed SLAs.Coordinate security incident prevention, detection, and response across internal teams, MSPs, and partners.Create, maintain, and regularly test cyber security response plans and supporting playbooks.Tools, Technology & AI GovernanceSelect, implement, and manage core security tools including WAF, bot detection, PAM, code scanning, and compliance platforms.Establish and manage an AI security governance model that safely supports workplace enablement and customer experience innovation.Ensure AWS environments and system architectures align with security best practices.Partner with the BusinessSupport Sales and GTM teams with customer security questionnaires, audits, and frontline security engagement.Balance strong security outcomes with a pragmatic, commercial mindset that enables business velocity.What Youll BringA degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.5+ years experience in a senior cyber security role, ideally within a systems development or technologyled environment.Strong understanding of AWS technologies and modern cloud architecture models.Proven experience delivering strategic security programs, including policy development, risk management, BCP/DR testing, thirdparty risk, and enduser device security.Handson experience triaging, investigating, and resolving security and operational incidents within SLAs.Deep knowledge of modern cyber security principles, threat landscapes, threat intelligence, and remediation techniques.Experience coordinating outcomes across internal teams, external vendors, auditors, and security partners.A collaborative, businessminded approach with the confidence to influence at leadership level.Why Join Us?Join us at Prezzee, where we dont just work we innovate, collaborate, and shape the future of digital giving. As part of our dynamic team, youll contribute to a global companys growth while enjoying a flexible, supportive, and inclusive work environment. We offer:Prezzeeversary Leave Extra day of annual leave for each year youre with us.BirthYay Leave Celebrate you with a paid day off during your birthday month.Novated Car Leasing A taxsmart way to bundle and pay for your car and running costs.ClassPass Membership Fully covered monthly credits for fitness, wellness, and beauty.Office Allowance Onetime payment to upgrade your office setup.Flexible Work Perks Flex your hours, take Culture Swap Days, and work from anywhere for 30 days a year.Prezzee Staff Discounts Exclusive deals on Prezzee gift cards just for being part of the team.Wellbeing Support Access to mental, social, financial, and physical wellbeing support via Telus.Learning & Development Grow your career with LinkedIn Learning, job shadowing, industry programs, and our Lunch & Learn sessions.Employee Resource Groups Be an advocate or ally and foster belonging through groups like EmpowHer and Pride.Parental Leave 12 weeks for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers.Prezzee has been recognized as Foundrys Computerworld 2024 & 2025 Best Places to Work in IT. We value diversity, collaboration, and innovation in everything we do. Join a global team united by the core values: Give openness, Give greatness, Give magic, and Give a damn.Prezzee is an Equal Opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is the key to building the best products for our customers, team culture, and growing our global business. Our diversity mission is for our people to be their most authentic selves, to inspire, innovate and celebrate within a culture of belonging. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.We are looking for people to help create human connections, make magic and shape the future of gifting so even if you dont think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes, wed still love to hear from you! Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application and recruitment process. We also encourage you to let us know of your pronouns at any point of the process. #J-18808-Ljbffr