Head of Risk & Security

Risk Management:

• Mature and execute Akoya’s enterprise risk management (ERM) framework.
• Develop and track key risk indicators (KRIs) aligned with business OKRs.
• Lead third-party risk management across fintech partners, vendors, and service providers.

Security & Cyber Operations Leadership:

• Lead day-to-day execution of Akoya’s cybersecurity program across product, infrastructure, and corporate environments.
• Operationalize secure-by-design principles across SDLC in partnership with Engineering.
• Oversee vulnerability management, penetration testing, red teaming, and incident response.

IT Governance & Internal Controls:

• Oversee corporate IT governance in partnership with the IT Systems Administrator (end-user security, device management, identity, remote access).
• Ensure strong IAM, endpoint protection, DLP, encryption, and secure collaboration tooling.
• Align IT and Security controls with remote-first operating model.