Carlos E. Barbosa
Senior Principal Application Security Head of Product Security Team Lead Principal Expert @Zalando
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Principal Application Security Head of Product Security Team Lead Principal Expert @Zalando
Berlin, DE
Built and led the Product Security organization (3 teams, 20+ FTEs) embedded in engineering business units.• Scaled security adoption across marketing, logistics, transactions, customer & partner platforms, directly influencing development for tens of millions of customers.• Collaborated with product & engineering leadership to align security with delivery goals, reducing release delays• Designed and rolled out risk assessment and risk management frameworks, standardizing secure reviews across 200+ projects• Positioned product security as a business enabler, integrating controls into agile workflows without slowing innovation
EDUCATION
Instituto Infnet
Bachelor's degree, IT Management
SKILLS
ABOUT CARLOS E. BARBOSA
I am a cybersecurity executive with 15+ years of experience building and scaling global security organizations at the intersection of business enablement, product development and strategic risk management.I have led cybersecurity strategy and execution across Fortune 500 enterprises (L’Oréal) and high-growth tech leaders (Zalando), building programs and teams from the ground up, embedding security into engineering workflows and shaping executive-level strategy across regions and products.Signature Achievements• Scaled Product Security at Zalando: 3 teams, 20+ professionals, securing products across transactions, infrastructure, logistics, marketing and customer and partners platforms• Drove security adoption at enterprise scale, influencing product development for 40M+ customers• Served as CISO for Brazil and Cybersecurity Manager for the Americas Zone at L’Oréal, embedding cloud and application security into digital transformation efforts across North and South America• Sponsored enterprise penetration testing, reducing critical vulnerabilities by 60% in first 18 months• Trusted board and C-suite advisor on cyber risk, GRC and investment strategyFocus Areas• Cybersecurity Strategy & Risk Management• CISO & Board Engagement• Building & Leading Security Organizations• Product & Application Security | Cloud & AI Security• Business Continuity, Incident Response & Threat Management• GRC & Regulatory Alignment (PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST CSF)I believe cybersecurity is most powerful when it accelerates growth, empowers innovation and protects trust.
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