Rajiv S.
Head of Information Security @Ben
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Information Security @Ben
London, GB
Leading security at a Series B benefits-tech/fintech platform (Atomico-backed,$48.5M raised) serving regulated enterprise clients across financial services, technology, aviation, and professional services - with sensitive employee benefits and payroll-adjacent data across 140+ countries. Reporting to executive leadership. Primary point of contact for all inbound security due diligence from enterprise clients, investors, and external assessors.• Revenue Acceleration: De-risked and accelerated six-figure ARR deals by an average of 4 weeks through direct engagement with buyer security teams. Built the customer-facing trust centre and own the security workstream for enterprise sales. Buyer evaluation frameworks encountered include SIG, CAIQ, Risk Ledger, SecurityScorecard, BitSight, and bespoke enterprise questionnaires• Compliance & Market Expansion: Led ISO 27001:2022 transition ahead of deadline. SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA readiness underway, sequenced against commercial pipeline - ISO 27001 for European enterprise, SOC 2 for US institutional, HIPAA for US health and benefits verticals• Infrastructure Security: Consolidated identity tooling 4:1, rolled out Zero Trust architecture across AWS and Azure, reduced standing privileged access by 91%. Led CIAM vendor evaluation across 10+ platforms after outgrowing Auth0 post-Okta acquisition• Incident Response: Own incident response end-to-end including board reporting, client notification, and regulatory coordination. Built IR capability from playbooks through to external forensics and legal relationships• Security Engineering: Embedded security into the SDLC through threat modelling, automated testing, and developer enablement - code reviews, clinics, and hands-on mentoring to shift security left without slowing delivery• AI Governance: Designed governance framework for secure GenAI adoption with technical guardrails and compliance controls. Scoped into ISO 27001 ISMS aligned to ISO 42001
EDUCATION
Bournemouth University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Forensic Computing & Security
University of Oxford
Master of Science - MS, Software & Systems Security
ABOUT RAJIV S.
I lead security at companies where the function has to enable growth, withstand scrutiny, and move fast.At a UK telecoms operator, I built the security program from zero and led it through acquisition by a major infrastructure fund, presenting directly to buyers, with no findings that impacted deal terms or timeline. I also served as primary regulatory liaison with NCSC and Ofcom during enactment of the Telecoms Security Act.Now at a Series B fintech platform serving regulated global enterprise clients, I use security as a sales lever, de-risking and accelerating six-figure ARR deals by an average of four weeks through direct engagement with buyer security teams in highly regulated industries.I think about security in commercial terms: what unlocks revenue, what survives diligence, what a board actually needs to understand, and where substance matters more than optics.My technical roots are in penetration testing and vulnerability research, with original findings covered by the BBC, TechCrunch, and The Register. I\'ve published peer-reviewed research, I\'m completing an MSc in Software & Systems Security at the University of Oxford and was a two-time National Cyber Awards finalist.Outside work, I mentor early-career security professionals and like like helping people break into the industry that gave me my start.
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