Nova Credit is a credit infrastructure and analytics company that enables businesses to grow responsibly by harnessing alternative credit data. Backed by General Catalyst, Index and Kleiner Perkins.
About the role
As Nova Credit’s Information Security Lead, you will be a hands-on, all-rounder security practitioner at the heart of our InfoSec function. You will partner closely with the Director of Information Security to mature our security program, moving fluidly between deep-in-the-weeds technical work (configuring tooling, hardening systems, investigating alerts, automating controls) and the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) work that earns us the trust of some of the world’s largest financial institutions... Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Hands-on technical depth : Comfortable configuring and operating modern security tooling such asEDR, MDM, SSO/IAM, DLP, and cloud security tooling. Knowledge of Jamf, SentinelOne, Okta are a plus
- Cloud security : Working knowledge of AWS security, IAM, networking, KMS, logging, and common misconfiguration risks. You can reason about real architecture and point out where the risks are
- Foundational concepts : Solid grasp of networking, identity, cryptography, secure SDLC, and web application security. You don’t need to be an offensive security specialist, but you should know how attackers think
- GRC / audit fluency : Direct experience with SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 are a plus
- Communication : You can explain a technical risk to engineering team members, write a clean policy, and disagree productively with an Engineering lead in the same week
- All-rounder mindset : You are equally willing to dig into a misconfigured IAM policy and fill out a 200-question bank questionnaire. You don’t silo the work into “technical” and “non-technical.”
More about this role
Nova Credit is a credit infrastructure and analytics company that enables businesses to grow responsibly by harnessing alternative credit data. The company leverages its unique data infrastructure, industry-leading analytics & FCRA-compliance to help lenders fill in the gaps that exist in traditional credit analytics. Nova Credit provides access to the fragmented universe of consumer financial data and transforms it into compliant, actionable risk analytics through a suite of solutions designed to increase conversion through expanded coverage, speed, and reliability. Nova Credit supports over 7,000 businesses including organizations such as HSBC, SoFi, Scotiabank, AppFolio, and Yardi, who work with Nova Credit to make smarter credit decisions through cash flow underwriting with Cash Atlas™, quickly and accurately verify income with Income Navigator, verify income and assets with Eligibility Compass, and reach new-to-country consumers with Credit Passport®. We were named in Forbes’ Fintech 50 in 2025 and Built In’s Best Places to Work, 2025 .
As Nova Credit’s Information Security Lead, you will be a hands-on, all-rounder security practitioner at the heart of our InfoSec function....
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