APAC Security GRC Lead

About the team + role

We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.

The Security and Technology Risk team’s mission is to protect Robinhood’s platforms, customer data, and financial systems while meeting regulatory expectations in every market we operate. In Singapore, this team plays a critical role in maintaining compliance with Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) requirements while ensuring systems remain secure, resilient, and reliable. The team partners closely with global Security, Privacy, Engineering, Legal, Risk, and Compliance teams to align local regulatory needs with global frameworks. You will help shape how security and technology risk are managed in a regulated brokerage environment!

As the APAC Security GRC Lead, you will lead the information security, cyber resilience, and technology risk management program for Robinhood Singapore. You will design and maintain a security and technology risk framework aligned with MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines and broader regulatory expectations. As a key member of our global security office, you will work closely with enterprise teams to integrate local regulatory requirements into enterprise-wide controls, while serving as the primary contact for regulatory engagement in Singapore. This role directly influences the security, availability, and integrity of brokerage platforms, client data, and trading infrastructure.

This role is based in our Singapore office, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

What you’ll do

• You own and maintain the security and technology risk framework across infrastructure, applications, cloud, trading systems, and third-party services


• You advise management and risk committees using clear reporting on risk indicators, incidents, vulnerabilities, and remediation progress


• You lead compliance with MAS technology risk requirements by translating regulations into controls, monitoring, testing, and audit-ready evidence


• You oversee related cyber incident response processes, including detection, containment, recovery, and post-incident analysis


• You evaluate third-party and outsourcing risk, including vendor controls, contractual obligations, and ongoing risk monitoring


• Support after hours emergency incidents as needed.

What you bring

• You have 8+ years of experience in information security, cyber risk, or technology risk within financial services


• You have experience working in a MAS-regulated financial institution such as a brokerage, bank, payments firm, or wealth platform


• You understand MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines and can apply them to real-world systems and controls


• You have experience supporting regulatory reviews, inspections, or formal requests from supervisory authorities


• You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with teams across different regions and time zones

What we offer

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career


• Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership


• Top tier benefits to fuel your work, including supplemental health insurance, ancillary insurance, and mental health support programs


• Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible employer-paid benefits spending account expenses beyond traditional benefits such as wellness, childcare, learning, and more.


• Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, paid volunteer time off, parental leave, and more!


• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.


• Monthly commuter stipend to help offset in-office commuting costs