About the role
<p class="s-whitespace-pre-wrap s-break-words s-font-normal first:s-pt-0 last:s-pb-0" data-pm-slice="0 0 []"><strong>1. About Alma</strong></p> <p>At Alma, we believe sustainable commerce depends on fair, well‑balanced trade. Because finance plays a pivotal role in business, our mission is to put it back in its rightful place - serving merchants and consumers.</p> <p>Our installment and deferred payment solutions help merchants boost sales by 20% or more, increase customer loyalty, and deliver a seamless shopping experience - without encouraging bad debt.</p> <p>As the buy now pay later leader in France and active in 10 European countries, we’ve empowered over +24,000 merchants and 9 million consumers.</p> <p>With 380+ Almakers and €100M+ ARR, Alma is scaling rapidly across Europe—and we’re just getting started.</p> <p><strong>Alma is the company for you if are looking for:</strong></p> <p>Collective intelligence is the driving force behind Alma: we are looking for open-minded, curious, and ambitious people who want to actively participate in this exponential growth.</p> <p>To continue to deliver an optimal purchasing experience and absolute ease of use, all teams at Alma (Tech, Product, Sales, Operations, Data, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and People) will strengthen their members to maintain the highest standards of quality and trust while pushing these innovations at Alma’s pace.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="s-whitespace-pre-wrap s-break-words s-font-normal first:s-pt-0 last:s-pb-0" data-pm-slice="0 0 []"><strong>2. About the job</strong></p> <p class="s-whitespace-pre-wrap s-break-words s-font-normal first:s-pt-0 last:s-pb-0">Alma is a licensed payment institution (ACPR-approved), processing millions of transactions across France and Europe. The regulatory environment has materially tightened: DORA entered into force in January 2025, NIS 2 is now transposed in France, and ACPR oversight is intensifying.</p> <p class="s-whitespace-pre-wrap s-break-words s-font-normal first:s-pt-0 last:s-pb-0">To meet this moment, Barbara Goubert joined Alma in early 2026 as Head of IT &amp; Security / CISO, and is actively building and structuring the IT &amp; Security function. The team currently counts 6 people, with profiles covering infrastructure, security operations, and IT.</p> <p class="s-whitespace-pre-wrap s-break-words s-font-normal first:s-pt-0 last:s-pb-0">This role is a genuine opportunity to build something meaningful. We're looking for a confirmed GRC Specialist to own and drive Alma's information security governance, risk management, and compliance program. If you have solid Governance, Risk and Compliance foundations, and if you are looking for an environmen