Head of Product and Identity Security

ABOUT TIDE

At Tide, we help SMEs save time and money in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions, from invoicing to accounting.

Tide is transforming the small business banking market and now supports over 2 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France.

Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data driven decisions to serve our mission: to help SMEs save time and money so they can get back to doing what they love.

Tide facts

Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs

Over 2 million members across UK and India

Over $300 million raised in funding

Over 2,800 Tideans globally

Recognised with Great Place to Work certification three years in a row, and among India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance in 2026

We have offices in Central London, with a member support and technology centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, technology centres in Serbia, Romania, Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram, New Delhi, Berlin, Paris and Luxembourg

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Tide Security Engineering team is made up of three core areas: Product Security, Identity, and Threat Detection & Response.

Product Security (this role!) consists of application and cloud security experts. Their mission is to protect the products we build, covering everything from secure design reviews to threat modelling and penetration testing, ensuring security is embedded from the ground up.

Identity (this role!) is responsible for managing Tide's staff identity platform, ensuring that access to systems and infrastructure is secure, seamless, and aligned with modern security practices. The team uses strategies like zero trust, multi-factor authentication, and granular role-based access controls to safeguard our internal operations.

Threat Detection & Response focuses on protecting the company by building a robust detection and automation platform. We're proactive in our defence, constantly hacking ourselves to improve our security posture and staying ahead of emerging threats. Our goal is to make Tide resilient against the ever-evolving threat landscape.

While each area has its own focus, collaboration is key - it's why we share the same Slack channel and hold our standups together as one cohesive team, ensuring alignment and seamless communication across all security functions.

As the Head of Product and Identity Security, you'll own two of those three areas, reporting directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and operating as a peer to the Head of Threat Detection & Response. The remit spans application security, penetration testing, cloud security, artificial intelligence (AI) security, secure architecture, identity, and vulnerability operations. You'll lead a global team across the UK, Eastern Europe, and India, and you'll stay close to the technology: this is a player-manager role, where credibility is earned by doing the work as well as directing it. This is a real opportunity to make an impact and have senior influence on the cyber resilience strategy at Tide.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Head of Product and Identity Security you will

Defining the product and identity security strategy in conjunction with the CISO and operationalising it into a funded, sequenced roadmap that the team can execute against.

Leading, coaching, and growing a global team across the UK, Eastern Europe, and India; setting clear objectives; running regular 1:1s; and supporting career growth and progression.

Owning application security end-to-end, from secure design reviews and threat modelling through to secure coding standards, tooling, and remediation of findings.

Running the penetration testing programme across web, mobile and infrastructure, includ