Overview

At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies. A company that serves a huge number of customers, where team members grow to their full potential, functions at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency, creates value for shareowners at an extraordinary rate, and adheres to high ethical standards. We execute our strategy by acquiring a digital business with untapped potential, leveraging our platform to make it successful, and reinvesting proceeds to strengthen the platform and acquire new businesses. This combines an investor’s capital allocation mindset with the hands-on approach of an operator.

For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, working at Bending Spoons is an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and progress your career at an exceptionally high rate. That’s our promise to such a candidate.

Responsibilities

• Run security audits, identifying security loopholes and opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of security strategies.
• Perform internal vulnerability testing, uncovering weaknesses in the systems and implementing countermeasures to ensure data integrity.
• Identify company-wide security challenges. Design and implement solutions to strengthen protection and streamline security practices across IT and infrastructure areas.
• Collaborate closely with privacy experts to ensure robust privacy compliance strategies and translate regulations into technical implementations.
• Stay up to date with security trends and threats. Share knowledge with Spooners to ensure data protection best practices and foster a security-focused culture across the company.

Qualifications

• Reasoning ability. Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems. You think from first principles, structure your ideas sharply, resist biases, and pay attention to details that matter.
• Drive. You’re extremely ambitious, take initiative, and maintain a high standard of performance and accountability.
• Team spirit. You collaborate, support the best idea, contribute to the team, and are reliable and transparent.
• Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. Small, autonomous teams delivering results with top talent.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We hire individuals with outstanding potential and place them to thrive on major projects; Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges vary by location and experience; equity options are available; relocation tax benefits may apply in some cases.
• All. These. Benefits. Flexible hours, remote working, learning and training support, comprehensive health insurance, relocation package, parental support, and annual retreats.

Commitment & contract

Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time or part-time.

Location

Milan (Italy), London (UK) or remote.

The selection process

If you pass our screening, you’ll be asked to complete several tests designed to assess how you approach unfamiliar problems. The process may take several hours, followed by a series of interviews if you’re successful.

Equal opportunity

Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all applicants and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities—let us know through this form.