Technical Depth: Act as a technical subject matter expert for the GRC team. You will drive quality, technical depth, and operational efficiency in our security controls
Program Architecture: Own the technical vision for Replit’s GRC program, moving the team from manual workflows toward "Compliance-as-Code" and automated evidence collection
Thought Leadership: Champion a culture of security and privacy across the company, educating teams on why controls exist rather than just enforcing them
Engineering & Architecture: Partner with Architects and Engineering Leads to "bake in" compliance requirements early in the design phase. You will translate complex technical implementations into narratives that satisfy frameworks without slowing down development
Legal & Privacy: Work closely with Legal Counsel to interpret and implement requirements for Privacy (GDPR, CCPA) and emerging AI-specific regulations (e.g., EU AI Act)
Sales & GTM: Enable the Sales team by managing the Customer Trust Center and handling complex security questionnaires. You will serve as a subject matter expert in customer calls to build confidence with enterprise prospects
Auditor Relationships: Own and cultivate the primary relationship with external auditors. You will serve as the bridge between auditors and internal teams, ensuring requests are reasonable, clear, and relevant to our tech stack
Risk Register Operator: You will operate the Cybersecurity Risk Register. You will be responsible for identifying, quantifying, and tracking risks, distinguishing between theoretical compliance gaps and meaningful business risks
Framework Evolution: Manage and evolve our compliance posture across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and prepare the organization for future certifications in regulated markets (e.g., FedRAMP, ITAR, PCI, HIPAA)
Pragmatic Governance: Apply judgment to operate in "gray areas" when appropriate. You will prioritize issues that represent real security or business risk over "compliance theater."
Control Automation: Drive the shift from manual evidence collection to continuous monitoring. You will identify opportunities to automate audit work, ensuring GRC scales with the business
Third-Party Risk: Architect a scalable framework for assessing third-party vendors and AI model providers, ensuring our supply chain remains secure without creating administrative bottlenecks
Pragmatism: You distinguish between "checking a box" and reducing risk. You focus on outcomes over optics
Business Enablement: You understand that your role is to help Replit sell to the enterprise safely, supporting innovation through technical trust
Solutions-Oriented: You are collaborative and low-ego. You prefer fixing root causes and empowering teams through automation over manual bureaucracy
Clarity: You can take a complex regulation and explain exactly what it means for a specific engineering team in plain English
This is a full-time role that can be held from our Foster City, CA office. The role has an in-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds