Compliance Manager

present of AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wafer is seeking a mid-level Finance & Legal professional in San Francisco to lead our compliance program hands-on, owning the SOC 2 Type II cycle, and responding to customer security reviews. You will collaborate with engineers and lawyers to translate requirements into repeatable processes and current documentation.

The role emphasizes clear writing, sound judgment, and the ability to distinguish implemented controls from plans, with the AI era shaping evidence gathering and policy upkeep.

Qualifications

• Own SOC 2 Type II audit from initiation to completion.
• Understand cloud infrastructure and access controls to discuss with engineers.
• Translate requirements into repeatable processes and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s compliance program hands-on.
• Oversee SOC 2 audit cycles and responses to customer security reviews.
• Maintain and update security policies and supporting documentation.

Skills

SOC 2 ownership

Cloud security controls

Cross-team coordination

Clear technical writing

Job description

Finance & Legal · San Francisco · FullTime · Mid level

This role asks someone to run the company's compliance program hands on, from owning the SOC 2 audit cycle to answering customer security reviews and keeping policies and documentation current. A strong candidate has personally carried a SOC 2 Type II audit through to completion, understands cloud infrastructure and access controls well enough to talk with engineers, and can turn requirements into processes that hold up. Clear writing and sound judgment matter, especially the ability to tell what is actually in place apart from what is only planned.

How it fits the AI era

AI tools can speed up evidence gathering, questionnaire drafting and policy upkeep, which frees time for the judgment calls that remain human. Deciding whether a control truly works, spotting gaps between claims and reality, and coordinating with engineers and lawyers still rest with the person in the role. The work shifts toward checking and improving what automated tools produce rather than assembling every document by hand.

How it builds AI experience

Working at an inference provider means learning how AI infrastructure is built and secured, including GPU environments and the data handling that surrounds them. The role builds skill in applying compliance controls to fast moving AI systems and in explaining those systems clearly to customers and auditors. That grounding is useful for anyone who wants to grow into security or compliance leadership in AI companies.

Worth showing

• SOC 2 Type II ownership
• Cloud security controls
• Cross team coordination
• Clear technical writing

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About Wafer

An AI inference provider that uses AI agents to tune GPU code, which it says lets open models run faster on AMD and Nvidia chips.