Engineering Program Manager, Tech GRC

Stripe; United States; Hybrid; USD 193,600 - 290,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Wellness stipends

Job summary

A leading technology finance platform is seeking a seasoned compliance professional to enhance engineering governance and compliance processes. The role involves implementing technology controls, bridging the gap between compliance and engineering, and ensuring operational resilience. Candidates should have extensive experience in technical compliance, strong collaboration skills, and relevant certifications. The position offers a hybrid work model and competitive compensation, with an annual salary range of $193,600 to $290,400.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in technical compliance or similar roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical audit certification programs.
• Proven track record working with engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement baseline technology compliance controls.
• Work with cross-functional teams to automate compliance evidence collection.
• Conduct gap analysis for compliance certifications.

Skills

Technical compliance experience

Engineering collaboration

Automation mindset

Program leadership

Data-driven communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

CISA, CISSP, PCI-related certifications

Tools

Cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Compliance reporting tools

Job description

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the Team

The Technology Compliance team is dedicated to delivering excellence across Stripe’s compliance with global and industry-specific technology control regimes, such as PCI-DSS, SOC, and other international technology certifications. We are a team of specialist program managers to lead external audits of Stripe’s technology environment, design and improve technology controls, and support our many engineering and business partners in maintaining compliance with controls requirements. We are consultants to company leaders, partners to our external auditors, builders of risk-reducing controls and internal products, and effective executors of large programs that are integral to the trust our Users place in Stripe and that of our regulators and partners.

What you’ll do

In this role, your daily focus centers on bridging the gap between compliance requirements and high‑velocity engineering. You will own the implementation of baseline technology controls, work with cross‑functional teams to automate evidence collection, and contribute to the design of scalable governance and issue‑management processes. You’ll translate risk requirements into practical controls, track remediation progress, and continuously improve controls and workflows to support audit readiness and operational resilience. On any given day, you might be conducting a gap analysis for a new global compliance certification, prioritizing remediation tasks based on a data‑driven risk assessment, or translating complex ISO/SOC2 controls into actionable technical tickets for product engineers. As a program leader, you will serve as a strategic connector influencing senior stakeholders across infrastructure engineering to balance long‑term platform health with feature delivery. You’ll advise peers on secure / compliant architecture, drive decisions that maintain an always‑on audit posture, and ensure compliance is embedded in engineering roadmaps and delivery processes.

Responsibilities

• Deep technical compliance experience: demonstrable experience implementing and operating controls and audit programs (ISO, SOC, PCI, UK Cyber Essentials, privacy audits, or similar) in complex, distributed environments.
• Design and implement baseline technology controls, ensuring they are practical, scalable, and aligned with compliance and security requirements.
• Strong engineering collaboration: proven track record working with infrastructure, platform, SRE, and product engineering teams to deliver technical controls and automation.
• Tooling and automation mindset: experience building scalable tools, frameworks, or platforms that reduce manual evidence collection and audit testing overhead.
• Acquisition integration experience (preferred): experience assessing and integrating acquired products/systems into an enterprise compliance environment.
• Fintech or regulated industry background preferred: experience with financial reporting, payment platforms, or similarly regulated systems is strongly desired.
• Program leadership at scale: ability to lead cross‑organizational programs, influence senior engineers and executives, and drive consensus across competing priorities.
• Data‑driven communicator: strong analytical skills to prioritize risk and remediation, and the ability to present complex technical compliance concepts to auditors and executives.
• People leadership and mentorship: experience coaching peers and engineering partners on program delivery and compliance‑oriented engineering practices.
• Relevant education/certifications: degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or equivalent experience. Certifications such as CISA, CISSP, PCI‑related, ISO lead auditor, or other relevant credentials are a plus.

Minimum Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in technical compliance, security, or risk roles with direct responsibility for audit or certification delivery (ISO, SOC, PCI, UK Cyber Essentials, privacy audits, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience leading end‑to‑end technical audit certification programs, including scoping, control mapping, evidence collection, remediation, and auditor engagement.
• Proven track record working closely with infrastructure, platform, SRE, and product engineering teams to implement and operationalize controls.
• Hands‑on experience building or driving tooling/automation for evidence collection, testing, or compliance reporting.
• Strong program and project management skills with experience coordinating cross‑functional work streams and delivering on time against competing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting technical compliance status to auditors, engineers, and senior leadership.
• Solid analytical and risk‑prioritization skills to sequence remediation activities and make data‑driven decisions.
• Experience integrating acquired products or systems into an enterprise compliance posture (preferred).
• Relevant certifications such as CISA, CISSP, ISO Lead Auditor, PCI‑related certifications, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fintech or payments industry experience (preferred), including familiarity with regulatory expectations, payment platform architectures, and financial services risk models.
• Experience integrating acquired products or systems into an enterprise compliance posture.
• Proven ability to leverage a variety of tools to develop key metrics and broadcast program efficacy through data‑driven dashboards.
• Strong background in cloud and infrastructure technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization, and modern platform engineering practices.

Hybrid Work at Stripe

This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).

In‑Office Expectations

Office‑assigned Staff spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This balances bringing people together for in‑person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility around how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.

Working Remotely at Stripe

A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on‑sites, meet‑ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.

Pay and Benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $193,600-$290,400. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On‑Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.