GRC Manager

Candidate; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive equity

US medical/dental/vision (100%)

Flexible PTO including Winter Break

Paid parental leave

Fertility and family-building stipend

401(k) matching

ML startup exposure

Job summary

Baseten is seeking an experienced GRC Manager to lead security governance, risk, and privacy programs. You will partner with Engineering, Product, Security, and Legal to define compliance requirements and drive implementation from scoping to validation.

You’ll manage audits, third-party risk, and customer assurance while maturing Baseten’s program in a fast-growing SaaS environment. This role emphasizes collaboration, policy development, and ongoing security training.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in GRC, security compliance, or information security roles in SaaS/cloud environments.
• Experience leading compliance audits and certification programs end-to-end.
• Proven ability to translate regulatory and customer requirements into product controls.

Responsibilities

• Translate regulatory, framework, and customer requirements into product requirements and controls.
• Design and maintain security governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Lead risk assessment program across the company; identify, track, mitigate risks.
• Support SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701, HIPAA, FedRAMP audits and certifications.
• Coordinate vendor security assessments and third-party risk management.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Security, and Legal to embed compliance in day-to-day processes.
• Support customer security questionnaires and due diligence requests.
• Deliver security and compliance training across the company.

Skills

GRC/InfoSec

Product compliance

Executive collaboration

Regulatory understanding

Risk assessment

Education

BS in CS/CE/MIS

Tools

Vanta

Drata

Secureframe

Anecdotes

Job description

ABOUT BASETEN

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world’s most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma, and Writer. By uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling, we enable companies operating at the frontier of AI to bring cutting-edge models into production. We’re growing quickly and recently raised our $1.5B Series F, led by Altimeter Capital, Conviction Partners, and Spark Capital. Join us and help build the platform engineers turn to ship AI products.

THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) Manager to build, support, and continuously enhance Baseten’s security governance, compliance, and privacy programs. As one of the early members of our security organization, you will play a key role in ensuring our platform meets and exceeds the highest standards for privacy, trust, and regulatory compliance.

You’ll work closely with Engineering, Product, Security, and Legal to define compliance requirements, assess platform capabilities, and drive implementation from initial scoping through validation. You will also lead customer assurance efforts, helping customers understand our security architecture and compliance posture while bringing their requirements back into product planning.

Alongside this product focus, you’ll contribute to Baseten’s broader GRC program, including governance, risk management, audits, vendor assessments, and security awareness.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Product Compliance: Translate regulatory, framework, and customer requirements into clear product requirements and technical controls, partnering with Engineering and Product to build compliance into platform design and development.

• Governance & Policy Development: Design, implement, and maintain security governance frameworks, policies, and procedures that align with Baseten’s risk posture and industry best practices.

• Risk Management: Build and manage the company-wide risk assessment program, identifying, tracking, and mitigating key security and compliance risks.

• Compliance Operations: Support efforts to achieve and maintain compliance with SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701, HIPAA, FedRAMP and other applicable standards and regulations.

• Audit & Certification Management: Coordinate external audits and certification processes, ensuring evidence collection, control validation, and remediation plans are executed efficiently.

• Third-Party Risk Management: Oversee vendor security assessments and ensure third-party providers meet Baseten’s security and compliance standards.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering, Product, and Operations teams to embed compliance and risk management into day-to-day operations and technical processes.

• Customer Trust & Assurance: Support customer security questionnaires, due diligence efforts, and documentation requests from prospective and existing clients.

• Training & Awareness: Develop and deliver security and compliance training to ensure company-wide understanding of key policies and responsibilities.

• Continuous Improvement: Stay current on evolving regulatory requirements and lead initiatives to mature our compliance and risk management programs.

REQUIREMENTS

• BS Degree in CS, CE, MIS or equivalent field

• 5+ years of experience in GRC, Security Compliance, or Information Security roles, ideally in a SaaS or cloud-native environment.

• Strong understanding of security frameworks and standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR.

• Proven track record managing compliance audits and certification programs end-to-end.

• Experience working directly with leaders and executives within Enterprise organizations

• Experience working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders to implement compliance and security controls.

• Proven experience driving product compliance by translating regulatory and customer requirements into actionable product controls with Engineering and Product

• Experience defining project requirements and driving implementation by translating compliance objectives into clear deliverables, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and managing execution through completion.

• Experience responding to customer security questionnaires and leading customer security interviews, with the ability to clearly communicate security controls, compliance posture, and risk management practices to technical and nontechnical audiences.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment while maintaining structure and process discipline.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with cloud security compliance in AWS or GCP environments.

• Hands-on experience using GRC tools (e.g., Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, Anecdotes).

• Understanding of AI/ML security considerations, data privacy, and model governance.

• Previous experience building and implementing security controls in an early-stage or rapidly growing startup.

• Relevant certifications (e.g., CISA, CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer).

BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity

• (U.S. only) 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents

• Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day!)

• Paid parental leave

• Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot

• (U.S. only) Company-facilitated 401(k)

• Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.

At Baseten, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, where applicable).