Risk and Compliance Lead

Replit; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Parental leave

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefits

Wellness stipend

In-office reimbursement

Team gatherings

Job summary

Replit is building a security GRC function to scale with an AI-native product. As Risk & Compliance lead, you will own certification programs (SOC 2, ISO 27001) end-to-end, manage risk registers, and oversee continuous compliance.

You’ll partner with Engineering and Legal to ensure controls are practical and auditable. You will drive audit readiness, control documentation like ISMS/SSPs, and collaborate with the GRC Engineer to automate evidence where possible, while aligning with GDPR

Qualifications

• 8+ years in security compliance, IT audit, or GRC roles with direct ownership of at least one SOC 2 and/or ISO 27001
• Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF and mapping controls
• Experience authoring or maintaining ISMS/SSP documents
• Experience with risk registers and remediation reporting
• Experience with GRC automation platforms and continuous control monitoring
• Experience working with external auditors end-to-end
• Ability to read technical control evidence and discuss systems with engineers
• Familiarity with GDPR/privacy fundamentals to assist legal teams

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end certification roadmap (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001) including scoping, gaps, remediation, audits
• Manage relationships with external auditors and audit calendars
• Own master security risk register with risk scoring and treatments
• Build continuous compliance monitoring reflecting real-time control status
• Maintain audit artifacts (ISMS, SSPs, control evidence)
• Run audits, readiness assessments, and track remediation to closure
• Support GDPR/privacy compliance with Legal/Privacy teams
• Collaborate with GRC Engineer on evidence collection and automation
• Report compliance posture and audit findings to security leadership

Skills

8+ years in security compliance

SOC 2 / ISO 27001 ownership

GRC automation

ISMS / SSP documentation

Auditing with external auditors

Privacy familiarity (GDPR)

Tools

Anecdotes

Vanta

Drata

Job description

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation.

About the role

Replit is building the security GRC function that will scale with an AI-native product. As the Risk & Compliance lead, you'll own our certification and audit program end to end: SOC 2, ISO 27001, and eventually ISO 42001 (AI management systems), while also owning the company's master security risk register and continuous compliance monitoring. You'll report to the Head of Security GRC, who retains overall accountability for the risk program, and work closely with Engineering to make sure controls hold up in practice, not just on paper.

What You'll Do

• Own the end-to-end certification roadmap (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and future frameworks like ISO 42001) including scoping, gap assessments, remediation, and audit execution
• Manage relationships with external auditors and drive the annual audit calendar so certifications renew without last-minute scrambles
• Own and maintain the company's master security risk register including risk identification, scoring methodology, treatment plans, and residual risk reporting
• Build and maintain continuous compliance monitoring so control status reflects real-time state rather than point-in-time snapshots
• Own the core audit artifacts that back every certification including ISMS documentation, Statements of Applicability, risk assessments, and potentially FedRAMP System Security Plans (SSPs)
• Run regular audits and readiness assessments, and track remediation of findings and control gaps to closure
• Support GDPR and broader privacy compliance alongside the Legal/Privacy team, without owning the legal interpretation of requirements
• Partner with the GRC Engineer to define what evidence collection and control monitoring should be automated versus manually reviewed
• Track and report on compliance posture and audit findings to security leadership

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years in security compliance, IT audit, or GRC roles, with direct ownership of at least one SOC 2 and/or ISO 27001 certification cycle
• Working knowledge of common frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF) and how to map controls across them
• Hands-on experience authoring or substantially maintaining an ISMS, SSP, or equivalent audit-facing documentation set and not just filling out a template
• Experience owning a formal risk register including risk identification, scoring methodology, treatment plans, and residual risk reporting to leadership
• Experience with GRC/compliance automation platforms (e.g., Anecdotes, Vanta, Drata, etc.) and continuous control monitoring
• Experience working directly with external auditors and managing an audit end to end
• Comfortable reading technical control evidence and having detailed conversations with engineers about how systems actually work
• Working familiarity with GDPR/privacy fundamentals sufficient to partner effectively with a legal team

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience scoping or pursuing ISO 42001 or other AI governance frameworks
• Familiarity with FedRAMP or other government compliance regimes
• Background in a developer tools, platform, or AI/ML product company
• Relevant certifications (CISA, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer)
• Experience standing up a compliance program from an early or pre-certification stage

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.

Full-Time Employee Benefits Include

• Competitive Salary & Equity
• 401(k) Program with a 4% match (US Only)
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
• Commuter Benefits (In-Office & US Only)
• Monthly Wellness Stipend
• Autonomous Work Environment
• In Office Set-Up Reimbursement (In-Office Only)
• Quarterly Team Gatherings
• In Office Amenities (In-Office Only)

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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.