Security GRC Specialist - Scale Trust & Compliance

Rozgoo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Modal is seeking a hands-on Security GRC Specialist to own and scale our security and compliance programs while collaborating with engineering and product teams. This role helps build customer trust, enables sales, and ensures we meet evolving regulatory expectations without slowing innovation.

You'll drive audits end-to-end, translate compliance requirements into technical controls, and continuously improve automation across governance, risk, and compliance processes.

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years in security GRC, compliance, or related roles.
• Hands-on experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks.
• Experience supporting audits and customer-facing security conversations.
• Technical mindset; comfortable collaborating with engineers on cloud/infra/APIs.

Responsibilities

• Own and scale compliance programs (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR) and related security controls.
• Lead customer security responses, RFPs, and due diligence requests to enable trust.
• Collaborate with engineering to design practical security implementations.
• Run risk assessments and maintain lightweight, actionable policies and standards.
• Improve compliance workflows, evidence collection, and tooling.

Skills

Security GRC

Auditing

Regulatory compliance

Cloud security

Job description

Modal is seeking a hands-on Security GRC Specialist to own and scale our security and compliance programs while collaborating with engineering and product teams. This role helps build customer trust, enables sales, and ensures we meet evolving regulatory expectations without slowing innovation.

You'll drive audits end-to-end, translate compliance requirements into technical controls, and continuously improve automation across governance, risk, and compliance processes.