Senior Trust Assurance Specialist

WebHosting; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and disability coverage

Job summary

DigiCert is seeking a Senior Trust Assurance Specialist to join the Trust Office. You will lead complex compliance and assurance activities, guiding cross-functional teams to ensure strong regulatory outcomes.

The role requires 6+ years in compliance, risk management, or audit, with deep knowledge of frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, WebTrust, and NIST. You will operate autonomously and influence audits and regulatory matters across Security, IT, Legal, and Operations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in compliance, risk management, or audit
• Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, WebTrust, and NIST
• Proven audit leadership and control design knowledge
• Strong communication and stakeholder influence

Responsibilities

• Lead external audits (SOC 2, WebTrust) planning and execution
• Provide SME guidance to teams
• Influence stakeholders on compliance decisions
• Oversee audit evidence and remediation
• Drive compliance program maturity

Skills

Audit leadership

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Regulatory frameworks

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law/Compliance/IS/CS

Tools

SOC 2

ISO 27001

WebTrust

NIST

Job description

Job Description

Who we are

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at www.digicert.com

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Trust Assurance Specialist to join the Trust Office team at DigiCert. This role is responsible for leading complex compliance and assurance activities, providing subject matter expertise across regulatory frameworks, and influencing stakeholders to ensure strong compliance outcomes. The successful candidate will have 6+ years of experience in compliance, risk management, or audit, with deep knowledge of relevant cybersecurity and regulatory frameworks. This individual will operate with a high degree of autonomy, acting as a key liaison for audits and regulatory matters. This role reports to the Head of Compliance and works closely with cross-functional teams across Security, IT, Legal, and Operations. This role drives consistency and alignment of compliance practices across the organization.

What you will do

• Leads complex compliance domains, audit engagements, or regulatory areas
• Provides subject matter expertise and guidance to team members
• Influences stakeholders and drives alignment on compliance and control decisions
• Operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability
• Audit & Assurance Leadership
  • Lead external, and customer audit engagements (e.g., SOC 2, WebTrust), including planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination
  • Act as a primary point of contact for auditors, ensuring effective communication and successful audit outcomes
  • Oversee audit evidence preparation, walkthroughs, and issue resolution
  • Ensure timely and effective remediation of audit findings
• Regulatory Compliance & Advisory
  • Interpret and apply regulatory and industry standards (e.g., WebTrust for CAs, ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2) across the organization
  • Ensure alignment between regulatory requirements, internal policies, and control design across the organization
  • Stay informed of emerging regulatory changes and assess their impact on DigiCert
• Control Design & Oversight
  • Lead the design, evaluation, and enhancement of controls to ensure effectiveness and alignment with regulatory requirements
  • Provide guidance on complex control issues and oversee control testing approaches
  • Identify systemic control gaps and drive remediation strategies
• Risk & Compliance Integration
  • Provide input into risk assessments and ensure alignment between compliance and risk management activities
  • Support integration of compliance requirements into broader risk frameworks
• Stakeholder Leadership
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Security, IT, Legal, HR, and Operations
  • Influence stakeholder decision-making to ensure effective and practical compliance outcomes
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to Analysts and Specialists
• Identify and drive improvements in compliance processes, tools, and reporting
• Contribute to the maturity and scalability of DigiCert’s compliance program

What you will have

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Compliance, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field
• 6+ years of experience in compliance, risk management, audit, or related roles
• Strong experience leading audits and working with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, WebTrust, and NIST
• Strong understanding of control design, evaluation, and regulatory interpretation
• Experience engaging with external auditors and regulatory bodies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders constructively
• High degree of ownership and accountability
• Life and disabilitycoverage

DigiCert is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. In compliance with applicable federal and state laws, DigiCert prohibits discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran’s status, status as a qualified person with a disability, or genetic information. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified person with disabilities, and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Compensation Transparency:

The annualized base salary range for this position is outlined below.

Each candidate’s compensation offer will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, job duties, business needs, and location. For roles that include additional compensation components, total compensation may include base pay, bonus, equity, or other incentives.

This role may also be eligible for benefits, which will be discussed during the hiring process. We are committed to fair and transparent pay practices and comply with all applicable pay transparency requirements. If you would like more information about compensation or benefits, we are happy to provide additional details during the hiring process.

For more information regarding our comprehensive benefits, see the benefits section.