Director, Governance, Risk & Compliance

Company Description:

Anomali, headquartered in Silicon Valley, delivers the first Intelligence-Native Agentic SOC Platform — unifying a security data lake, the world's largest IOC repository, threat intelligence, and agentic AI into a single modern experience. The platform accelerates detection, investigation, and response, delivering earlier insights, faster action, and scalable modernization across any environment.

Whether augmenting existing tools or delivering complete SOC capabilities end-to-end, Anomali empowers security teams to operate faster, smarter, and with confidence.

Beyond Detecting. Start Deciding. Start Acting.

Learn more at www.anomali.com

Position Overview:

Anomali is scaling its compliance program to support an AI-native cybersecurity platform used by governments and enterprises worldwide. We're looking for a hands-on GRC leader who can own and drive our multi-jurisdiction certification portfolio — spanning U.S. federal (FedRAMP), global (ISO 27001, SOC 2), and regional cloud security frameworks (UAE DESC, Saudi Arabia NCA/CCC, Australia IRAP) — while building the scalable compliance infrastructure to support continued international expansion.

This is a builder role, not a maintainer role. You'll be the single point of accountability for keeping our certifications current, audit-ready, and strategically sequenced to unlock new markets and revenue.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Ownership & Strategy

Own the end-to-end GRC roadmap across FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, DESC (Dubai Electronic Security Center), Saudi NCA Cloud Cybersecurity Controls (CCC), Australia IRAP, and other regional cloud security/data residency frameworks as they arise

Prioritize and sequence certification efforts against GTM and revenue targets, in partnership with sales, product, and executive leadership

Serve as the primary liaison with assessors, auditors, and regulatory bodies (3PAOs, sponsoring agencies, in-country assessors)

FedRAMP

Manage ongoing FedRAMP authorization activities (ATO maintenance, continuous monitoring, SAR/POA&M remediation) in partnership with the 3PAO and sponsoring agency

Own documentation quality (SSP, SAR, POA&M) and escalation management when assessor deliverables fall short

ISO 27001

Maintain and evolve the ISMS, manage internal/external audit cycles, and drive continuous improvement of controls, risk assessments, and policy frameworks

SOC 2

Own SOC 2 Type II audit readiness and execution (Security, Availability, and Confidentiality trust services criteria) in partnership with the external audit firm

Manage evidence collection, control testing, and remediation of exceptions across annual audit cycles

Ensure alignment between SOC 2 controls and overlapping ISO 27001/FedRAMP requirements to avoid duplicated audit effort

Regional Cloud/Government Certifications

Drive DESC CSP certification for UAE market access. The CSP Security Standard is based on the following international standards, which the candidate should be conversant in:

ISO/IEC 27001:2013

ISO/IEC 27002:2013

ISO/IEC 27017:2015

ISR:2017 v.02

CSA Cloud Controls Matrix 3.0.1

Manage Saudi NCA compliance (ECC/CCC) in coordination with local partners

Own Australia IRAP assessment process and coordination with registered assessors

Monitor emerging regional requirements (e.g., additional Gulf, APAC, or EU frameworks) and advise on prioritization

Risk & Controls

Build and maintain a unified controls framework that maps overlapping requirements across all frameworks to avoid duplicated effort

Own enterprise risk register, vendor/third-party risk management, and remediation tracking

Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure security controls are designed in, not bolted on

Cross-Functional Leadership

Partner with internal cross-functional teams — IT, Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Engineering, and Product — to own and drive compliance outcomes end-to-end

Support customer/prospect due diligence (security questionnaires, audit requests, trust portal)

Partner with legal on regulatory obligations, data residency, and contractual compliance commitments

Report compliance posture and risk to executive leadership and board as needed

Qualifications

Required Skills/Experience:

8+ years in GRC, information security compliance, or related audit/assurance roles, with 3+ years in a leadership capacity

Direct, hands-on experience with FedRAMP (Moderate or High) as a CSP-side practitioner — not just advisory

Demonstrated ownership of ISO 27001 certification and ongoing ISMS management

Demonstrated ownership of SOC 2 Type II audits, from readiness through report delivery

Experience with at least one Middle East cloud security framework (DESC, Saudi NCA/CCC, or equivalent)

Familiarity with Australia IRAP assessment process

Strong working knowledge of cloud security architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP) and how controls map to technical implementation

Excellent stakeholder management — comfortable working directly with C-suite, auditors, and government sponsors

Exceptional written communication skills (SSPs, policies, board-level reporting)

For candidates residing within commutable distance of Redwood City, CA, this position will be hybrid. Remote candidates based in the US, will also be considered.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. The successful candidate must not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship to work in the US.

Preferred Qualifications

Certifications: CISSP, CISA, CISM, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer

Experience in a high-growth, venture-backed SaaS or cybersecurity company

Prior experience managing multiple concurrent certifications across regions

Experience with GRC tooling (Vanta, Drata, ServiceNow GRC, or similar)

What Success Looks Like

FedRAMP ATO maintained with zero material findings; audit cycles run predictably

ISO 27001 recertification and surveillance audits pass without major nonconformities

SOC 2 Type II report delivered annually with no material exceptions

DESC, Saudi CCC, and IRAP certifications achieved on committed timelines, unlocking regional deals

A documented, reusable controls framework that reduces redundant audit effort across all certifications

Compliance treated as a competitive differentiator in sales cycles, not a bottleneck