
Senior Manager – Government Compliance
Commvault
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $123,250 - $207,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own and lead the FedRAMP High authorization program, including initial authorization, continuous monitoring, annual assessments, and audits.
- Serve as the primary point of accountability for government compliance programs, ensuring readiness, accuracy, and timeliness.
- Coordinate cross-functional execution to meet government compliance requirements.
- Manage compliance roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risks, and remediation efforts.
- Oversee evidence collection, documentation management, policy updates, and audit support.
- Identify, assess, and lead implementation of additional government and sovereign compliance requirements as the business evolves, including U.S. and international frameworks (e.g., CMMC, StateRAMP, IRAP, and foreign government or sovereign cloud equivalents).
- Develop and deliver clear status reporting, metrics, and risk updates to senior leadership.
- Contribute to broader GRC initiatives, including control testing, remediation tracking, and continuous improvement of compliance processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience in government compliance, GRC, security compliance, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience managing a FedRAMP program, including authorization, continuous monitoring, and audits (FedRAMP High strongly preferred).
- Strong understanding of NIST-based frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53, NIST RMF) and their application in regulated government environments.
- Experience with additional government and sovereign compliance frameworks (e.g., CMMC, StateRAMP, IRAP).
- Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional compliance initiatives in a global cloud or SaaS environment.
- Experience working with 3PAOs, assessors, regulators, or government stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across technical, legal, and executive stakeholders.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, CISSP, CISM, or similar are a plus.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in regulated environments.
- Confident program owner with strong accountability and follow-through.
- Pragmatic and risk-aware, with the ability to balance compliance rigor with business needs.
- Collaborative leader who can drive outcomes without direct authority.
- Calm and credible in high-visibility, high-stakes regulatory engagements.
Benefits
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Employee Groups
- Generous benefits supporting your health, financial security, and work-life balance
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
FedRAMPNIST 800-53NIST RMFCMMCStateRAMPIRAPgovernment complianceGRCsecurity complianceaudit management
Soft Skills
communicationleadershiporganizationalcollaborationaccountabilityrisk managementdetail-orientedpragmaticproblem-solvingstakeholder engagement
Certifications
PMPCISSPCISM