Director, Technology Risk and Controls

Salesforce

Director leading compliance automation and engineering-driven governance at Salesforce. Architecting scalable processes and recruiting technical teams to enhance risk control frameworks.

Posted 4/10/2026full-timeNew York City • Colorado, Illinois, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $197,300 - $313,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityJavaPythonSQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and lead the vision to systematically automate manual compliance workstreams, engineering scalable processes that align with enterprise risk priorities
Recruit and lead a specialized team of compliance engineers, establishing technical standards and an engineering culture required to modernize controls within the DET environment
Architect an end-to-end agentic ecosystem to autonomously manage the compliance lifecycle, transitioning from manual evidence collection to automated, "push-button" execution
Direct the design and delivery of automated workflows and real-time dashboards (Tableau) to provide leadership with data-driven visibility into control health
Partner with SOX teams and external auditors to ensure engineering solutions meet rigorous standards, driving formal audit reliance on automated evidence

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or comparable professional work experience
12+ years in GRC, Cybersecurity, or Software Engineering, with at least 5+ years of experience recruiting and leading high-performing technical teams
Proven ability to design enterprise-level automation tools and API integrations
Proficiency in Apex and/or Java, SQL, SOQL, and Python is required
Extensive experience evaluating security control effectiveness and translating complex data into technical requirements that satisfy SOX, PCI, and SOC2 standards
Track record of delivering real-time dashboards that transform raw system data into an executive "source of truth"
A creative, engineering-led approach to identifying high-impact automation opportunities that eliminate friction in manual processes
Familiarity with agentic frameworks to automate workflows and synthesize unstructured data across disparate systems.

Benefits

Comp & perks

time off programs
medical
dental
vision
mental health support
paid parental leave
life and disability insurance
401(k)
employee stock purchasing program

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Hard Skills & Tools

ApexJavaSQLSOQLPythonautomation toolsAPI integrationsreal-time dashboardsdata-driven visibilitysecurity control effectiveness

Soft Skills

leadershipteam recruitmentengineering culturecreative problem-solvingcommunication