Security and Compliance Manager

Semaphore Corporation

Security and Compliance Manager overseeing compliance and assurance at Semaphore. Ensuring audit readiness and maintaining security processes within a remote-first software company.

Posted 6/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇷🇸 SerbiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Semaphore's SOC 2 and ISO 27001 readiness, evidence collection, and audit coordination.
Keep policies, controls, procedures, and supporting documentation current and practical.
Track compliance gaps and coordinate follow-through with the right owners.
Handle customer security questionnaires, compliance requests, and vendor assessments with clear, reusable materials.
Maintain practical risk, vendor review, privacy, and DPA workflows so customer commitments and internal practices stay aligned.
Partner with Engineering and Infrastructure on technical control validation, penetration testing, access reviews, and cloud/on-prem governance.
Keep security and compliance processes lightweight, clear, and owned, including emerging governance needs around internal AI use.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Based in Serbia, with 3+ years of experience in IT compliance, information security, risk management, privacy, audit, operations, or a related role with real ownership and accountability.
Working knowledge of security, compliance, audit, or risk-management practices, with the ability to learn frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001 quickly.
Experience owning or coordinating an important process end-to-end, such as audit evidence, policies, risk tracking, vendor reviews, customer questionnaires, access reviews, internal controls, or cross-functional operations.
Strong written communication skills and the ability to make compliance topics clear to non-specialists.
Good judgment: you can distinguish between real risk, audit formality, and unnecessary process.
Ability to work independently in a remote company and keep many moving pieces organized.
Nice to Have: Direct experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, or enterprise software.
Familiarity with GDPR, DPAs, privacy operations, or customer assurance workflows.
Experience working with Engineering or Infrastructure teams on security controls.
Exposure to AI governance, third-party risk management, or security tooling, especially in companies adopting AI internally.
Relevant certifications such as Security+, ISO 27001, CISA, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/E, or similar.

Benefits

Comp & perks

The impact of working on a product that's competing in a global market.
Join a small team of around 30 full-time people who love what they do.
A healthy 40-hour work week, a friendly and supportive work environment.
Competitive salary.
Company retreats.
Space to learn continuously and choose the tools and equipment for your job.
Paid trips to conferences and books of your choice.
Interact with developers who use Semaphore and talk about the latest and greatest ways to develop and ship software.
Paid membership at a fitness club of your choice.

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Hard Skills & Tools

IT complianceinformation securityrisk managementauditoperationsSOC 2ISO 27001security controlsvendor reviewsaccess reviews

Soft Skills

strong written communicationgood judgmentorganizational skillsindependenceaccountability

Certifications

Security+ISO 27001CISACISSPCIPMCIPP/E