Snowflake

Director of Enterprise Security Trust – Certifications & Audit

Snowflake

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $211,000 - $315,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

  • Lead strategy, execution, and maintenance of commercial security certifications (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS) and manage the entire certification lifecycle
  • Lead Public Sector team to drive acquisition and maintenance of public sector certifications and authorizations (e.g., FedRAMP, CMMC, DoD SRG)
  • Define and help execute a regulator-influencer strategy; engage with regulatory bodies, industry working groups, and standards organizations
  • Oversee all statutory security audits, coordinating with internal teams and external auditors, including financial and privacy audits
  • Build and maintain relationships with external audit firms; manage and optimize audit engagements and global delivery models
  • Co-develop, champion, implement and drive automation and AI strategies to streamline audit processes and reduce audit fatigue
  • Establish and drive certification and audit operations metrics; provide executive-level reporting and risk remediation
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of security professionals focused on certifications, audit, and compliance
  • Enable new markets and workloads and foster and maintain trust with Snowflake's global customer base
  • Report directly to the Senior Director of Security Trust

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in security governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) with a strong focus on security certifications and audit management
  • Proven track record of leading organizations through complex security certifications, compliance, and security governance (e.g., FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS)
  • Deep understanding of commercial and public sector security compliance frameworks and requirements
  • Experience engaging with and influencing regulatory bodies
  • Strong knowledge of audit methodologies and experience managing external audit relationships
  • Strong understanding of leveraging data and automation to deliver high efficiency and quality audits
  • Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams
  • Exceptional communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and presentation skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly growing environment
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
  • Relevant industry certifications such as CISM, CISA, CISSP, or equivalent are highly desirable
  • Experience with cloud security platforms and architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Strong program management skills, with experience managing complex, cross-functional security initiatives
  • Public speaking, publications or presentations on security certifications, audit, or compliance topics
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing Snowflake (or similar analytics and data platforms / tools) for data analysis, reporting, and dashboarding related to security compliance and audit metrics
  • Familiarity with data privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.