Staff GRC Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff GRC Engineer (AI): Leading the maturity of governance, risk, and compliance programs within a cloud-native environment with an accent on automation, data security, and AI governance. Focus on building continuous control monitoring, implementing policy-as-code, and driving operational quality across engineering and business systems.

Location: Must be based in the US (Remote or Hybrid in Boston, MA).

Compensation: $165,000–$210,000 annually.

Company

A leading food tech platform for workplaces, providing scalable meal solutions and restaurant management tools.

What you will do

• Design and maintain an auditable control framework tailored to SaaS and cloud environments.
• Define and implement AI Governance strategies across Legal, Data, and Engineering domains.
• Automate control testing, evidence collection, and validation workflows using technical approaches.
• Partner with audit stakeholders to manage SOX, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS compliance requirements.
• Mature data security policies, including classification, access patterns, and retention standards.
• Drive operational improvements by mentoring teams and implementing agentic workflows for GRC tasks.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in security GRC, compliance, or risk management in SaaS/cloud-native environments.
• Strong expertise in frameworks like ISO-27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS.
• Proven ability to automate compliance programs using scripting, APIs, or platform configuration.
• Experience with Policy-as-Code (Terraform) and secure cloud configurations (AWS).
• Familiarity with governing AI/Agentic systems and business processing.
• Must be authorized to work in the US (no visa sponsorship provided).

Nice to have

• Experience scaling unified control frameworks across multiple compliance standards.
• Background in continuous control monitoring and GRC platform evidence tooling.
• Practical experience translating AI governance into technical guardrails.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote-hybrid work policy with an office in Boston.
• Comprehensive benefits including 401K with match, health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous time off including 12 paid holidays and flexible PTO.
• Support for mental health, family planning, and long-term disability.
• Employee meal program and stock options.