Technical Program Manager - Founder's Office

The Role:

This is a Founder's Office role embedded in EPD (Engineering, Product & Design). Roughly 6070% of the work is technical program management across EPD initiativestracking them closely and driving them to completionand 3040% is owning the GRC and audit program.

Because audits are calendar-driven, GRC peaks around certification cycles, leaving the rest of the year for broader program management across the organization. You'll work hand-in-hand with the Chief of Staff and the founding team.

What You'll Do:

• Drive and track initiatives across Engineering, Product & Design end-to-end.

• Run Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and maintain Linear hygiene.

• Manage roadmaps, dependencies, and timelines while surfacing status, risks, and blockers to leadership.

• Partner closely with the Chief of Staff and founding team to translate strategy into execution, drive cross-functional programs to completion, and provide leadership with clear visibility into progress and risks.

• Lead audits end-to-endincluding SOC 2 today, ISO 27001 and GDPR nextcovering scoping, control testing, evidence collection, auditor coordination, remediation, and building a continuous, risk-based compliance program.

• Maintain policies, risk registers, and control narratives.

• Map controls across SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, NIST CSF, GDPR, and emerging AI governance frameworks.

• Partner with engineering to implement practical controls across cloud infrastructure, SDLC, IAM, logging, monitoring, and incident response.

• Own security reviews, questionnaires, and trust documentation that help accelerate enterprise sales and partnerships with leading global customers.

• Establish the rituals, dashboards, and toolingincluding Linear for delivery and Vanta, Drata, or Secureframe for continuous complianceto ensure program delivery and compliance posture remain visible and scalable.

What It Takes:

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management within an Engineering/Product organization, including hands-on ownership of a compliance or audit program (SOC 2 or similar).

• 2+ years at one organization driving cross-functional EPD programs end-to-end and/or building a compliance program from the ground up with full ownership of outcomes.

• Strong experience running Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, and roadmap tracking using Linear (or Jira), with a proven ability to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives.

• Hands-on expertise in SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, with working knowledge of NIST CSF, GDPR, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, and continuous compliance platforms such as Vanta, Drata, or Secureframe.

• Experience partnering across Engineering, Product, and Design teams while acting as a trusted extension of the Founder's Office or Chief of Staff.

• Ability to build processes, frameworks, and operating mechanisms from the ground up in a fast-paced startup environment.

• Certifications such as CSM, PMP, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor are a plus.

Why Join Us?:

• High Impact: Work directly with the Founder's Office to drive strategic execution while building a strong compliance foundation for enterprise growth.

• Ownership: Take end-to-end responsibility for mission-critical programs and initiatives.

• Complex Challenges: Manage a portfolio of Engineering, Product, and Design programs alongside a multi-framework compliance roadmap on modern cloud and ML infrastructure.

• Growth: Learn from a high-caliber team while expanding into broader program leadership, Founder's Office responsibilities, or advanced GRC expertise.

• Culture: Open, collaborative, and values-driven environment with high autonomy.

• Benefits: Competitive salary, equity, hybrid work setup, premium healthcare, and additional employee benefits.