Compliance Specialist
Airtable
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Job Description
About Airtable
Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes. More than 500,000 organizations, including 80% of the Fortune 100, rely on Airtable to transform how work gets done.
Join Our Team as a Compliance Specialist
Join Airtable as a Compliance Specialist and play a pivotal role in shaping and maintaining our compliance landscape. You’ll own, in conjunction with another Compliance Specialist, the end-to-end management of critical compliance programs—including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and TISAX—ensuring our controls are robust, audits are seamless, and customer trust is continually strengthened. This is a unique opportunity to drive impactful compliance initiatives in a high-growth SaaS environment, partnering cross-functionally to support ongoing GRC operations and customer security needs.
What You'll Do
- Own and operate compliance programs such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO27701, HIPAA, and TISAX, including successful completion and renewal of certifications.
- Lead and manage internal, external, and customer audits end-to-end, including direct engagement with auditors and evidence collection.
- Track, remediate, and validate 100% of audit findings within agreed SLAs, ensuring no findings on SOC2 and no NCFs on external audits.
- Drive cross-functional training and improve understanding of control requirements for stronger, more consistent implementation.
- Manage and scale customer trust initiatives, including timely completion of security questionnaires and customer audits.
- Establish and maintain a common control framework to streamline compliance efforts.
- Support ongoing GRC operations, including internal data governance and compliance reviews.
- Develop and report on compliance and customer trust metrics and performance indicators (KPIs).
- Develop, maintain, and enhance security and customer trust whitepapers.
Who You Are
- 4+ years of direct experience in owning and operating compliance programs in a high-growth or SaaS environment.
- Hands-on in managing customer, internal, and external audits, with direct auditor engagement and evidence collection.
- Proven track record in managing and scaling customer trust, including security questionnaires and customer audits.
- Big4 experience strongly preferred.
- Conducted end-to-end audits of SOC2, ISO27001, and ISO27701.
- Familiar with tools such as Crowdstrike, JAMF, RedCanary, GitHub, Airtable, and JupiterOne.
- Knowledgeable in HIPAA and TISAX compliance requirements.
- Skilled at establishing and maintaining a common control framework.
- Strong communicator and collaborator, able to drive cross-functional initiatives and training.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation awarded to successful candidates will vary based on their work location, relevant skills, and experience. Our total compensation package also includes the opportunity to receive benefits, restricted stock units, and may include incentive compensation. For work locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles, the base salary range for this role is $180,000 - $255,000 USD. For all other work locations (including remote), the base salary range for this role is $162,000 - $230,000 USD. Learn more about our comprehensive benefit offerings at Life at Airtable.
Key skills/competency
- Compliance Programs
- Audit Management
- GRC Operations
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
- HIPAA
- TISAX
- Customer Trust
- Control Frameworks
- SaaS Environment
How to Get Hired at Airtable
- Research Airtable's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Customize your resume for GRC: Highlight 4+ years in SaaS compliance, audit management (SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, TISAX), and customer trust initiatives.
- Showcase audit leadership: Prepare examples of successfully leading internal, external, and customer audits, including direct auditor engagement.
- Demonstrate cross-functional impact: Illustrate how you've driven training and improved control understanding across teams.
- Understand compliance frameworks: Be ready to discuss your expertise with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, TISAX, and common control frameworks.
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