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Director - Governance, Risk and Compliance

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About Clear Street: 

Clear Street’s mission is to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market, through a unified platform built for speed, transparency and scale.

We give our clients the technology, tools, and service once reserved for the largest institutions, rebuilt with modern infrastructure. Our single, cloud-native, end-to-end capital markets platform powers investor growth today and is transforming how they can interact with markets tomorrow.
For more information, visit https://clearstreet.io.
About the Role

We are a fast-growing fintech company seeking a proactive and highly organized Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Manager to join our Security & Compliance team. This individual will play a key role in establishing, maturing, and maintaining our governance and risk management frameworks, ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory, customer, and industry requirements.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, capable of owning cross-functional initiatives, and comfortable operating in a dynamic startup environment.

Key ResponsibilitiesGovernance & Policy Management
  • Develop, maintain, and manage the company’s security and compliance policy framework.
  • Ensure policies are current, properly communicated, approved, and effectively implemented across the organization.
  • Oversee periodic reviews of all internal policies to ensure alignment with regulatory changes, industry best practices, and contractual obligations.
  • Educate teams on policy requirements and drive adherence across the organization.
Risk Management
  • Build, implement, and continuously refine the company’s cyber security risk management framework.
  • Lead risk identification, assessment, scoring, and periodic re-evaluations for technical and non-technical risks.
  • Maintain the corporate risk register.
Audit & Compliance
  • Manage all internal and external audits including SOC 2, ISO 27001, regulatory exams, and customer due-diligence requests.
  • Coordinate and prepare audit evidence, ensuring controls are well-designed and operating effectively.
  • Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors, security assessors, and regulatory bodies.
  • Track audit findings, remediation tasks, and ensure timely closure of identified gaps.
  • Oversee internal compliance testing and continuous monitoring activities.
Control Framework & Assurance
  • Maintain and improve the company’s control inventory aligned with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI, GDPR, etc.
  • Partner with engineering, IT, product, and business teams to ensure controls are implemented and validated.
  • Drive improvements to operational processes to strengthen our compliance posture.
QualificationsRequired
  • 7+ years of experience in GRC, security compliance, risk management, or related functions.
  • Strong understanding of common security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PCI-DSS).
  • Experience managing audits end-to-end.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain governance processes and cross-functional compliance programs.
  • Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Experience in technology, fintech, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
Preferred
  • Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment.
  • Familiarity with GRC platforms (e.g., Vanta, Drata, Tugboat, ServiceNow GRC).
  • Understanding of relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., GLBA, SOX, GDPR, PSD2, NYDFS 500).

We Offer:

The Base Salary Range for this role is $175,000 - $200,000. This range is representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. Where a candidate falls in this range will be based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. This range represents Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street's total compensation. The range stated does not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.

At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender-neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. As such, beginning on January 2, 2023, we are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.

Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse — in ideas, cultures, and experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

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