Sr. Information Security Governance Manager

What you will do

Security Governance and Compliance: Own and maintain Sonar’s security governance program and associated artifacts. This includes managing the ISO 27001 and SOC2 programs, implementing new compliance programs as needed, managing compliance artifacts in our GRC system (currently Vanta) and managing our security policies and standards.




AI Prompt Engineering: Develop and refine prompts and automated workflows using LLMs to automate governance tasks and keep internal security policies, control documentation, and governance artifacts accurate and up to date.




Security Initiative Leadership: Support assigned security initiatives, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with the broader InfoSec roadmap. Take part in critical, high-impact technical and strategic decisions, proactively influencing cross-functional teams to achieve ambitious objectives.




Coaching & Cross-Functional Quality: Coach and mentor team members and cross-functional colleagues on complex problem-solving, risk management methodologies, and security best practices. Take ownership of broader cross-functional execution and quality standards to raise the bar across the InfoSec program.

Experience and qualifications

Business-Aligned Security Mindset: You view security as an enabler. You are dedicated to building solutions that allow teams to move fast and innovate without compromising the safety of the organization or our users.

Extensive Multi-Domain InfoSec Expertise: Deep, extensive experience and knowledge across multiple security domains, examples include Cloud Security, GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), Identity & Access Management (IAM), or Application Security. You are considered a reference by teams and leaders in your areas of expertise.

AI Proficiency: Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools and develop complex prompts to solve non-linear security problems and automate repetitive governance tasks. Ability to establish best practices for AI-driven security workflows that others can adopt.

Strategic Security Documentation: Ability to draft sophisticated policy language, control descriptions, and executive-level reports that bridge the gap between technical reality and business risk. Able to communicate strategic matters effectively to varying and diverse audiences.

Technical Diplomacy & Strategic Communication: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, explain complex security requirements to non-technical peers in a way that fosters collaboration, and fully own complex problem resolution from communication through execution.

Autonomous Leadership & Organizational Acumen: Strong organizational skills to manage multiple high-stakes remediation projects simultaneously under broad objectives with minimal supervision. Ability to take part in critical, high-impact decisions, mitigate risk within the domain, and proactively influence cross-functional teams to achieve ambitious objectives and model best practices.

Additional comments

This role is based in Austin, TX. We are unable to consider candidates unwilling to be in Austin, but we are willing to relocate the right candidate.

Benefits

• Flexible comprehensive employee benefit package.
• We encourage usage of our robust time-off allocations. You will receive  25 days of PTO per calendar year (on a pro-rated basis depending on your employment start date), with additional time provided for sickness, life events and holidays.
• We offer an exciting 401(k) plan that has a 4% match.
• Generous discretionary Company Growth Bonus, paid annually.  
• Fully paid parking in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas.
• Global workforce with employees in 20+ countries representing 35+ unique nationalities.
• We have an annual kick-off somewhere in the world where we meet to build relationships and goals for the company.
• Monthly catered events, and team events.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion

At Sonar, we believe that our diversity is our strength. We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

If you need any accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]. 

All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date. 

Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered.