Senior Director, GRC

San Francisco💼 Full-time💰 $236,000–$236,000🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead and scale an engineering-forward, automated, and AI-driven GRC Security organization to manage cyber risk, data governance, and product certifications for Okta's secure identity platform.

Role type

Senior Director, GRC (Strategy & Execution)

Builds

Automated GRC programs, AI governance frameworks, and continuous control monitoring systems

Domain

Cybersecurity, AI Governance, Enterprise Risk Management, Global Compliance

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

Executive leadership in Security GRC, AI/ML governance expertise, mastery of security frameworks, risk quantification, team scaling and mentorship

Preferred skills

Experience with generative and agentic AI security, knowledge of NIST AI RMF and EU AI Act

Technologies

NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, EU AI Act, SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS

Responsibilities

Drive AI-first transformation in GRC operations, operationalize AI risk frameworks, lead enterprise cyber risk management, ensure regulatory compliance, manage policy lifecycle, direct third-party risk governance, lead audit management and remediation

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership with hands-on execution

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