MongoDB · 8 hours ago
Director of Compliance
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$131K/yr - $257K/yr
15+ years expMongoDB is a leading database company empowering customers to innovate at the speed of the market. The Director of Compliance will lead the Security Compliance function, ensuring the organization delivers 'Security First' products and overseeing the implementation of compliance strategies.
Cloud ComputingDatabaseOpen SourceSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the enterprise Security Compliance function, aligning all activities with business priorities, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices
Establish a compliance strategy and roadmap that ensures operational maturity, scalability, and continuous improvement Drive accountability across business and technical leaders, ensuring compliance milestones and deliverables are met on time, with exceptional quality
Influence leaders across the organization on key Compliance related topics and drive necessary actions
Manage a team of 10 (managers and ICs) and provide ongoing coaching and support
Assist with various other projects within the Assurance, Risk and Governance team
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing compliance organization that operates with discipline, precision, and urgency
Develop structured workflows, templates, and reporting mechanisms to enhance transparency, efficiency, and repeatability of compliance operations
Direct all external audit and certification activities (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, HIPAA), ensuring accurate, complete, and timely delivery of evidence and reports
Serve as the single point of coordination between external auditors, certification assessors, and internal stakeholders
Lead end-to-end audit project management — from scoping and control mapping through fieldwork coordination and remediation tracking — ensuring zero delays and zero rework
Maintain an organized, centralized, and fully traceable repository of audit and compliance documentation that withstands external scrutiny
Identify process gaps early, drive remediation plans decisively to prevent recurrence through root cause management
Provide expert advice to teams to drive Compliance ahead
Assist with Policies when required
Create dashboards and reporting for leadership, enabling data-driven decision-making and oversight
Prepare and present reports to senior management and governance forums
Qualification
Required
15+ years in Information Security or Compliance, with at least 5 years in a leadership and people management role at a SaaS or Cloud technology company
Deep, hands-on experience with NIST 800-53, FedRAMP
Proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements (like 'ATO' or 'POAM') into clear, actionable engineering tasks for developers
Preferred
CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CRISC preferred
Benefits
Equity
Participation in the employee stock purchase program
Flexible paid time off
20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
Fertility and adoption assistance
401(k) plan
Mental health counseling
Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
Health benefits offerings
Company
MongoDB
MongoDB is a next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Chirantan Desai
President & CEO, MongoDB
Jim Scharf
Chief Technology Officer
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