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Director, Technical Risk & Compliance
Director, Technical Risk & Compliance-March 2024
Sunnyvale
Mar 28, 2026
About Director, Technical Risk & Compliance

  Description

  LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, connecting professionals globally and creating economic opportunities for every member of the workforce. Our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance is crucial to building trust with our members and partners.

  Join us to transform the way the world works.

  At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.

  We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Engineering to lead the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team within the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at LinkedIn. As a key player in our security strategy, you will drive the development and implementation of robust compliance programs, ensuring the security and integrity of our systems and data.

  Navigate the complexity of a large tech company GRC, further integrating control, compliance, and risk management into a seamless function.

  Build strong relationships across the organization and communicate effectively at the executive level with LinkedIn and Microsoft stakeholders.

  Maintain compliance and lead audits for customer-facing and internal functions.

  Address complex challenges related to audits, risk management, 3rd party risk, supplier risk, vendor risk, and customer security programs.

  The GRC team is currently well-established with mature leadership. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Director of Engineering to join us and elevate our compliance efforts. You will be leading a team of approximately 40 professionals.

  Key Partners: Global compliance team. GRC team at Microsoft. Collaboration with various compliance and control owners internally. Partnering with GTM.

  Join us in shaping the future of security and compliance at LinkedIn. Apply now to be part of our dynamic team and drive innovation!

  Responsibilities:

  Successfully maintain compliance and manage multiple audit regimes annually, including PCI, ISO, SOC2, and others.

  Evolve security policy governance and drive development and adoption of security policies, standards, and the common control framework.

  Further mature risk management by improving the risk exception framework, developing internal risk reporting and dashboards for key stakeholders, and establishing clear communication channels for executive teams and peers.

  Operationalize business continuity and resilience (BC&R) programs across all of LinkedIn.

  Utilize an engineering mindset to optimize GRC and Third-Party Security processes to meet SLAs at LinkedIn’s scale.

  Basic Qualifications:

  Background in compliance frameworks such as PCI, SOC2, and ISO.​

  Experience leading GRC teams at similar scale and size of LinkedIn​

  10+ years of experience specializing in information security & risk governance frameworks and technology operations best practices across Technology and Financial industries. ​

  Background in helping organizations to build highly effective risk and compliance teams, comply with industry accepted Security standards (e.g. ISO, AICPA SSAE-18/SOC-2s, FedRAMP, etc) and enable organizations to earn strong customer trust.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  Excellent communication skills. Strong collaborator and executive presence.​

  Engineering mindset or background.​

  Familiarity with compliance standards like FedRamp, HIPAA, GDPR.

  Suggested Skills:

  Leadership

  Strong collaborator

  Executive presence

  LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

  The pay range for this role is $180,000 to $295,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

  The total compensation package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

  Equal Opportunity Statement

  LinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer as described in our equal opportunity statement here: https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/LinkedInGCI/EeE8sk7CTIdFmEp9ONzFOTEBM62TPrWLMHs4J1C_QxVTbg?e=5hfhpE. Please reference https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf and https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf for more information.

  LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.

  If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at [email protected] and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.

  Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

  -Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you

  -Having interviews in an accessible location

  -Being accompanied by a service dog

  -Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview

  A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However, non-disability related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

  LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by LinkedIn, or (c) consistent with LinkedIn's legal duty to furnish information.

  Pay Transparency Policy Statement

  As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: https://lnkd.in/paytransparency.

  Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates

  This document provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://lnkd.in/GlobalDataPrivacyNotice

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