Senior GRC Specialist
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Overview
Join Cohere as a Senior GRC Specialist to shape compliance and governance in a leading AI company. Work remotely and enjoy competitive salary and benefits. Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. We are a global technology company co-headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with key offices in London, New York City, Montreal, Seoul, Germany and Paris. Join us!
What You’ll Do
- •Build, implement, and scale compliance programs, controls, and processes across frameworks and regulatory requirements including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, ISO 42001, Product Compliance, and FedRAMP/DoD (+others)
- •Support and mature compliance efforts related AI governance including work aligned to ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act
- •Drive compliance readiness for FedRAMP, DoD, and related public sector requirements, while supporting broader enterprise and customer-facing compliance obligations
- •Partner with Security, Engineering, Modeling, Product, Legal, and other cross-functional teams to translate requirements into practical, scalable controls
- •Improve compliance operations through automation, tooling, and scalable workflows
- •Help build scripts or lightweight tools for evidence collection, reporting, control tracking, and audit readiness
- •Manage cross-functional projects, timelines, remediation efforts, and audit preparation
- •Support audits, assessments, and customer or regulatory compliance requests.
Full-Time Employees at Cohere Enjoy These Perks
- •A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
- •Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
- •RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
- •100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
- •Annual enrichment benefits:
- •Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.
- •Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
- •6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)
- •Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.
You’ll ideally have 7+ years of progressive experience in the following
- •Building and scaling compliance programs across multiple frameworks and regulatory requirements, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, with extensive experience in FedRAMP, DoD, and public sector or highly regulated environments
- •AI governance and frameworks such as ISO 42001
- •Strong project management and cross-functional execution skills
- •Technical fluency and comfort working with Engineering and Security teams
- •Automation, workflow tooling, or process design; some hands-on experience with Python or similar scripting for lightweight automation is a plus
- •Strong written communication, organization, and attention to detail.