Senior Compliance Analyst (Contract)

The Job

We're looking for a Senior Compliance Analyst who will assist the Director of Compliance, IT, and Security in leading Panther's current compliance portfolio (SOC2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS), expanding to new frameworks, and participating in security initiatives.  In this role, you will collaborate with teams across the organization, including Engineering, IT, and Sales, as well as external stakeholders and auditors to support initiatives. You can expect to be leading audit processes, identifying and implementing improvements, interpreting compliance controls, and supporting security initiatives across the organization.  If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for balancing security with compliance, we'd love to hear from you!

The Company

Panther is a cybersecurity company dedicated to making security teams smarter and faster than attackers. Founded by practitioners who faced the challenges of protecting large organizations, we provide a platform that empowers teams to effectively combat modern threats through detection-as-code, a cloud-native architecture, and a robust security data lake. Our solution allows organizations to focus on detecting attacks and safeguarding their assets without incurring excessive operational costs.

Backed by top investors including Coatue Management and Lightspeed Venture Partners, Panther has raised $140M to drive innovation in cybersecurity. Our clients include leading technology companies like Figma, Gusto, Coinbase, and Dropbox, that must move fast to secure constantly expanding digital threat landscapes.

As a remote-first company, Panther promotes a culture of flexibility, open communication, and collaboration. Guided by our core values—Be an Owner, Create Customer Love, and Take Care of the Team—we strive to build a diverse and inclusive environment that supports our mission and fosters a rewarding experience for our entire team.

The Responsibilities

• Leading Panther’s audit processes end to end, including directly interacting with auditors during assessments
• Supporting Panther’s Third Party Vendor Management Program in conducting and participating in security reviews and processes
• Coordinating and maintaining Panther’s annual Information Security Policy assessments
• Identifying and implementing improvements to Panther’s compliance programs to reduce operational burden and complexity (e.g. introducing better automation or processes for evidence gathering, thoughtful alignment of audit calendars, streamlining responses to security and compliance questionnaires, etc)
• Defining, executing, measuring, monitoring and reporting on compliance controls and initiatives, and maintaining all related documentation in Drata
• Acting as the primary conduit for communication between Panther’s engineering organization and external security and compliance partners (including auditors, ongoing security advisors, pentesters, and short-term contractors)
• Participating and supporting in any GRC, Security, or Panther compliance initiatives.

The Requirements

• Experience leading compliance initiatives, such as SOC2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, etc at a high-growth cloud-based company
• Firm technical grasp on cloud, cloud security, and engineering workflows, with specific experience in organizations that use AWS and Github
• Experience communicating directly with customers through activities such as answering compliance documentation questions or sales enablement calls
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively translate needs and requirements across Engineering
• Strong track record of successful collaboration across a diverse range of stakeholders, including internal teams (Engineering, Legal, etc) as well as external parties (auditors, contractors, etc)
• Familiarity with modern security controls and concepts
• Ability to translate compliance requirements into effective controls
• Technical understanding of cloud, cloud security, and engineering workflows
• Experience with compliance artifacts and documentation
• Self-management in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with security and compliance automation platforms (Drata, OneTrust, etc)

The Perks

• Remote-friendly

Compensation

• $50 - $60/hr

Panther labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of: race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by law. All employment decisions are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.