Director of Compliance

MongoDB•New York City, NY

6d•Remote

About The Position

The Director of Compliance will be a key leader on the Chief Compliance Officer’s leadership team and have direct responsibility in building the Compliance agenda, ensuring the organization delivers "Security First" products to customers. This role will oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the company's Security Compliance vision and strategy. The Director will collaborate across the Global Security Office and other departments, providing expert guidance on security initiatives. This role can be based in New York City, Seattle, or remotely in the United States. About MongoDB MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software. Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy , we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB , and help us make an impact on the world! MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter. MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Req ID: 426077

Requirements

Experience: 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
Federal Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience with NIST 800-53, FedRAMP
Communication: Proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements (like "ATO" or "POAM") into clear, actionable engineering tasks for developers

Nice To Haves

Certifications: CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CRISC preferred

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Program Development 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
Audit & Certification Management 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
Reporting and Communication Create dashboards and reporting for leadership, enabling data-driven decision-making and oversight
Prepare and present reports to senior management and governance forums