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  • Perplexity
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Full-Time
  • 82 days ago
  • $200,000 – $220,000
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Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst.

Compliance & Risk Management Full-Time

Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role is for an experienced compliance and risk professional helping shape a startup’s governance, risk and compliance program.
  • The Person:The person will lead compliance frameworks, maintain privacy regulation compliance, build audit management processes and GRC tooling, run risk assessments, and write policies covering security, privacy, and AI safety requirements.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience leading engagements in audit and compliance, and experience with SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and AI agents.

About the role

Perplexity is seeking a highly experienced Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst to join our world-class team. You will help shape our compliance and risk management program. If you are a self-motivated, organized professional with a passion for driving compliance and building customer trust, this is an exciting chance to join a fast-growing startup and help revolutionize the way people search and interact online.

What You'll Do

  • Implement and lead frameworks such as SOC2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA. Ensuring compliance with certification requirements

  • Ensure and maintain compliance with GDPR, CCPA, CPRA and other privacy regulations

  • Design and build scalable audit management processes and documentation systems that will support future expansion to additional compliance frameworks

  • Build internal GRC platform and tooling

  • Conduct risk assessments and mitigate data security and compliance risks

  • Write, update and enact policies capturing security, privacy, and AI safety requirements

  • Follow and help shape the AI regulatory and standards landscape to keep the company at the forefront of industry developments and best practices

What You'll Bring

  • 6+ years of experience leading engagements in audit and compliance

  • Experience translating complex compliance requirements into scalable automation using AI agents and custom built tooling

  • Worked in high tech companies in cloud-native environments

  • Able to translate complex compliance requirements into clear and actionable work-streams

  • Strong commitment to cross-functional collaboration with IT, Security, GTM, and Engineering

  • Self-motivated, detailed and organized, with a diligent approach to project completion

  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Published July 8, 2026
Location San Francisco, CA
Job Type Full-Time