We believe in the power of hiring. Because the potential for people to do something outstanding has everything to do with being in the right role, on the right team, at the right time. That’s where Greenhouse comes in – from recruiting to on-boarding, we make software to help every company be great at hiring.

Greenhouse is looking for an Information Security Specialist to join our team!

As a member of the Information Security team, you will be on the front lines, acting as a proponent of our Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) program. With the ever-growing threat in the cybersecurity landscape, you will play a key role in bolstering our GRC program by crafting controls and implementing more than just industry standards across the organization. You’ll work with control owners from across the organization to make sure Greenhouse stays secure and compliant.

Learn more about our engineering culture here.

Who Will Love This Job

A security enthusiast – you're excited about being at the forefront of protecting Greenhouse from ongoing cyber threats
An effective communicator – you are able to convey concepts clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical individuals
A self-starter – you take initiative and navigate tasks autonomously, but aren't afraid to ask for help when necessary
A detail lover – you hone in on the details and have a penchant for adhering to guidelines

What You’ll Do

Partner with cross-functional teams to conduct internal and third-party risk assessments and remediation
Implement and uphold controls to grow and elevate the GRC program
Update existing security and compliance policies
Promote security awareness throughout the organization
Support and monitor biannual internal and external security audits
Support Greenhouse's Data Privacy program and ensure policies and processes are in place to protect our customer's data
Build relationships with Greenhouse's business partners to track risks, support internal systems, and assess changes to the environment

You should have

Familiarity with ISO 27001/27701/SOC 2/SOX ITGC and their associated common controls
Previous experience with Information Security Risk Management principles, including third-party risk
Knowledge of data privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA
Experience with security audits and control management
Experience with GRC tooling and concepts
Comfortability owning user access reviews
Your own unique talents! If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, tell us why you’d be a great fit for this role in your cover letter

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada as of the start date chosen by the Company. We are unable to support sponsorship at this time.

For purposes of processing or administering your employment relationship, personal information that you provide to the Company may be transferred to and accessed by an affiliate in the United States or elsewhere, or to agents and contractors (such as payroll companies, insurance companies, information technology consultants, etc.) that provide services to the Company.

The national pay range for this role is $130,900 - $196,400 annually. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and local cost of labor. Certain roles may be eligible for additional compensation, including stock option awards, bonuses, and merit increases. Additionally, certain roles have the opportunity to receive sales commissions that are based on the terms of the sales commission plan applicable to the role.

Who We Are

At Greenhouse, we celebrate having a diverse group of hardworking employees and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. We’ve won numerous awards including Inc. Magazine Best Workplace (2018-2022), Glassdoor #1 Best Place to Work, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 5000, Crain’s Best Places to Work NYC, Fortune’s Great Place to Work (2019 - 2022), and Mogul’s Top 100 Workplaces for Diverse Representation (2022). We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative culture throughout every step of a Greenhouse employee's journey. From day one of our interview process to executive "Ask Me Anything" sessions, we consistently cultivate an inclusive environment.

Greenhouse provides a variety of benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, basic life insurance, mental health resources, financial wellness benefits, and a fully paid parental leave program. For US-based employees, we offer short-term and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan and company match. U.S. based employees also receive, per calendar year, up to 13 scheduled paid holidays and up to 80 hours of paid sick leave. Non-exempt employees accrue up to 20-25 days of paid vacation time, depending on tenure, and exempt employees have unlimited paid time off (PTO). For Ireland-based employees, we offer 25 days' vacation and an employer matching pension program.

Our success in making companies great at hiring depends on our ability to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. To that end, we’re committed to attracting, developing, retaining and promoting a diverse workforce, and infusing DE&I throughout all of our internal practices. By ensuring that every Greenie is able to bring a diversity of talents to our work, we’re increasingly capable of living out our mission and providing real insight from our products to support our customers. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds and all walks of life to apply. Come grow with us at Greenhouse, where we’re building a team to face the world’s increasingly complex and diverse hiring needs.

Want to learn more about our interviewing process? Check out our interviewing at Greenhouse page

**We are a distributed company and do our best work where it works best for us - as individuals and as teams. Our regional headquarters are based in New York (North America) and Dublin (Europe), but our employees are distributed across the US, Canada, and Ireland. **

Our Talent Acquisition (TA) team at Greenhouse has recently been notified of a phishing scam targeting candidates applying for our open roles. Scammers have been posing as hiring managers and recruiters in an effort to access candidates’ personal and financial information. Please note that any communication from our hiring teams at Greenhouse regarding a job opportunity will only be made by a Greenhouse employee with an @greenhouse.io email address. We would never ask you as part of our interview process to provide personal or financial information, including but not limited to your social security number, online account passwords, credit card numbers, passport information and other related banking information. If you believe you’ve been a victim of a phishing attack, please mark the communication as “spam” and alert us right away at talentacquisition@greenhouse.io.

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