Security Compliance Specialist
Role Overview
This is a senior-level individual contributor role as a Security Compliance Specialist, focusing on GRC and compliance operations at LiveKit. The hire will own and mature security and privacy compliance programs, including SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS, by leading audits, managing evidence collection, and translating regulatory requirements into practical controls. They will work closely with Security and IT Engineers to ensure technical alignment and drive compliance as a business enabler, with significant ownership and impact on scaling certifications for enterprise customers.
Perks & Benefits
The role offers a competitive salary and equity package, health, dental, and vision benefits, and a flexible vacation policy, indicating a remote-first setup with no specific time zone expectations mentioned. It provides the opportunity to build a foundational compliance function at a growing AI infrastructure company, with career growth potential as the business scales. The culture emphasizes collaboration with engineering and leadership, allowing the hire to shape security, compliance, and IT processes from the ground up in a fast-paced, builder-oriented environment.
Full Job Description
LiveKit is revolutionizing the AI landscape by providing the network infrastructure that powers multimodal AI interfaces, enabling seamless audio and visual interactions. Founded in 2021, LiveKit has rapidly grown to support over 3 billion calls annually, 200,000+ developers globally, and industry leaders like OpenAI, Salesforce, Spotify, and Meta.We are a company of builders creating software stacks for other builders. Our infrastructure underpins products that must be secure, reliable, and compliant from day one.You'll thrive at LiveKit if you:obsess with crafting code that is fast, reliable and practical for the problemare known as the go-to person for tackling tough technical problemswork hard and can build and ship fastcan clearly explain complex technical concepts to othersare a fast learner, frequently picking up new languages and toolsThe best way to impress us is with thoughtful Issues and/or PRs on our Github repos 😊About This Role: We are hiring a Security Compliance Specialist to own our compliance function end-to-end and bring structure to a landscape that has been shared across multiple teams so far. This role is focused on GRC and compliance operations.You will:Lead and mature LiveKit’s security and privacy compliance programs (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, PCI DSS).Own the day-to-day operations of our compliance workflows, from evidence collection to endpoint and access hygiene.Partner closely with Security and IT Engineers who own architecture, segmentation, logging, and technical controls, while you focus on controls design, documentation, governance, and audits.This is an individual contributor role with significant ownership and the ability to grow with the business as we scale our certification footprint and enterprise customer base.What You'll Do: Security Compliance and GovernanceOwn our security and privacy compliance programs across frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS, and help prepare the organization for future frameworks.Translate regulatory and framework requirements into clear, pragmatic controls that fit LiveKit’s engineering culture and infrastructure.Build and maintain the compliance roadmap and calendar, including audits, renewals, evidence collection cycles, and internal reviews.Lead customer and third-party security questionnaires, DDQs, and compliance reviews, partnering with Sales, Legal, and Engineering to respond efficiently and consistently.Maintain and continuously improve our policy set, including access control, asset management, vendor risk, incident response, and related governance documents.Track and report on compliance health, gaps, and remediation progress to leadership.Identify operational gaps and lead projects to close them, such as new approval flows, access reviews, or better documentation of data flows and responsibilities.Cross‑Functional Partnership and Risk ManagementAct as the primary point of contact for external auditors, assessors, and compliance vendors, coordinating walkthroughs, evidence requests, and responses.Partner with the Security Engineer and infra team on:Scoping and documenting systems, data flows, and segmentation decisions for PCI and other frameworks.Ensuring technical controls (EDR, FIM, logging, vulnerability management) are mapped to compliance requirements, while keeping technical ownership with engineering.Work with GTM teams and leadership to champion compliance as a business enabler, helping unlock deals and maintain customer trust.Advise on risk, surface critical issues early, and drive remediation projects to completion with clear owners, timelines, and success criteria.Who You Are: 5+ years of experience in security compliance, GRC, or a closely related function, ideally with experience at a startup or in an early-stage environment.Deep familiarity with at least several of: SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and an interest in newer or more advanced regimes.Demonstrated experience running audits end to end: planning, evidence, walkthroughs, findings, and remediation.Strong project management skills: you can juggle multiple frameworks, vendors, and internal stakeholders and keep everything moving without micromanagement.Excellent written and verbal communication skills. You can explain complex requirements in clear, approachable language and adapt your message to engineers, leadership, and customers.Bonus points for:Strong foundations in technical concepts: you are comfortable talking about infrastructure, logs, endpoints, identities, and segmentation even if you are not the one writing production code.Opinions about building efficient, low-friction, high-signal IT and compliance processes in a remote-first company.Experience writing code in personal or professional contexts (for example scripting, automation, or light development), even if you are not a full-time engineer.Prior experience supporting PCI, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments.We offerThe opportunity to build a foundational compliance function at a company that is defining how AI-powered applications are builtA chance to shape how security, compliance, and IT work together from the ground up, in partnership with engineering and leadershipCompetitive salary and equity packageHealth, dental, and vision benefitsFlexible vacation policyPlease mention the word **RESPECTFULLY** and tag RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw== when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw==). 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