Compliance Specialist

The Compliance Assurance team at HubSpot is committed to the mission of enablingverifiable digital trust for all of our stakeholdersincluding customers investors regulators and employees. To achieve this we identify and assess risks; design build implement and continuously monitor controls; facilitate internal and external audits; build and maintain our IT Internal Control environment; and stay informed on the latest frameworks and regulatory obligations. All of this work is done in alignment with the companys strategic priorities and gotomarket objectives.

We are looking for innovative imaginative and creative IT audit risk and compliance professionals who possess a strong understanding of IT control fundamentals. Successful candidates will join our team and contribute to the development of custom processes and solutions that specifically address the unique requirements of our organization. Our team specializes in highimpact crossfunctional projects that directly influence the security privacy and resilience of our critical IT and business processes. This role will require collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders including system owners product managers engineers users and business leaders.

In addition to a comprehensive understanding of IT control fundamentals ideal candidates will have a proven track record of innovation and creativity in the field of IT audit risk and compliance. The ability to think critically and develop custom solutions that meet the specific needs of our organization will be essential for success. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will also be required as this role involves close collaboration with individuals from various departments and levels within the organization. Experience in managing and leading crossfunctional projects is highly desirable as is a strong understanding of the interplay between IT and business processes.

Become a part of our dynamic team of seasoned IT risk professionals and former Big 4 auditors. Our team grew tired of the formulaic IT risk and audit work and were not content to go through the motions of completing checklists executing boilerplate testing procedures rolling forward prior year workpapers engaging in trivial debates over control exceptions or merely identifying process inefficiencies without playing a role in developing a solution. We enjoy dissecting complex technical processes understanding what risks they present and developing solutions that provide value to our business and arent meant to simply check a compliance box. We are guided by the mission to develop innovative solutions that not only satisfy our legal and regulatory but also reduce the compliance burden on our employees so that they can spend less time on administrative tasks and more time doing their best work.

Were seeking individuals who share our drive to go beyond the expected challenge the status quo and actively contribute to building a more secure and efficient future. If you have a bias for action thrive in autonomy and ambiguity possess an inordinate amount of intellectual curiosity and are passionate about developing solutions for hard problems youll excel on our team.

In this role youll get to:

• Create and update internal policies standards and procedures related to IT security data privacy and compliance frameworks (e.g. NIST CSF CIS SOC 2 PCI DSS and HIPAA to name a few)
• Proactively analyze potential risks within business processes and systems to provide stakeholders with best practice guidance and tailored control recommendations
• Oversee the implementation of controls and conduct assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of their design and operation.
• Implement and manage tools and processes for the ongoing monitoring of IT controls and compliance status.
• Serve as the central point of contact for audit coordination organizing meetings and managing information flow between system/control owners and audit personnel
• Translate business and control requirements into the design of features and enhancements in our compliance tools.
• Partner with project teams during system development and acquisition to provide advice on risk mitigation and control implementation
• Develop thorough documentation packages for new systems businesses or acquisitions including detailed data mappings process flow diagrams and control narratives.
• Escalate issues to senior management develop and negotiate remediation plans and track issues to resolution.

We are looking for people who:

• Possess a working knowledge of industrystandard IT frameworks and regulations (e.g. NIST CSF CIS SOC 2 PCI DSS and HIPAA to name a few) and demonstrated ability to interpret and apply their requirements to novel system and process implementations.
• Be knowledgeable about various operating systems databases networking technologies service delivery implementations (including SaaS IaaS and PaaS) microservice and microdatabase architectures and processes such as CI/CD Agile and SecDevOps..
• Proficient in conducting IT risk assessments and developing mitigation strategies.
• Are highly organized have a relentless attention to detail and obsess over the quality of your work.
• Are comfortable multitasking and performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with daytoday operational activities.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Are an extraordinary collaborator and possess the ability to form strong partnerships with key stakeholders from diverse areas of the business.
• Demonstrate a continuous learning mindset and a willingness to stay current with industry best practices.
• Are comfortable taking initiative and accepting responsibility for assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
• Are serviceoriented yet assertive and persuasive.
• Have 35 years of technical IT audit experience with standard internal IT controls such as access change and operations management and ITACs.
• Have handson experience in scoping planning and executing audits and projects.
• Have a CISA CPA CIA CISM or equivalent professional qualification. This is a preferred qualification and not required.