Staff Security Risk and Compliance Program Manager, Confluent
Insider Threat
$213.2-250.5k
Offers Equity
Data streaming platform
Open for applications
Data streaming platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$213.2-250.5k
Offers Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help every organization harness data in motion so they can compete and thrive in the modern world.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 8+ years of experience in security program management, with at least 5 years dedicated to Insider Threat, Corporate Security, or Data Loss Prevention (DLP) programs
- Technical Skills:
- Deep technical understanding of security controls, network architecture, endpoint security, cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) or similar advanced detection technologies
- Have experience with evaluating & implementing identity & access management tools, endpoint security platforms, data loss prevention tools
- Familiarity with forensic analysis techniques and legal hold processes related to electronic evidence
- Program Management Skills:
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making
- Experience in running long-term, complex security programs that deliver iterative improvements and risk reduction
- Communication and Collaboration skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ability to influence and lead without direct authority. Detail-oriented with a strong analytical mindset
- Excellent ability to articulate complex technical concepts and program statuses to executive-level audiences and technical teams
- Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly experienced and technically proficient Staff Risk & Compliance Program Manager (Insider Threat) to join our Trust & Security organization
- In this critical role, you'll be responsible for defining, driving, and executing the strategy for our organization's Insider Threat program, including technical control implementation, detection & response processes, risk mitigation, employee training & awareness and so on
- You will work cross-functionally with security, engineering, corporate IT, legal, human resource, and other business units to build and mature a best-in-class, proactive insider threat program that protects Confluent’s most sensitive assets and customer data while promoting a positive workplace culture
- Strategy and Roadmap: Define and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for the Insider Threat program, focusing on advanced detection methods, behavioral analytics, technical countermeasures, and integration with existing security and IT infrastructure
- Technical Program Leadership: Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, multi-functional technical projects within the Insider Threat domain, ensuring programs are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard of quality
- Engineering Partnership: Act as the primary liaison between Trust & Security and key partners and stakeholders. Translate operational needs and intelligence into clear technical requirements and specifications for engineering implementation
- Detection & Analytics: Drive the selection, deployment, and optimization of technical tools and platforms such as DLP, endpoint security platform, to identify, score, and alert on anomalous or high-risk user behavior
- Policy and Compliance: Partner with Legal and HR to ensure all technical controls and monitoring capabilities are compliant with global privacy laws, company policies, and ethical guidelines
- Process Improvement: Establish and refine the technical incident response and mitigation processes for insider threats, ensuring seamless handoffs, clear roles/responsibilities, and rapid containment. Develop metrics and dashboards to track program effectiveness & and technical control performance
- Employee Trainings & Awareness: Develop training content, ensure employees understand the expectations of Acceptable User Policy
Our take
Confluent is a commercial company built on top of the open-source Apache Kafka project. Confluent and Kafka have developed a streaming data technology that processes massive amounts of information in real-time. The streaming database technology was developed at LinkedIn as a way of moving massive amounts of messages. The company decided to open-source that tech in 2011, and Confluent launched as the commercial arm in 2014.
While the base open-source component remains available for free download, it doesn’t include the additional tooling the company has built to make it easier for enterprises to use Kafka. Confluent's value add is in those additional tools, including a cloud version of the product and a marketplace for sharing extensions to the platform.
Confluent expanded strategic partnerships with Microsoft and acquired Immerok, and in 2023 expanded its cloud platform. 2024 saw further product expansions with the launch of the Confluent Migration Accelerator, all exemplifying how the company is living up to its name by rocket-boosting the benefits of Apache Kafka integration for companies.
Now, it looks like IBM is eyeing the company for acquisition and Confluent looks to be a natural fit. Long positioned as the real-time backbone behind modern application, Confluent would gain global scale and an even deeper enterprise reach under iBM, while cementing its role at the center of AI-driven architectures. For COnfluent, the deal would marka shift from fast-growing independent disruptor to foundational infrastructure player powering the next wave of enterprise AI.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2020
$250m
SERIES E
Jan 2019
$125m
SERIES D
Total funding: $455.9m
Company HQ
Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Jay Kreps
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Confluent in 2014, Jay spent 7 years at LinkedIn, holding various roles including Principal Engineer and Principal Staff Engineer.
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