Audit & Compliance Program Manager, Groq

$186.6-252.4k

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

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AI semiconductor chip manufacturer

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AI semiconductor chip manufacturer

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingMachine Learning

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$186.6-252.4k

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingMachine Learning

Company mission

To increase developer velocity in machine learning by leading the way with simple, fast, innovative solutions.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years in compliance program management, including hands-on execution of at least two concurrent framework audits
Experience mapping controls across frameworks and reducing duplicate evidence collection, and administering a GRC platform as a system of record
Experience managing external auditors, drafting scope statements for executive review, and coordinating SMEs across stakeholders
Experience owning a policy lifecycle and a security awareness training program, with completion evidence that has stood up in audit
Experience at a Big 4 or equivalent audit firm delivering compliance engagements, so you know how auditors scope, sample and write findings
Legal background preferred

What the job involves

Groq is seeking an Audit and Compliance Program Manager to run the audit program in multiple frameworks
You will keep the control set mapped once so a single test produces evidence for every framework, maintain the GRC tool as the system of record, own Groq's IT policies and security training, and take on audit execution to mature the GRC function from reactive to proactive program
Run the audit calendar across SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022 and other frameworks; manage day-to-day auditor relationships, fieldwork logistics and evidence readiness
Track audit findings through to closure with owners and dates so findings do not recur between cycles
Maintain the control catalogue and framework mapping so one control test produces evidence for every framework it satisfies, and coordinate SME evidence requests so each control is evidenced once per period, not once per framework
Maintain Vanta GRC as the system of record: integration coverage, automated evidence, test ownership and documentation within their review cycle
Own the IT policy lifecycle (review cadence, approvals, acknowledgements) and the security awareness training program, with completion tracked as audit evidence; report audit status, open findings and evidence coverage to security leadership on a recurring basis

Our take

Groq is an exciting semiconductor startup focused on creating advanced chips designed specifically for AI applications. It emerged as a challenger to Nvidia's dominance, by focusing on speed and efficiency for AI deployment.

While Nvidia's GPUs handle both training and running AI models, Groq's LPUs are optimized for inference tasks. This is the execution phase of AI, where outputs are generated after the model is trained. This sharp focus enabled Groq to generate both interest and investment, which has fuelled scaling and deployment efforts.

Playing a significant role in the AI chip market, Groq has partnered with companies like Meta and Samsung, as well as sovereign entities like Saudi Aramco. In 2025, it entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia, which demonstrates the regard in which its technology is held. It also raised substantial new funding in 2026 which supports its continued growth.

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Insights

Top investors

-19% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.9)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Jun 2026

$650m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Sep 2025

$750m

LATE VC

Total funding: $2.5bn

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Adam Winter

(Interim CEO)

Joined the company as VP/GM in 2024, taking up this interim position in 2026. Previously, Adam was SVP then Advisor at Safe Security, and co-founded ThreeCS. They have also invested in and advised at other startups.

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