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Governance, risk, and compliance roles in California: technology, financial services, healthcare, entertainment, and the AI labs defining the field.

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Open GRC roles in California (56)

AI Governance Lead

Auto Club Enterprises (AAA)
Hybrid · Costa Mesa, CA · Full-time · $132,600 to $176,900
AI Governance

AI Strategy & Operations Advisor

GHJ
Hybrid · Los Angeles, CA · Contract · $150 to $200
Featured AI Governance

Compliance Governance & Oversight Lead

Anthropic
Hybrid · San Francisco, CA · Full-time · $270,000 to $345,000
Featured Compliance

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Manager

Sigma Computing
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time · $190,000 to $215,000
Featured Governance

Senior Privacy Counsel

Verkada
On-site · San Mateo, CA · Full-time
Featured Privacy

Policy Design Manager, Age-Appropriate Design

Anthropic
Hybrid · San Francisco, CA · Full-time · $245,000 - $285,000
Featured AI Governance

Senior Director, Privacy, Security & Data Compliance

Snowflake
On-site · US-CA-Menlo Park · Full-time
Featured Privacy

Security GRC Manager: Customer Trust Enablement

Sierra
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time
Featured Governance

Enterprise Risk Analyst

True Anomaly
On-site · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA or Washington · Full-time · $115,000 to $155,000
Featured Risk TS/SCI

AI and Agentic AI Risk Management Senior Specialist

Nubank
On-site · Miami;, Palo Alto;, Washington DC · Full-time · $108k
Featured AI Governance

Engineering Manager - Privacy Infrastructure

Anthropic
On-site · San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA · Full-time · $405,000
Featured Privacy

Staff+ Software Engineer, Privacy

Anthropic
On-site · San Francisco, CA New York City, NY Seattle · Full-time · $405,000
Featured Privacy

Internal Audit Manager

Lyft
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time · $136,000 - $170,000
Featured Audit

Senior Compliance Engineer

Anduril Industries
On-site · Costa Mesa, California · Full-time · $146,000
Featured Compliance Secret

Director, Compliance Data Science & AI

OKX
On-site · San Jose, California · Full-time · $313,055 to $375,666.0
Featured AI Governance

Associate General Counsel, Product and Privacy

Scale AI
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time
Featured Privacy

Director and Associate General Counsel, Compliance

Scale AI
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time
Featured Compliance

Governance Risk and Compliance

Figma
On-site · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • · Full-time · $153,000
Featured Compliance

Engineering Manager, GRC Platform

Anthropic
On-site · San Francisco, CA New York City, NY Seattle · Full-time · $405,000
Featured Governance

Staff+ Software Engineer, GRC Platform

Anthropic
On-site · San Francisco, CA New York City, NY Seattle · Full-time · $405,000
Featured Governance

Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations

Scale AI
On-site · San Francisco, CA; New York, NY · Full-time
Featured Risk

Head of Insurance and Risk Management

OpenAI
On-site · San Francisco · Full-time
Featured Risk

Director, Engineering Governance- Bellevue, WA

Databricks
On-site · Mountain View, California · Full-time · $243,100
Featured Governance

Director, Engineering Governance- Mountain View, CA

Databricks
On-site · Mountain View, California · Full-time · $255,900
Featured Governance

Director, Associate General Counsel, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI

Chime
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time · $264,000
Featured Privacy

Supply Chain Compliance Project Manager

Anduril Industries
On-site · Costa Mesa, California · Full-time · $113,000
Featured Compliance

Staff+ Security Engineer, Risk Engineering

Anthropic
On-site · San Francisco, CA New York City, NY Seattle · Full-time · $405,000
Featured Risk

Senior Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) Analyst

Headway
On-site · San Francisco · Full-time · $161,600
Featured Compliance

Director, International Trade Compliance

Anduril Industries
On-site · Costa Mesa, California · Full-time · $220,000
Featured Compliance Top Secret

Data Governance Engineer

Chime
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time · $160,000
Featured Data Governance

HR Compliance, Risk & Policy Lead

Commure
On-site · Mountain View, CA · Full-time
Featured Compliance

Senior HR Compliance Manager

Commure
On-site · Mountain View, CA · Full-time
Featured Compliance

Senior Privacy Engineer

Discord
On-site · San Francisco Bay Area · Full-time · $196,000 to $220,500
Featured Privacy

Senior Privacy Analyst

Lyft
On-site · Toronto, Canada · Full-time · $136,000
Featured Privacy

Privacy and Security Counsel

Roblox
On-site · San Mateo, CA · Full-time · $211,760
Featured Privacy

Senior Legal Program Manager (Hardware Compliance)

OpenAI
On-site · San Francisco · Full-time
Featured Compliance

Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Responsible AI– Applied Research Science

Pinterest
Remote · San Francisco, CA, US; · Remote · Full-time
Featured AI Governance

Manager, Supply Chain Process Compliance

Anduril Industries
On-site · Costa Mesa, California · Full-time · $146,000
Featured Compliance

Supply Chain Compliance Program Manager

Anduril Industries
On-site · Costa Mesa, California · Full-time · $146,000
Featured Compliance

Principal Compliance Engineer

True Anomaly
On-site · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA or SF Bay Area or Washington D.C. · Full-time · $195,000-$270,000
Featured Compliance TS/SCI

Senior Compliance Automation Engineer

True Anomaly
On-site · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA or SF Bay area · Full-time · $175k - $210k
Featured Compliance TS/SCI

Risk Operations

Column
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time · $125,000 - $150,000
Featured Risk

Program Manager, Explosives and Firearms Compliance

Anduril Industries
On-site · Costa Mesa, California · Full-time · $146,000
Featured Compliance Clearable

Head of FX & Risk

Anthropic
Remote · Friendly Travel Required San Francisco, CA · Remote · Full-time · $300,000
Featured Risk

Chief Audit Officer

Mercury
Remote · San Francisco, CA, New York · Remote · Full-time
Featured Audit

Operational Senior Audit Manager, LACC

OKX
On-site · Austin, Texas, ; New York · Full-time
Featured Audit

Internal Audit Lead, Stablecoins & Digital Assets

Stripe
On-site · San Francisco, Seattle, New York City · Full-time
Featured Audit

GRC Engineer

Verkada
On-site · San Mateo, CA · Full-time · $200,000
Featured Governance

Product Marketing Manager, Privacy and Video Security

Verkada
On-site · San Mateo, CA · Full-time · $140,000
Featured Privacy

Auditor - Business

Snowflake
On-site · US-CA-Menlo Park · Full-time
Featured Audit

Senior Manager, Financial Risk Management

OpenAI
On-site · San Francisco · Full-time
Featured Risk

Staff Software Engineer, Conversion Data Privacy

Pinterest
Remote · San Francisco, CA, US; · Remote · Full-time
Featured Privacy

Public Notice - Administrative Specialist (Direct Hire)

Ames Research Center
On-site · Moffett Field, CA · Full-time
Featured Compliance

Auditor

Veterans Health Administration
On-site · Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California · Full-time · $93358 - $121371 Per Year
Featured Audit

Supervisory Auditor

Office of Inspector General
On-site · Oakland, California · Full-time · $157236 - $197200 Per Year
Featured Audit

Associate Director, Data Governance

Exelixis
Hybrid · Alameda, CA · Full-time · $195,000 to $275,000
Featured Data Governance

The California GRC market

California is the epicenter of AI governance hiring. The state pairs the world’s leading AI labs and platform companies with a deep bench of banks, insurers, health systems, and entertainment giants, all of which now need governance, risk, and compliance leaders who understand machine learning. From San Francisco and Silicon Valley to Los Angeles and San Diego, demand spans responsible AI, model risk, privacy under CCPA and CPRA, and traditional GRC. If a role is defining how AI gets governed, odds are it was written in California.

Compliance Officer paystats as of Q2 2026

BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.

Sources: BLS, 2024 median

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