Engineering Manager, Governance & Access
Render · Remote · Remote: United States · San Francisco HQ · Remote: Canada ·
COMPENSATION
$204k – $250k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Engineering Manager
- Fully remote
- Security & IAM focus
- No new visa sponsorship
- Lead small team
You will lead the team responsible for security, governance, and access capabilities at Render. This role involves designing systems that allow customers to manage teams and permissions confidently as they scale. You will shape the team structure and roadmap during a formative period, focusing on both traditional IAM and emerging agent infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Lead and grow the Governance & Access team
- Own the roadmap for governance, identity, and access management
- Define how capabilities extend to AI agents operating on the platform
- Partner with product and design to align roadmap with customer needs
- Build hiring processes and calibrate with recruiting partners
- Make key technical and architectural decisions for access systems
- Coach engineers through performance management and career growth
- Coordinate with Security and Growth organizations
What you'll need
- Strong people leadership is the top priority
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and adapting scope
- Experience building and scaling a team from early stage
- Track record of managing, hiring, and developing engineers
- Ability to partner closely with product and design
- Ability to operate at pace in startup or large company settings
Nice to have
- Experience in security, governance, or access management
- Exposure to building for AI agents or agentic systems
- Experience managing senior individual contributors
- Background in developer platforms or B2B SaaS products
How you'll work
- Generally not eligible for new visa sponsorship
- Existing visa transfers may be sponsored at discretion
- Remote work supported with home office stipends
What you get
- 4 weeks of paid vacation
- 14 weeks fully paid parental leave
- 100% employer-paid medical coverage
- 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage
- Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness and hobbies
- Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy
- Long-term disability and life insurance
- 401K plans available
- Continuous learning benefits and support