How to apply for Compliance Operations, Senior Manager (Remote, US)

About Renew Home

Everyday Electric (formerly Renew Home) is building the largest residential virtual power plant in North America, partnering with industry-leading brands to manage home energy for efficiency, savings, and cleaner power. The company describes itself as an Equal Opportunity employer focused on a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. It operates remotely across the US.

About the role

This senior manager role owns the day-to-day management of security and compliance programs, including the end-to-end SOC 2 audit lifecycle. You will work cross-functionally with Engineering, Finance, and Legal to gather evidence, keep the compliance posture audit-ready year-round, and perform internal and external audits. You will also help determine requirements for framework uplifts like Sarbanes-Oxley and ISO 27001, and create and execute roadmaps for those uplifts.

A typical day

A typical day might involve checking evidence requests for an upcoming SOC 2 audit, meeting with Engineering or Finance to close a control gap, and updating a roadmap for a SOX or ISO 27001 uplift. You would also coordinate with external auditors and keep internal documentation current so the program stays audit-ready. The exact rhythm is not described in the job details, so ask about team structure and audit cadence in interviews.

Who Renew Home is looking for

• Has hands-on experience managing a full SOC 2 audit lifecycle, including evidence collection and coordination with auditors.
• Has worked with or helped implement frameworks such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and ISO 27001, and can translate framework requirements into clear operational steps.
• Is comfortable working cross-functionally with Engineering, Finance, and Legal, and can turn complex regulatory requirements into clear processes.
• Takes high ownership of day-to-day compliance operations and can keep programs audit-ready without constant supervision.

Tips for this application

• Name the specific frameworks you have managed (SOC 2, SOX, ISO 27001) and describe your exact role in each audit cycle, not just that you were on the team.
• Give one concrete example of gathering evidence across Engineering, Finance, or Legal, including how you handled a missed or late evidence request.
• Mention that you reviewed www.everydayelectric.com and connect your compliance work to the company's virtual power plant model or residential energy business.
• Show you understand the difference between internal and external audits by describing a time you ran or supported both.
• Address the remote, US-based nature of the role by noting your experience working cross-functionally in a distributed team.

What to cover in your cover letter

['Your end-to-end ownership of at least one SOC 2 audit, from planning through evidence collection to report.', 'Your experience building or executing a roadmap for a framework uplift such as SOX or ISO 27001.', 'A specific example of cross-functional work with Engineering, Finance, or Legal to meet a compliance requirement.', 'Why you want to work in compliance for a residential virtual power plant and how you handle a high-ownership, hands-on role.']

Research before applying

• Review www.everydayelectric.com to understand the virtual power plant model and how residential energy data flows through the business.
• Look up the SOC 2 trust services criteria and how a virtual power plant might map to them, especially around security and availability.
• Research what a SOX uplift typically requires for a private company and how it differs from SOC 2.
• Check the company's former name, Renew Home, and any public information about its partners or grid programs to understand the regulatory context.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• Walk through a SOC 2 audit you managed end-to-end. What was your process for evidence collection and keeping the posture audit-ready?
• How would you determine what is required for a SOX or ISO 27001 uplift, and how would you build and execute the roadmap?
• Describe a time you had to get evidence or action from Engineering, Finance, or Legal when it was not their top priority.
• How do you keep compliance programs audit-ready year-round rather than scrambling before an audit?
• What questions would you ask to understand the current state of Everyday Electric's compliance program in your first 30 days?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Listing frameworks you have only read about without describing your actual role in an audit or uplift.
• Focusing only on audit preparation and not on the year-round, hands-on management this role requires.
• Ignoring the cross-functional part of the job and not giving examples of working with Engineering, Finance, or Legal.