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Senior Compliance Analyst, Governance Programs
Snowflake INC · 🇺🇸 US-CA-Menlo Park
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 428 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 110 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Snowflake INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Treasury Analyst” (Accountants and Auditors) in CA: $98k–$120k, median $109k. Most were filed at wage level II (50%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 428 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 110 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. We are hiring a Senior Compliance Analyst, Governance Programs for our SnowTrust GRC team. In this highly visible role, you will define and scale governance programs, strengthen our existing compliance architecture, and partner with leaders across IT, Legal, Product, Security, and Engineering to raise our security posture and build customer trust worldwide. AS A SENIOR COMPLIANCE ANALYST, GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL: - Build a deep understanding of regulated-industry compliance requirements and how they apply to Snowflake. - Establish and run programs that manage Snowflake's compliance posture against those requirements, including readiness, how we communicate that posture externally, and leading customer and regulator audits. - Become an expert on Snowflake's control environment, security features, and best practices for customer deployments. - Serve as a trusted advisor on Snowflake's security and compliance obligations and documentation, responding to customer and regulator inquiries. - Build self-service resources so customers and field teams can increasingly answer compliance questions on their own. - Join sales conversations to explain Snowflake's security and compliance capabilities. OUR IDEAL SENIOR COMPLIANCE ANALYST, GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS WILL HAVE: - 5+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, GRC, or a related governance function preferred. - Proven program management experience, including leading cross-functional initiatives without direct authority over contributors. - Experience writing and maintaining governance artifacts, including policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines. - Ability to influence stakeholders across Engineering, IT, Legal, and Security to drive control implementation and remediation. - Solid knowledge of at least one recognized governance or risk framework, such as ISO 27001, SOC 1/SOC 2, or NIST CSF. - Ability to translate governance requirements into practical controls and processes that operational teams actually adopt, going beyond policy authorship. - Experience using AI to automate or streamline manual compliance workflows. BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING: - CISSP, CRISC, CISA, or other information security certifications - Experience with NIST 800-53 or HIPAA Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake. How do you want to make your impact? For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com http://careers.snowflake.com