Render
Engineering Manager, Governance & Access
$204K–$289K
Remote: United States +2 · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Remote: United States
San Francisco HQ
Remote: Canada - Experience
- No specific number of years stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Generally not eligible for new visa sponsorship; existing visa transfers may be sponsored at Render's discretion, subject to business authorization.
About the job
Leads the Governance & Access team and roadmap, building identity, permissions, security, and governance capabilities for Render customers and AI agents.
What you'll do
- Lead, hire, and develop the team, including performance management and career growth.
- Own the roadmap and make technical and architectural decisions for governance, identity, access, and related security capabilities.
- Partner with product, design, Security, and other teams to extend access capabilities to agents while balancing security, usability, and speed.
What they ask for
- Strong people leadership.
- Experience building and scaling an early-stage team.
- Track record managing and developing engineers, including hiring and performance management.
- Ability to work in ambiguity and partner closely with product and design.
Nice to have
- Experience in security, governance, or access management (IAM, RBAC, compliance); exposure to AI agents or agentic systems.
- Experience managing senior (IC5-level) engineers or working with developer platforms or B2B SaaS products.
Pay
$204K – $289K USD base salary
Tools
IAM, RBAC
AI focus
Define governance and access capabilities for AI agents operating on Render, including identity, authorization, credentials, and delegation.
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