--- title: 'GRC Program Manager (d/f/m) at vivenu GmbH' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/grc-program-manager-d-f-m-vivenu-gmbh-germany-tr10e8p76pj5' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # GRC Program Manager (d/f/m) at vivenu GmbH - **Company:** vivenu GmbH - **Location:** Germany - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-08-21 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/vivenu/17ab4ccd-7b1f-486e-b82f-da87626aa462 ## Job description Redefine the future of live entertainment tech Welcome to vivenu, the global leader in event ticketing tech and one of the world’s fastest-growing live entertainment tech firms. We are transforming event ticketing for global leaders like the Grammys, the Golden Globes, Stanford University and the Hockenheimring turning what was once a simple transaction into a strategic business advantage. Backed by over $65 million in funding, our platform empowers event organizers to own their brand experience, unlock deep data insights, and seamlessly integrate ticketing into their digital infrastructure. With six offices worldwide and growing, we deliver a customizable, intuitive solution and industry-leading support that simplify even the most complex ticketing challenges – helping organizers deliver exceptional experiences and drive real growth. Join us and build the future of live entertainment. With over 10 million end users and usage quadrupling annually, our infrastructure now handles over 1 billion requests per month — and counting. Our API-first platform solves complex system challenges at scale — delivering performance, flexibility, and reliability for the world’s leading live entertainment brands. As our GRC Program Manager, you will be the driving force behind vivenu’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance execution. This is fundamentally an execution- and delivery-focused role: you are a true program manager who knows how to get things done yourself while driving cross-functional accountability across Engineering, Product, Legal, and Security teams. You will lead our GRC initiatives end-to-end, driving audit strategy, owning internal risk workflows, and managing complex compliance projects across the organization. By translating regulatory and framework requirements into actionable, practical business processes, you will ensure vivenu continues to scale securely and responsibly across global markets without sacrificing developer velocity. As a GRC Program Manager (d/f/m) your responsibilities will include: - Drive Program Execution & Ownership: Take full end-to-end accountability for GRC deliverables, setting timelines, tracking cross-functional dependencies, and orchestrating teams to ensure compliance milestones are hit on schedule. - Lead Internal Audit Operations: Serve as the primary internal leader and project owner for third party audits (e.g., SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, ). Own the process from scoping to successful completion, managing evidence collection, guiding control owners, and leading remediation efforts. - Build & Scale Compliance Frameworks: Maintain and mature robust compliance frameworks, ensuring continued preparation for evolving global requirements such as GDPR and related security standards. - Manage Risk & Remediation Workflows: Conduct practical IT, security, and third-party risk assessments. Maintain vivenu’s risk register, ensuring risk treatment plans and corrective actions are actively assigned, tracked, and closed out by control owners. - Optimize GRC Operations & Tooling: Leverage modern GRC platforms and automation tools to streamline audit tracking, policy administration, vendor risk management and issue remediation workflows. - Enable Engineering & Product Teams: Partner closely with technical teams to embed security controls, privacy-by-design, and cloud best practices directly into our development lifecycle and API-first platform. - Support Enterprise Sales Readiness: Assist in answering complex enterprise customer security questionnaires, supporting third-party risk reviews, and demonstrating vivenu's robust compliance posture during high-value sales engagements. - Governance & Executive Reporting: Translate complex technical and regulatory findings into clear risk posture dashboards, KRIs, and operational updates for leadership. What you will need to succeed in this role: - Execution & Program Management: Proven track record of getting things done: driving cross-functional projects, aligning diverse technical and business stakeholders, and holding teams accountable to deliverables. - Audit Leadership Experience: Hands-on experience leading major compliance audits (e.g., SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001) from start to finish as the internal counterpart and owner. - Domain Context: Prior experience in SaaS, Fintech, or cloud-native technology environments is highly preferred. If your background is from another sector, a strong curiosity and fast-learning mindset toward modern cloud, API, and SaaS architectures is required. - GRC Experience: demonstrated exposure to GRC and Security processes such as risk assessments, internal audits, policy development, corrective actions management. - Framework Familiarity: Solid working knowledge of core industry standards and frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST CSF/RMF). - Communication & Influence: Outstanding ability to translate regulatory requirements into clear operational steps, communicating effectively with both deep technical experts and business executives. - Languages: Business fluency in English is required. Nice to have: - Technical Aptitude: Basic hands-on technical familiarity (e.g., basic scripting, working with APIs, or reading system logs/configurations) is a big plus. - Exposure to GRC automation tools (e.g., Vanta, Drata, ServiceNow IRM, or LogicGate). - Relevant professional certifications such as CRISC, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CSSP or ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor. - German language proficiency would be a plus. Why join vivenu? Live Entertainment Tech Play a mission-critical role for global brands, redefining fan experiences from festivals to major sports events. Here, you’re part of the business of fun — powered by cutting-edge technology that brings moments to life for millions. Sustainable Growth We scale sustainably on a profitable, VC-backed foundation with true product-market fit. This means continuous investment in our people, products, and long-term vision. Top-tier Team Collaborate with over 160 dedicated professionals, including leaders from Google, Slack, and Salesforce. Together, we’re shaping the future of live entertainment technology, one decision at a time. Global DNA We’re a diverse, merit-driven team spread across six global offices. Talent and impact are what matter here — not hierarchy or background. Fast Growing, in All Aspects Sifted consistently ranks us among the fastest-growing scale-ups in Europe. We’re driven by daily learning, shared wins, and collective growth. Next-Gen Leaders & Insights Work alongside some of tech’s brightest minds — from Forbes 30 Under 30 founders to Executive of the Year award winners. At vivenu, you’ll help set the standard for the ticketing industry’s future. vivenu Inclusion Statement At vivenu, we believe our people define our success – and that we win with bold, diverse minds. The strongest teams are built on different perspectives, experiences, and voices. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels empowered to contribute, grow, and thrive to shape the future of live entertainment globally. Check out our mission statement and corporate values here. ## About vivenu GmbH ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: vivenu builds an API-first, white-label ticketing platform for live events, powering sports, culture, festivals, conferences, and universities while giving organizers full control over their brand, data, and fan relationships. - **Entity Type**: Private (VC-backed scale-up, last known funding round: Series B) - **Headquarters**: Düsseldorf, Germany (global HQ); additional offices in Frankfurt, New York City, Paris, and Tampa - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Three co-founders, recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 and named Executive of the Year (per the company's career page; names not detailed in verified public sources) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Live-event ticketing technology (SaaS / API platform) - **Target customers**: B2B — sports franchises, performing arts venues, festivals, universities, conference and cultural organizers; also serves tech leaders needing headless ticketing solutions - **Mission**: To modernize the ticketing industry by providing the most flexible, open, and data-driven platform — one that lets organizers treat ticketing as a core revenue engine rather than a closed, restrictive system ## Products & Services - **vivenu Platform**: White-label, fully customizable ticketing solution covering reserved seating, general admission, end-to-end checkout, and on-site payment terminals. Adapts to real-time workflows and keeps the organizer's brand front and center. - **Headless Ticketing API & SDKs**: API-first architecture that lets developers integrate ticketing into any tool or build custom apps "with just a few lines of code" — the most flexible tier for tech-savvy organizers. - **Analytics & Data Insights**: Real-time visitor behavior tracking and yield optimization, with reports of up to 23% online revenue increases. - **Ecosystem Integrations**: Open integrations with CRMs, marketing clouds, analytics tools, and shop systems, enabling organizers to extend their stack without being locked into a closed vendor. - **Dedicated Expert Support**: Designated support teams, digital consultants, and active customer communities bundled with platform adoption. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: $65.9M total funding (3 prior rounds; most recent round: $49.2M Series B led by Activant Capital and Hedosophia, announced November 2021). LinkedIn's third-party estimate lists annual revenue at ~$2.4M, though this is likely understated for a company of this scale. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Balderton Capital (Series A lead), Activant Capital (Series B lead), Hedosophia (Series B), redalpine (Seed lead) - **Growth Signals**: - 1,000+ organizations powered across 50+ countries - 170+ employees (per company site); LinkedIn data estimates 158 employees, +25.5% YoY headcount growth - 800+ platform upgrades shipped in a single year during earlier scaling phase - Expanded from a small Frankfurt office to six global offices across Europe and the US (including New York, Paris, Tampa) - Named among the fastest-growing scale-ups across all categories by Sifted - Marquee clients include FC Schalke 04, the Grammy Awards, and Stanford University ## Competitive Advantages - **API-first, white-label architecture**: Unlike legacy ticketing incumbents, vivenu lets organizers fully own their brand and user experience instead of forcing them into a white-labeled "storefront" that still belongs to the vendor. - **Data ownership and open ecosystem**: Organizers keep their data and can plug in their preferred CRM, marketing cloud, and analytics stack — positioning vivenu as the "backbone" rather than the bottleneck of the stack. - **Vertical breadth**: One platform serves sports, performing arts, festivals, conferences, and universities, creating diverse revenue streams across event categories. - **Scale and reliability engineering**: Platform built for security, scale, and resilience across global markets, an essential requirement for enterprise live-event clients. - **Strong corporate client base**: References like Schalke 04, the Grammys, and Stanford provide enterprise credibility and social proof. ## Strategic Focus - **Continuous product investment**: The company commits its funding to technology development and platform evolution, shipping regular upgrades and expanding API/SDK capabilities. - **Geographic expansion**: Strategic build-out of US operations (New York and Tampa offices) alongside European growth, with plans to deepen footprint across new markets and verticals. - **Data-driven future**: Emphasis on clean, real-time data and analytics to help organizers optimize yield, understand audiences, and prepare for an AI-driven era of live entertainment. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven impact**: Employees directly shape ticketing and fan experiences for global brands; the company highlights that work impacts "hundreds of clients and thousands of fans daily" and that millions of attendees will have lasting memories because of what the team builds. - **Strong culture scores (from employee reviews, 23 reviews)**: 4.1/5 overall; career growth rated 4.2/5, culture 3.8/5, compensation 3.6/5, and work-life balance 3.4/5 — indicating a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment where career development is a standout. - **Leadership pedigree**: Team guided by leaders from Google, Slack, and Salesforce; founders recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 and named Executive of the Year. - **Scale-up energy with financial stability**: Described as "scaling sustainably on a profitable, VC-backed foundation with true product-market fit," combining startup agility with long-term vision. - **Flexible work model**: Remote Germany options available; six global offices across Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, New York, Paris, Tampa, and more foster a diverse, merit-driven, cross-border culture. - **Learning culture**: "Daily learning and collective growth" is cited as a core ethos, reinforced by constant product iteration and a Sifted ranking among the fastest-growing scale-ups. - **Active hiring**: Open roles span Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, and Product & Development, including senior security engineering and enterprise account executive positions — a signal of continued investment across functions. ## Sources 1. [vivenu.com](https://vivenu.com/about) 2. [vivenu.com](https://vivenu.com/careers) 3. [lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/vivenu) 4. [vivenu.com](https://vivenu.com/) 5. 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