Governance, Risk, and Compliance Intern (Fall 2026)

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San Francisco, CA, USA
Hybrid
50-54 Hourly
Internship
Artificial Intelligence • Productivity • Software
Notion is the AI workspace where teams and AI think together. Come build work that lasts.
The Role
Support Notion's Security GRC team by maturing compliance programs, automating evidence collection with custom connectors, training staff, scaling on-call workflows using AI agents, and helping maintain SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA and related certifications through cross-functional collaboration.
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Who We Are

Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together. We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion.

Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work.

About Us:

Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life’s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money.

In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays.. This internship will take place from September – December 2026 and you will need to be able to work out of our SF office during this time.

About The Role:

Millions of people use Notion — and this number is increasing every day. Our users depend on us to deliver a secure, consistent and trustworthy experience, and we value this more than anything. We want to keep building on that trust, while also continuing to amaze our users with the tools they can build in Notion. This is where you come in — partnering with teams across the organization to envision, plan and build Notion's Information Security posture for governance, risk and compliance.

What You'll Achieve:
  • Helping mature, and scale our Security Compliance, Sales Enablement, Training and Governance program.

  • Driving compliance evidence automation via building custom connectors

  • Supporting staff training around Security.

  • Scaling our on-call workflows to meet growing business demand using custom AI agents and automation.

  • Working cross-functionally to retain SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and other security certifications that exhibit assurance internally and externally.

Qualifications:
  • Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or another related field.

  • Previous internship experience.

  • Understanding of AI agents and AI-enabled coding tools.

  • Proficiency in Python, Rest API calls.

  • Experience independently executing tasks that require collaboration across multiple teams and time zones.

  • Ability to communicate nuanced ideas clearly when communicating with stakeholders.

  • A collaborative mindset—you enjoy working cross-functionally to accomplish shared goals and care about learning, growing, and helping others do the same.

  • This internship will take place from January – April 2026 and you will need to be able to work out of our SF office during this time.

  • You don’t need to be an AI expert, but you’re curious and willing to adopt AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results

Nice to Haves:
  • Prior projects or work experience in the Security GRC domain,

  • Security credentials such as CISSP, CRISC, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer.

  • Proficiency in SOAR (security orchestration & automation tools like Tines.

We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our global employee base to represent the wide diversity of our customers. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. If you’re a builder at heart, share our company values, and enthusiastic about making software toolmaking ubiquitous, we want to hear from you.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco, the estimated base hourly rate for this role is $50 - $54 based on qualifications.

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A Note on AI

You don’t need deep AI expertise for every role, but we do expect every Notino to be intellectually curious, drawn to tinkering and discovery, and excited to use AI as a real collaborator in their work. For some roles, AI fluency is a core requirement — when that’s the case, we'll say so explicitly in the qualifications. People who thrive here don’t treat AI as a novelty. They use it to think better, and make their work easier for others to build on.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

We hire talented people from a wide range of backgrounds. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every bullet, we still encourage you to apply. Notion is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristic. Consistent with applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Notion provides reasonable accommodations during the application process; if you need one, please let your recruiter know.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

Skills Required

  • Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS, Cybersecurity, or related field
  • Previous internship experience
  • Understanding of AI agents and AI-enabled coding tools
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Proficiency with REST API calls
  • Experience independently executing tasks that require collaboration across multiple teams and time zones
  • Ability to communicate nuanced ideas clearly with stakeholders
  • Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn and help others
  • Ability to work out of Notion's San Francisco office during the internship (on-site Anchor Days Mon, Tue, Thu)
  • Curiosity and willingness to adopt AI tools (no deep AI expertise required)
  • Prior projects or work experience in the Security GRC domain
  • Security credentials such as CISSP, CRISC, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
  • Proficiency in SOAR / security orchestration & automation tools (e.g., Tines)

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Notion Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision coverage have premiums covered in most cases, and mental‑health support is included.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave (including adoptive and foster paths) is provided, alongside employer‑funded fertility and family‑forming support via Carrot.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility An employee tender and a temporary waiver of the one‑year vesting cliff enabled broad participation, improving perceived liquidity and access to equity value.

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HQ: San Francisco, CA
1,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Notion is a collaborative AI workspace. Teams use it to store knowledge, run projects, take meeting notes, and build AI workflows — all in one place, so AI always has the context it needs to be useful. We're building the layer where AI stops being a chat window and starts being part of how work gets done. Knowledge, decisions, and action in one connected system.

Why Work With Us

We're building the layer where AI stops being a chat window and starts being part of how work gets done. Notion is where AI becomes useful at work: real workflows, real users, real context. People here move from idea to shipped without asking permission. If you want your fingerprints on work that millions of people use, this is the place.

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