Director of Governance & Risk Compliance, Scale AI

• The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of corporate regulatory compliance and risk management, attention to detail, strong leadership and relationship-building skills, and experience building successful compliance programs at high-growth companies
• 10+ years of progressive experience in GRC, compliance, or related legal/regulatory roles, with demonstrated success building or scaling compliance programs
• Demonstrated success in building and leading high-quality compliance programs and teams
• Experience designing and operating an Enterprise Risk Management program
• Deep knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR, and CPRA
• Experience with U.S. Government contract compliance requirements (FAR, DFARS, NIST 800-171, CMMC)
• Excellent communicator with the ability to break down complex requirements into easy-to-understand and practical systems
• Thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments with ambiguity and competing priorities
• Love collaborating with talented professionals across many disciplines—product, design, security, engineering, marketing, and more

Desirable

• Scale is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance to build and lead our centralized GRC function to protect and advance the company
• We are seeking someone to mature and lead the GRC function, helping to set a strategic, long-term vision, partnering cross-functionally across Scale, and representing Scale's GRC functions with partners, regulators, and other stakeholders
• Lead the GRC function at Scale, including compliance governance, compliance advisory, risk management, and regulatory compliance
• Manage and develop a team of compliance professionals spanning governance, assurance, and GRC engineering to build scalable systems and processes
• Own and mature Scale's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting
• Partner with Legal, Security, Product, Engineering, and Operations, among other teams, to help guide Scale's growth in a highly scrutinized space
• Own or contribute to Scale's AI governance strategy, including monitoring and operationalizing emerging AI regulations (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, state AI laws)
• Help set and drive vision for how GRC can not only help protect Scale, but serve as a differentiator and competitive advantage
• Represent the team with internal and external stakeholders (partners, regulators, etc.)
• Take a strategic, long-term view of compliance while still being willing to get into the weeds on specific compliance issues