Director, Head of Compliance
Scale AI
Scale is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Director, Head of Compliance to build and lead our centralized Compliance function to protect and advance the company. We are looking for someone to set a strategic, long-term vision, partnering cross-functionally across Scale, and representing Scale’s Compliance function with partners, regulators, and other stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of corporate regulatory compliance, attention to detail, strong leadership and relationship-building skills, and experience building successful compliance programs at late stage startups.
You will:
- Lead the compliance function at Scale, including compliance governance, compliance advisory, and regulatory compliance.
- Partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, and Operations among other teams, to help guide Scale’s growth in a highly scrutinized space.
- Help set and drive vision for how compliance can not only help protect Scale, but serve as a differentiator and competitive advantage.
- Represent compliance with internal and external stakeholders (partners, regulators, etc.).
- Take a strategic, long-term view of compliance, but still be willing to get into the weeds on specific compliance issues.
- Take us to high places, safely.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Have a minimum of 10 years experience building and leading compliance function at scale, or related work in legal and regulatory fields
- Demonstrated success in building and leading high quality compliance programs and teams
- Possess a deep knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, DoD, GDPR, CPRA, and ESG Frameworks (ex. RBA and SASB).
- Love collaborating with talented professionals across many disciplines - product, design, engineering, marketing, and more.
- Be an excellent communicator, with the ability to break down complex requirements into easy-to-understand and practical systems.
- Care deeply about the founders and entrepreneurs that we serve as customers, and have a strong commitment to product quality and technological advancement.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of US Government contract compliance requirements (FAR, DFAR, NIST, etc.)
- Experience building a compliance team that helped take a company public
Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You’ll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
About Us:
At Scale, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to make that happen faster across every industry, and our team is transforming how organizations build and deploy AI. Our products power the world's most advanced LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by generative AI companies such as OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft, government agencies like the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an affirmative action employer and inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.
PLEASE NOTE: We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of job opportunities that may be of interest and sharing with our affiliates. We limit the personal data we collect to that which we believe is appropriate and necessary to manage applicants’ needs, provide our services, and comply with applicable laws. Any information we collect in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our internal policies and programs designed to protect personal data. Please see our privacy policy for additional information.