# Head of Global Assurance

**Company:** [Scale AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/scale-ai)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $287k – $359k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** FedRAMP, Nist, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GRC, Cybersecurity Compliance, AWS, Azure, Cissp, Cism
**Posted:** 2026-05-15

> Lead and scale global assurance programs (FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001) across public sector and commercial units while managing a distributed technical team of compliance experts.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead comprehensive assurance programs across Scale’s Global Public Sector and Commercial businesses, covering FedRAMP, NIST frameworks, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.
- Manage and develop a technical assurance team responsible for public sector authorizations, audits, control evidence, and remediation reporting.
- Set priorities and operating cadences for assurance workflows, including intake, evidence collection, and metrics-driven deadline management.
- Build executive-level metrics and dashboards that provide leadership with a clear view of program health, strategic priorities, and key risks.
- Partner with the Legal team on contract-driven assurance obligations, sensitive escalations, and external-facing customer representation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Security, Engineering, and Product to validate evidence, track remediation, and support authorization requirements.
- Manage high-stakes relationships with external auditors, assessors, certification bodies, and government authorizing officials.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity compliance, GRC, or public/commercial assurance, including an active U.S. security clearance (SCI eligible).
- Proven leadership experience managing senior technical professionals and distributed teams across multiple time zones.
- Deep technical familiarity with FedRAMP, continuous monitoring, and scalable control frameworks within cloud or AI/ML environments.
- Excellent communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to advise executive leadership on assurance and risk tradeoffs in fast-moving technical environments.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Relevant professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, or AWS/Azure Solutions Architect credentials.
- Experience with emerging technologies, specifically developing compliance approaches for GenAI, LLMs, or large-scale data platforms.
- Direct experience with JAB authorization environments or classified/national security GovCloud deployments.

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