Scale AI · 12 hours ago
Director of Governance & Risk Compliance
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$302K/yr - $378K/yr
10+ years expScale AI is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance to build and lead their centralized GRC function. The role involves maturing the GRC function, setting a strategic vision, and partnering across teams to ensure compliance and risk management in a highly scrutinized space.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data Collection and LabelingGenerative AIImage RecognitionMachine Learning
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Experience with AI governance frameworks and emerging AI regulatory requirements
Experience building a compliance team that helped take a company public
Deep knowledge of DoD-specific compliance requirements and security frameworks
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
A learning and development stipend
Generous PTO
A commuter stipend
Company
Scale AI
Scale’s mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world’s most important decisions.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$15.9BKey Investors
MetaAccelTiger Global Management
2025-06-10Corporate Round· $14.3B
2025-06-04Series Unknown
2024-05-21Series F· $1B
Leadership Team
Jason Droege
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Clemens Viernickel
Head of Product
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