EMEA Assurance Lead: Public Sector Compliance & Security

United States Digital Space LLC

Dubai

Hybrid

AED 441,000 - 661,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Scale seeks an EMEA Assurance Lead to drive assurance programs across Scale's EMEA public sector and commercial business. You will design and own EMEA-specific controls within Scale's global assurance framework, collaborating with Legal, Security, Engineering, and Product to deliver region-specific certifications and customer assurance outcomes.

You will manage evidence collection, certification timelines, and audits, with a focus on GCC, UK, and EU markets, reporting to the Head of Global

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in cybersecurity compliance, GRC, public sector assurance, IT audit, cloud security with EMEA exposure.
  • Experience executing government/public sector assurance programs in UK, EU or GCC with external bodies.
  • Deep familiarity with UK Cyber Essentials/Cyber Essentials+, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 42001, SOC 2 and GCC regimes.
  • Familiarity with GDPR, PDPPL, EU AI Act and translating requirements into controls.
  • Experience mapping controls, collecting evidence, remediation tracking across distributed teams.
  • Experience with cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) and evaluating cloud architecture against compliance.
  • Strong communication, autonomous regional leadership while aligned with global program.

Responsibilities

  • Lead region-specific assurance programs across GCC and UK with controls mapping and timelines.
  • Maintain and renew SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, ISO 9001 and extend to EMEA/international operations.
  • Design and maintain EMEA-specific controls aligned to sovereign requirements.
  • Set priorities and cadences for EMEA assurance workflows and dashboards.
  • Support EMEA public sector customer assurance activities and due diligence responses.
  • Partner with Legal on contracts, data protection and AI governance intersections (GDPR, EU AI Act).
  • Manage relationships with external auditors, assessors and certification bodies.
  • Support audits across EMEA and report program health and risks to Head of Global Assurance.

Skills

Cybersecurity compliance
GRC
Public sector assurance
IT audit
Cloud security
NATO/defense standards
Communication & autonomy
Cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Tools

SOC 2
ISO 27001
ISO 42001
ISO 9001

Job description

Scale seeks an EMEA Assurance Lead to drive assurance programs across Scale's EMEA public sector and commercial business. You will design and own EMEA-specific controls within Scale's global assurance framework, collaborating with Legal, Security, Engineering, and Product to deliver region-specific certifications and customer assurance outcomes.

You will manage evidence collection, certification timelines, and audits, with a focus on GCC, UK, and EU markets, reporting to the Head of Global

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