Associate Director, Compliance Systems - Cross-Functional Impact

GLIDEsf; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

GLIDE in San Francisco seeks an Associate Director of Compliance Systems to design, implement, and continuously improve organizational systems, tools, governance, and cross‑functional operating practices that enable GLIDE to meet contract and grant compliance requirements.

This role builds the infrastructure that supports programmatic, finance, operations, and development teams in fulfilling their own compliance responsibilities while advancing organizational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred, not required) and 5+ years related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in project management, organizational operations, compliance systems, and/or process improvement.
• Strong facilitation, communication, systems thinking, and change management skills.
• Experience in nonprofit organizations with government-funded contracts and grants required; experience in administering San Francisco City and County contracts preferred.
• Demonstrated track record of success in cross-systems project management.
• Strong analytic and creative problem-solving skills; ability to translate goals into actionable initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Compliance Systems & Infrastructure: design, implement, and continuously improve systems, tools, processes, and cross-functional coordination to meet compliance responsibilities across departments.
• Build and maintain cross-system compliance dashboards, calendars, organizational checklists, and reporting tools for visibility and accountability.
• Conduct biannual compliance assessments with CCIO to improve practices and culture across GLIDE.
• Collaborate with CCIO and compliance leads to standardize workflows, templates, checklists, toolkits, and documentation.
• Maintain centralized repositories for compliance documentation and institutional knowledge.
• Develop organizational readiness processes for contract audits and monitoring visits, including audit checklists and timelines.
• Surface emerging compliance risks and recommend process improvements.

Skills

Project management

Compliance systems

Change management

Data analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

GLIDE in San Francisco seeks an Associate Director of Compliance Systems to design, implement, and continuously improve organizational systems, tools, governance, and cross‑functional operating practices that enable GLIDE to meet contract and grant compliance requirements.

This role builds the infrastructure that supports programmatic, finance, operations, and development teams in fulfilling their own compliance responsibilities while advancing organizational effectiveness.