Compliance and Risk Manager

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Compliance and Risk Manager for a 6-month remote role. The candidate will lead end-to-end risk assessments across privacy, employment, and AI risks, partnering with Legal and Engineering to ensure a compliant product lifecycle.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in risk management within tech, with strong privacy frameworks knowledge and experience driving cross-functional risk programs in matrixed organizations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in risk assessment, assurance, and compliance management.
• 2nd line of defense risk management or internal audit experience (preferably within a technology company).
• Privacy and employment compliance expertise with data protection frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and focus on People/User data.
• Proven ability to conduct risk assessments across privacy, employment, security, and AI in fast-paced environments.
• Solid understanding of data infrastructure, pipelines, and processing mechanisms.
• Strong structured thinking with the ability to work independently and make quick risk decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management with engineering teams and legal counsel.

Responsibilities

• Perform deep-dive risk assessments across privacy and employment compliance for product initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end risk assessments for projects involving people data with close collaboration with legal partners.
• Apply and maintain rigorous risk frameworks to evaluate complex, global compliance risks.
• Partner with engineering to evaluate infrastructure and data processing risks.
• Support and drive the People Data Review program with high-intensity workflows and a no-fail mindset.
• Influence product development with 'compliance by design' to ensure long-term protection standards.
• Lead remediation of risk findings in partnership with legal and cross-functional teams.
• Develop proactive communication plans to inform stakeholders and leadership of status and risks.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, manage escalations, and ensure HR compliance standards are maintained.
• Define and report on key risk metrics and performance indicators.

Skills

Deep domain expertise

Risk & compliance background

Privacy & employment compliance

AI & security assessment

Technical literacy

Analytical rigor

Stakeholder management

Job description

Title: Compliance and Risk Manager

Duration: 6 Months

Location: US-Remote (Preference for candidates in West Coast time zones / Bay Area, but open to strong candidates US-wide)

The People Data Review Program Manager will join the People Risk, Privacy, Compliance (PRPC) team to lead key risk initiatives and scale our global program. Specifically, this role is responsible for ensuring end-to-end assessments of employment, privacy, and AI risks across new and novel use cases impacting People Data.

The ideal candidate possesses proven risk management expertise, approaches problems as a systems thinker, and has extensive experience leading complex, highly matrixed enterprise initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Risk Assessment & Analysis: Perform deep-dive risk assessments across privacy and employment compliance, specifically focusing on product-facing initiatives.
• End-to-End Execution: Lead end-to-end risk assessments for projects involving people data, maintaining full accountability and collaborating closely with legal partners.
• Framework Implementation: Apply and maintain rigorous risk frameworks to evaluate complex, multi-faceted compliance risks.
• Product & Technical Collaboration: Partner with engineering and technical teams to evaluate infrastructure, data processing mechanics, and technical architecture to assess associated risks.
• People Data Review Program Support: Support and drive the People Data Review program, managing high-intensity workflows with a no-fail approach to speed and precision.
• Compliance by Design: Influence product development early through "compliance by design" principles to ensure long-term adherence to global protection standards.
• Issue Resolution: Lead the remediation and resolution of risk findings identified during reviews in partnership with legal and cross-functional compliance teams.
• Stakeholder Communication: Develop and execute proactive communication plans to inform stakeholders and leadership of program status, key findings, and emerging risks.
• Escalation Management: Anticipate operational bottlenecks, manage escalations effectively, and ensure HR compliance standards are uncompromised.
• Metrics & Performance Tracking: Define, track, and report on key risk metrics, quality indicators, and performance signals while driving cross-functional deliverable execution.

Role Requirements & Qualifications

Must-Have Experience & Skills

• Deep Domain Expertise: 10+ years of professional experience in risk assessment, assurance, and compliance management.
• Risk & Compliance Background: 2nd line of defense risk management or internal audit experience (preferably within a technology company).
• Privacy & Employment Compliance: Strong expertise in data protection and privacy frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) alongside employment compliance, with specific focus on People Data and/or User Data Privacy.
• AI & Security Assessment: Proven track record conducting risk assessments covering privacy, employment, security, and AI compliance in fast-paced environments.
• Technical Literacy: Solid understanding of data infrastructure, data pipelines, and technical processing mechanisms.
• Analytical Rigor & Independence: Strong structured thinking with the ability to work independently, make educated risk decisions quickly, and hit the ground running with minimal guidance.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional interpersonal skills with a track record of building open, candid, and trusted relationships with engineering teams and legal counsel.