Head of Compliance - Corporate & Government Contracts

Iconcareers; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON builds robotic systems that construct homes and multi-story buildings. ICON seeks a Director, Compliance to design and run a corporate and government-contract compliance program from the ground up, covering ethics, data privacy, and export controls.

You will lead investigations, ensure FAR/DFARS compliance across the government portfolio, and collaborate with IT on security standards like CMMC/NIST SP 800-171. Expect travel and leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in compliance, ethics, government contracts, internal audit, or regulatory practice.
• Advanced degree (JD, LLM, MBA, or MS) and 8+ years of experience in the field.
• Experience designing, implementing, or running a corporate compliance program or a major component of one.
• People-management experience.
• Experience presenting compliance matters to an executive team, audit committee, or board of directors.
• Willingness to travel approximately 15–25%, including project sites and government facilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and run ICON's corporate compliance program: risk assessment, policy framework, training, monitoring and testing, investigations, corrective action, regulatory change management, metrics, and reporting.
• Cover ethics and business conduct, conflicts of interest, anti-corruption, trade and export, supply chain, and data privacy, expanding as ICON grows.
• Run internal investigations from intake through resolution and remediation.
• Ensure FAR, DFARS, and agency supplements obligations across the government portfolio.
• Lead audit readiness and response for DCAA, DCMA, CPSR, Inspector General inquiries, and similar reviews.
• Serve as the compliance partner to the Head of IT on CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 obligations to contracts and government review.
• Hire, develop, and lead the compliance team; own budget, tooling, and outside counsel relationships.
• Report program health, open risk, and remediation status to the executive team and the Board.

Skills

Compliance leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Audit leadership

Risk management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Juris Doctor

MBA

Tools

GRC platforms

Contract lifecycle management

Restricted party screening tools

Job description

ICON builds robotic systems that construct homes and multi-story buildings. ICON seeks a Director, Compliance to design and run a corporate and government-contract compliance program from the ground up, covering ethics, data privacy, and export controls.

You will lead investigations, ensure FAR/DFARS compliance across the government portfolio, and collaborate with IT on security standards like CMMC/NIST SP 800-171. Expect travel and leadership responsibilities.