Head of Compliance & Government Contracts

ICON; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON seeks its first Head of Compliance to build and run a comprehensive compliance program. You will own corporate compliance and government contract obligations, reporting to the General Counsel and guiding the executive team.

You will recruit and lead a team, design policy, training, monitoring, and audit readiness, covering ethics, privacy, export controls, and supply chain while coordinating with the IT function on cybersecurity standards and evidence readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years in compliance, ethics, or government practice or an advanced degree with 8+ years of related experience.
• Proven people-management experience leading a compliance function.
• Experience designing, implementing, or running a corporate compliance program.
• Experience presenting to executives, audit committees, or boards.
• Ability to travel ~15–25% for sites and events.
• Track record preparing for or responding to U.S. government audits or investigations.
• Experience applying FAR/DFARS in contractor environments with subcontract flow-downs.
• Experience in hardware/manufacturing/aerospace/government contractors.
• Experience in venture-backed or high-growth settings.
• Experience supporting MILCON, NASA, or IC programs.
• Experience administering export controls (ITAR) and sanctions.
• Experience building a compliance program from ground up.
• J.D. with bar membership or MBAs/CCEP-C etc., or exporting credentials; active or prior U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Icon's first compliance function from scratch and run it.
• Own corporate compliance and FAR/DFARS obligations across government work.
• Design and run risk assessments, policy framework, training, monitoring, and investigations.
• Cover ethics, conflicts of interest, export controls, trade, supply chain, and data privacy.
• Run internal investigations from intake to remediation.
• Ensure FAR/DFARS obligations across government contracts and subcontract flow-downs.
• Maintain documentation and evidence for government reviews.
• Lead audit readiness for DCAA/DCMA/CCP reviews and similar inquiries.
• Advise IT on CMMC/NIST 800-171 obligations and evidence readiness.
• Hire, develop, and lead the compliance team; manage budget and vendor relationships.
• Set operating cadence and report program health to exec team and Board.

Skills

People management

Compliance program design

Executive presentation

Govt audit experience

FAR/DFARS experience

Gov contracts domain

High-growth experience

MILCON/NASA/IC programs

Export controls ITAR

Build from scratch

GRC platforms

Contract lifecycle management systems

Restricted party screening tools

Training and attestation systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (JD/LLM/MBA/MS)

Juris Doctor / active bar membership or certifications

Tools

GRC platforms

Contract lifecycle management systems

Restricted party screening tools

Training and attestation systems

Job description

ICON seeks its first Head of Compliance to build and run a comprehensive compliance program. You will own corporate compliance and government contract obligations, reporting to the General Counsel and guiding the executive team.

You will recruit and lead a team, design policy, training, monitoring, and audit readiness, covering ethics, privacy, export controls, and supply chain while coordinating with the IT function on cybersecurity standards and evidence readiness.