Head of US Compliance & Ethics

Nscale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 240,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base + bonus + equity

Dynamic progression plan

Human-first flexibility

Job summary

Nscale is hiring a Vice President, Compliance & Ethics (US) to lead the U.S. compliance program and translate our global ethics and compliance framework into practical, business-ready processes for a rapidly growing U.S. organization.

This role sits within Legal & Compliance and reports to the SVP, Head of Global Compliance & Ethics in the UK, while partnering closely with the U.S. General Counsel on U.S. legal, regulatory, governance, and investigations matters.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of compliance experience, with U.S. sanctions/export control fluency.
• Strong experience building and operating a U.S. compliance program at scale.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. securities compliance, including insider trading policies, MNPI controls, pre-clearance workflows, restricted lists, and beneficial ownership reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the U.S. compliance program in line with the global ethics framework.
• Own U.S. securities compliance, including policies, controls, and reporting.
• Partner with the U.S. General Counsel on regulatory matters, investigations, and remediation.
• Drive compliance training, communications, and culture-building initiatives.
• Build metrics and dashboards to monitor program health and risk.

Skills

Securities compliance

Sanctions & export

Regulatory risk management

Leadership & stakeholder management

Training & culture-building

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Nscale is hiring a Vice President, Compliance & Ethics (US) to lead the U.S. compliance program and translate our global ethics and compliance framework into practical, business-ready processes for a rapidly growing U.S. organization.

This role sits within Legal & Compliance and reports to the SVP, Head of Global Compliance & Ethics in the UK, while partnering closely with the U.S. General Counsel on U.S. legal, regulatory, governance, and investigations matters.