Program Manager, Compliance

Scale AI, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

Retirement benefits

Learning and development stipend

Generous PTO

Commuter stipend

Job summary

Scale AI, Inc. is seeking a Program Manager for Compliance to drive the enterprise compliance program across ABAC, gifts and entertainment, conflicts of interest, and third‑party risk.

You will translate policy into practice, align with Legal, Procurement, and Finance, and help operationalize the ERM framework while supporting audits and due diligence. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years building or running ethics and compliance programs, a track record of creating policies and controls from

Qualifications

• 5+ years building or operating ethics and compliance programs in-house, with hands-on ownership of ABAC and at least one of gifts and entertainment, conflicts of interest, or third-party risk.

Responsibilities

• Build, design, improve, and streamline Scale's core compliance programs (ABAC, gifts & entertainment, conflicts of interest, third‑party risk, sanctions).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve policies, processes, and procedures.
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate into policy changes; track obligations from customer contracts.
• Partner with leadership to mature the enterprise risk management framework and assess key business risks.
• Develop reporting to show program health for Legal & GRC leadership.
• Support audit and assurance work during peak periods and handle inbound diligence questionnaires.

Skills

ABAC

GRC

Policy implementation

Program management

Stakeholder collaboration

Data analysis

Audit experience

Tools

GRC software

Compliance tooling

Job description

At Scale, we are driving the future of AI and Machine Learning across a variety of industries. As the Program Manager for Compliance, you will play a pivotal role in the continued success of Scale. Your role will be instrumental in ensuring the effective operation of our Compliance department and our GRC function, allowing us to maintain the highest standards in our industry.

Reporting to the Director & Associate General Counsel, Compliance, you will be a dedicated program manager for Scale's enterprise compliance program and the person who turns policy into practice across anti-bribery and anti-corruption, gifts and entertainment, conflicts of interest, third-party risk and sanctions, policy lifecycle, and company-wide training. This is a hands-on builder, not a maintenance role.

You will support Commercial, Public Sector, and international business lines, working closely with Legal, Procurement, Finance, Security, and go-to-market teams.

You will:

• Help build, design, improve, and streamline Scale's core compliance programs, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC), gifts and entertainment, conflicts of interest, and third-party risk and sanctions screening.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to improve compliance policies, processes, and procedures.
• Monitor regulatory developments relevant to Scale's business, translate them into concrete policy and process changes, and track compliance obligations flowing out of customer contracts.
• Partner with leadership to build, mature, and operationalize the company's enterprise risk management (ERM) framework, identifying and assessing key business risks.
• Build the reporting layer: metrics and periodic reporting that give Legal & GRC leadership a defensible picture of program health.
• Flex into audit and assurance work during peak certification periods, and own inbound customer and investor compliance diligence questionnaires.

Ideally you'd have:

• 5+ years building or operating ethics and compliance programs in-house, with hands‑on ownership of ABAC and at least one of gifts and entertainment, conflicts of interest, or third-party risk.
• A track record of building policies, processes, and controls from scratch and successfully implementing them within a business.
• Experience leading day‑to‑day activities and improving processes.
• An action‑oriented mindset, balancing creative problem‑solving with a strong drive to achieve outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience using data analysis tools or software.
• Experience in project management, including planning, organizing, and managing resources.

Nice to haves:

• Familiarity with various compliance frameworks, both auditing and implementing, such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53.
• Experience applying AI or Machine Learning.
• International compliance experience, particularly government contracting or public sector business in the GCC, EMEA, or APAC.
• Experience with GRC tooling or third‑party risk management systems, and certification such as CCEP or CCEP-I.
• Current or past U.S. Government Security Clearance.

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full‑time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is: $164,800—$206,000 USD

PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

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