Security & Compliance Leader

Scale Computing INC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance & short/ld

401(k) plan

PTO + 10 holidays

Parental leave

Volunteer Time Off

Job summary

Scale Computing is seeking a Director of Security and Compliance to own the end-to-end security and compliance program. This leader will drive PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 posture for Scale Computing and managed-compliance customers, align contracts, and manage audits.

The role is an in-office, full-time position based in Austin, TX, reporting to the executive team. Heavy emphasis on risk management, policy, incident response, vendor risk, and AI governance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in information security with 5+ years leading security or compliance teams.
• Proven knowledge of PCI-DSS, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.
• Experience maintaining a risk register and presenting risk to executives.
• Incident response leadership as the accountable lead during a material security incident.
• Experience using AI tooling in a leadership context and understanding its risks.
• Leadership experience: development planning, performance management, hiring, mentoring managers.
• Strong executive presence and clear written/verbal communication with technical teams, executives, customers, and auditors.

Responsibilities

• Own the security and compliance strategy and set objectives for the Compliance and Security Operations team.
• Oversee PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 across Scale Computing and managed-compliance customers, including audit relationships and remediation.
• Define the shared-responsibility model with customers and ensure contracts reflect it.
• Manage the enterprise security risk register and risk treatment decisions.
• Own security policy, standards, and exception processes; ensure alignment with operations.
• Lead incident response readiness and coordinate regulatory, legal, and customer notifications.
• Oversee third-party and vendor risk management, including security reviews of new vendors and SaaS tools.
• Manage customer security assurance activities, security questionnaires, and audit participation.
• Provide AI governance for security and data handling in product features.
• Report posture to executives and the board using metric-driven tooling.
• Develop leadership bench and succession plans for the function.

Skills

Security leadership

Risk management

Incident response

Executive communication

AI governance

Team development

Auditing & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity/IT/CS

Job description

Scale Computing is seeking a Director of Security and Compliance to own the end-to-end security and compliance program. This leader will drive PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 posture for Scale Computing and managed-compliance customers, align contracts, and manage audits.

The role is an in-office, full-time position based in Austin, TX, reporting to the executive team. Heavy emphasis on risk management, policy, incident response, vendor risk, and AI governance.