Head of Global Assurance

Scale seeks a Head of Global Assurance to lead a high-performing team of technical experts advancing Scale’s assurance programs across its Global Public Sector and Commercial business units. This is a leadership role for an experienced assurance, cybersecurity compliance, or GRC professional who can manage a team of senior technical experts, drive execution across complex government and customer requirements, and partner closely with Global Public Sector, Enterprise, Security, Engineering, Product, and the Legal team. You Will Lead assurance programs across Scale’s Global Public Sector and Commercial businesses, including FedRAMP, NIST frameworks, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other customer, regulatory, and business assurance requirements. Manage and develop a technical assurance team responsible for public sector authorizations, commercial assurance, audits, customer commitments, control evidence, remediation, and reporting. Set priorities and operating cadences for assurance workflows, including intake, evidence collection, control owner follow-up, remediation tracking, metrics, and deadline management. Build the metrics, dashboards, and reporting cadences that give company leadership a clear view of program health, key risks, and strategic priorities. Partner with Legal on contract-driven assurance obligations, sensitive escalations, external-facing responses, and customer-facing representation issues. Work closely with Global Public Sector, Enterprise, Security, Engineering, Product, and other control owners to validate evidence, track remediation, and support authorization and audit requirements. Collaborate across Legal and GRC on a unified controls framework for security and other regulatory requirements. Manage relationships with external auditors, assessors, and certification bodies. Ideally, You’d Have 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity compliance, GRC, public and commercial sector assurance, IT audit, cloud security, or related roles. Active U.S. security clearance, SCI eligible. Experience leading global or region-specific assurance programs through scalable control frameworks and cross-functional execution. Experience managing senior technical assurance, cybersecurity compliance, GRC, audit, or control evidence professionals. Experience managing distributed teams across time zones. Deep familiarity with FedRAMP, continuous monitoring, authorization packages, and related NIST frameworks. Experience leading customer assurance, control evidence,