EMEA Assurance Lead (Cybersecurity Compliance)

TL;DR

EMEA Assurance Lead (Cybersecurity Compliance): Driving assurance programs across Scale's EMEA public sector and commercial business with an accent on region-specific controls and government certifications. Focus on designing EMEA-specific controls, managing evidence collection for GCC and UK regimes, and ensuring compliance for AI foundation models.

Location: Focused on EMEA markets, specifically the GCC, UK, and EU

Company

Scale AI provides the data and infrastructure necessary for companies and governments to build and oversee large-scale generative AI foundation models.

What you will do

• Lead region-specific assurance programs across the GCC and UK, including NIA, ECC, ISR, and Cyber Essentials Plus.
• Maintain and renew global certifications such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and ISO 9001, extending them to EMEA operations.
• Design and maintain EMEA-specific controls adapted to sovereign regulatory and data residency requirements.
• Manage EMEA assurance workflows, including evidence collection, remediation tracking, and reporting via global dashboards.
• Support public sector customer assurance activities, including security questionnaires and compliance input for bids.
• Partner with Legal on AI governance compliance, including the EU AI Act, GDPR, and Qatar PDPPL.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity compliance, GRC, public sector assurance, or IT audit.
• Proven experience executing government assurance programs in the UK, EU, or GCC.
• Deep familiarity with ISO 27001, SOC 2, and sovereign security regimes in the GCC (e.g., Qatar NCSA, KSA NCA, UAE DESC).
• Knowledge of EMEA data protection and AI governance requirements (GDPR, EU AI Act).
• Experience managing controls mapping and audit coordination across distributed engineering teams.
• Ability to assess cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP) against compliance requirements.

Nice to have

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.
• Experience with NATO information assurance standards or defence procurement.
• Working knowledge of Arabic.
• UK SC or DV clearance, or eligibility for equivalent EMEA government security clearances.
• Experience at a Big 4 firm or within a high-growth technology company.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the future of AI within a rapidly growing global company.
• Inclusive and equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity.
• Collaborative environment working with industry leaders and government agencies worldwide.
• Support for professional accommodations and a focus on reliability in AI systems.