Director, Legal Securities Compliance

About the role

You will architect and own the end-to-end securities and dealing compliance framework for Nscale, establishing the controls that govern how sensitive information is handled and how employees and executives manage personal trading activities. You will serve as the resident subject-matter expert on MNPI governance, conflicts of interest, restricted-information handling, and personal-account dealing, translating complex regulatory expectations into practical, scalable processes. In an environment without precedent, you will design the playbook rather than only applying existing templates, ensuring every control is defensible and operationally robust. You will escalate novel or higher-risk matters to the VP, Compliance & Ethics, and SVP of global Compliance and Ethics, while collaborating closely with Legal, Finance, Tax, Rewards, Equity Administration, and Company Secretariat. This role demands a high degree of ownership, precision, and urgency, as your work directly supports the company's ability to scale sustainably and with integrity. You will build trust through transparency, contribute to shaping the technology that powers the future, and drive excellence in all compliance outcomes.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and operate Nscale's securities and dealing compliance framework, including policies on MNPI handling, conflicts management, restricted-information controls, and personal-account dealing procedures.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert responsible for building, running, and iteratively improving clearance, approval, and reporting processes for employees, executives, and the business.
• Maintain and enforce information controls by constructing and managing restricted-information registers and conflicts registers, ensuring appropriate access controls and documentation.
• Own the control evidence, keeping complete and accurate records, logs, approvals, and artifacts that satisfy governance, audit, and regulatory expectations.
• Design and execute attestation, communication, and periodic certification programs tailored to relevant populations across the organization.
• Develop and deliver effective training programs for both general staff and control owners to ensure consistent understanding and application of securities compliance rules.
• Lead the identification, escalation, and remediation of issues related to securities and dealing controls, driving timely and thorough resolution.
• Report on program performance by producing metrics and reports on activity levels, exceptions, and key control indicators for leadership review.
• Support regulatory, audit, and internal review responses by ensuring that all documentation is complete, accurate, and readily accessible in a controlled manner.
• Embed a rigorous controls culture by championing disciplined execution, responsiveness, and meticulous attention to detail across all compliance activities.
• Partner with Equity Administration and Company Secretariat to coordinate policy implementation and process alignment across global teams.
• Operate independently with sound judgment while escalating complex policy, enterprise, and higher-risk matters to senior compliance leadership.
• Collaborate with Finance and Tax teams to ensure alignment between securities controls and broader financial and tax reporting requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing clear guidance and constructive challenge on compliance expectations and behaviors.
• Continuously monitor the effectiveness of controls and recommend enhancements based on operational feedback and emerging risks.
• Support the assessment and testing of controls during assurance activities, contributing evidence and insights as required.

Requirements

• Bring at least 8 years of deep, demonstrable expertise as an in-house compliance professional at an operating company, focused on securities and dealing compliance, ideally with cross-border exposure.
• Demonstrate experience designing a program from the ground up and personally operating it, where mere oversight or review of a program run by others is not sufficient.
• Show a strong technical command of MNPI and conflicts controls, clearance and approval processes, restricted-information controls, and personal-account dealing mechanisms.
• Operate with a hands-on track record of building and running compliance processes and controls in a fast-scaling environment.
• Possess strong process and program-management skills, with the ability to operate with precision, pace, and sound judgment under pressure.
• Proven ability to manage highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion, maintaining trust across stakeholders.
• Exhibit strong stakeholder skills, with the credibility to advise and constructively challenge executives across Compliance, Legal, Finance, Tax, HR/Reward, Equity Administration, and Company Secretariat.
• Prefer candidates with prior experience supporting a securities compliance program and familiarity with relevant securities or market-abuse regimes.
• Experience with Hyperscaler, AI lab, or technology in-house experience is valuable, along with relevant professional certification or legal qualification.

Practical notes

This role requires US work authorization without current sponsorship. Standard hours apply; the role may require occasional hours for risk reviews and global coordination. The position is based in New York and Seattle.