Director, Compliance & AI Governance
AKASA, San Francisco +1
The role
We’re looking for a strategic, automation-minded Director of Compliance & AI Governance to own and evolve AKASA’s compliance program as we scale. This role is ideal for someone who has led compliance in a healthcare SaaS or AI environment and wants to build a modern, engineering-forward program rather than a paperwork factory. You’ll own our HITRUST, SOC 2, and HIPAA programs end to end, operationalize emerging AI governance frameworks like the NIST AI RMF, and drive the policy lifecycle across the company.
The ideal candidate treats compliance as a product: automated evidence collection, continuous control monitoring, and policies people actually read and follow. You’ll join a small, high-leverage team with immediate ownership and room to build. You thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and are agile with an ownership mindset.
This is an on-site position that requires 3+ days a week in our South San Francisco HQ.
What you will do
- Own AKASA’s compliance certification portfolio end to end (including HITRUST CSF, SOC 2 Type II, and HIPAA) from control design and implementation through evidence collection, audit coordination, and remediation. Evaluate and pursue new certifications and attestations (such as ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and HITRUST AI) as customer and market needs evolve.