Scale is powering the generative AI wave by providing the data and infrastructure for companies to build large-scale foundation models. AI is rapidly changing the world, and Scale is growing to meet that rapid demand across global markets, including accelerating public sector business across EMEA. Scale seeks an EMEA Assurance Lead to drive assurance programs across Scale's EMEA public sector and commercial business.

Reporting to the Head of Global Assurance, this is a hands-on individual contributor role with significant autonomy. You will independently design and own EMEA-specific controls within Scale's global assurance framework, while staying tightly aligned with the global controls library and reporting cadences. You will be part of the global GRC team and work across Global Public Sector, Enterprise, Security, Engineering, Product, and Legal to deliver region-specific authorizations, certifications, and customer assurance outcomes across EMEA, with a focus on the GCC, UK, and EU markets.

You Will Lead region-specific assurance programs across the GCC and UK, including Qatar NCSA National Information Assurance (NIA), KSA NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC), UAE DESC Information Security Regulation (ISR), and UK Cyber Essentials Plus, Defence Cyber Certification (DCC), and NCSC Secure by Design (SdB). You will own controls mapping, evidence collection, gap analysis, certification timelines, and submission management for each, working with accredited external assessors where required. Work with the global GRC team to maintain and renew Scale's existing certifications and obtain new ones, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and ISO 9001.

You will also own their extension to EMEA and international operations, including for NATO-aligned defence tenders.

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, including data residency and sector-specific

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, identifying where existing controls satisfy local standards and where new controls or evidence artifacts are needed. Set priorities and operating cadences for EMEA assurance workflows, including intake, evidence collection, control owner follow-up, remediation tracking, and deadline management, reporting progress through Scale's global assurance dashboards. Support EMEA public sector customer assurance activities, including security questionnaires, compliance due diligence responses, customer-facing assurance discussions, and compliance input to bid and capture processes where assurance readiness is a procurement gate.

, GDPR, Qatar PDPPL, EU AI Act), and sensitive escalations involving sovereign regulators. Manage relationships with EMEA-based external auditors, assessors, certification bodies, and regulatory counterparts. Support internal and external audits across EMEA and report into the Head of Global Assurance on program health, key risks, certification timelines, and regional regulatory developments.

Ideally, You’d Have 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity compliance, GRC, public sector assurance, IT audit, cloud security, or related roles, with meaningful exposure to EMEA markets. Experience executing government or public sector assurance programs in the UK, EU, or GCC, including working with external certification bodies, government assessors, or authorizing officials. , Qatar NCSA NIA, KSA SCCC/NCA, UAE DESC/NESA).

Requirements (E.G., GDPR, PDPPL, EU AI Act)

and how they translate into technical and organisational controls.