Compliance Director - Sabey Data Centers

Another Source • Austin, TX

2d • $132,773 - $231,026 • Onsite

About The Position

Sabey Data Centers is recruiting a Compliance Director to lead and advance its enterprise-wide compliance strategy as the business grows. Reporting to the Vice President of Business Operations, this highly visible, cross-functional leadership role will strengthen governance, policies, controls, risk management, audit readiness, and continuous improvement across the organization. The Director will advise executive leadership and, as appropriate, the Board, and collaborate with Operations, Engineering, IT, Legal, Sales, Training, and other business partners. The role also leads and develops compliance team members and identifies ways to use technology, automation, analytics, and AI to improve program effectiveness and efficiency. The position is based in Austin, Texas, or Ashburn, Virginia. The anticipated annual base salary is $132,773–$199,160 in Austin or $154,017–$231,026 in Ashburn, and the position is eligible for a discretionary bonus. Sabey offers comprehensive benefits, development programs, and career growth opportunities. Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check and pre-employment drug screening.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Compliance, Information Technology, Risk Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least 7 years of progressive experience in compliance, audit, governance, risk management, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated success leading and maturing compliance programs, including strategy development, governance, audit oversight, cross-functional controls, and team leadership.
• Experience with compliance frameworks such as SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA/HITECH, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, or comparable standards.
• Experience overseeing internal and external audits, evaluating control effectiveness, managing findings, and driving corrective actions.
• Experience advising senior leaders and translating complex compliance requirements and risks into clear, actionable business recommendations.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders across technical, operational, and business functions.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in data centers, critical infrastructure, technology, or another highly regulated environment.
• Experience developing or scaling enterprise compliance programs within a growing or evolving organization.
• Familiarity with critical facility systems, including electrical, mechanical, and building controls infrastructure.
• Experience establishing compliance performance metrics, risk indicators, and executive-level reporting.
• Interest in using emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve compliance processes and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously advance the enterprise compliance strategy, governance framework, and risk management practices.
• Establish scalable policies, controls, accountability structures, and reporting processes that integrate compliance into day-to-day operations across facilities and business functions.
• Provide executive leadership and, as appropriate, the Board with visibility into compliance performance, emerging risks, audit readiness, control effectiveness, and corrective actions.
• Oversee internal, external, regulatory, and customer audits involving frameworks such as SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA/HITECH, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001.
• Partner with business and control owners to assess control effectiveness, identify gaps, manage findings, and drive timely corrective actions.
• Establish and monitor compliance KPIs, key risk indicators, and program health metrics.
• Collaborate with Legal, Sales, Operations, and IT on customer due diligence, contractual commitments, RFP responses, and customer assurance requests.
• Monitor emerging regulations, industry standards, and customer requirements and translate potential impacts into actionable business recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to use technology, automation, analytics, and AI for compliance monitoring, evidence management, reporting, and program efficiency.
• Lead, mentor, and develop compliance team members and build the capabilities and organizational structure needed to support continued growth.
• Advise business leaders and foster shared accountability, transparency, continuous improvement, and proactive risk management.
• Partner with Training and functional leaders to strengthen role-based compliance education and awareness.

Benefits

• Sabey covers 100% of employee-only premiums for base medical and PPO dental plans.
• Employer contribution of up to $2,000 annually to a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Up to 5 weeks of PTO based on tenure, plus 10 paid holidays and the ability to carry over unused PTO.
• Competitive, matched 401(k) retirement plan.
• Structured professional and personal development programs, including Thought Patterns for High Performance, Everything DiSC, and Built to Last.
• Long-term career growth and internal mobility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director