Director, Compliance

ICON•Austin, TX

About The Position

ICON is hiring its first Head of Compliance to build and lead the company’s compliance function. ICON’s commercial and government work spans three business units: Build (residential and materials), Prime (DoD, intelligence community, and NASA), and Tech (robotic construction). The role owns ICON’s corporate compliance program and its compliance with the FAR, DFARS, and agency supplements across government work. The Government Contracts team handles contract review, negotiation, and administration; this role is responsible for ensuring ICON meets the obligations those contracts create. The Director will report to the General Counsel, hire and lead the compliance team, and report compliance matters to the executive team and, when needed, the Board. The role also partners with the Head of IT on cybersecurity compliance obligations, including CMMC and NIST SP 800-171. It includes approximately 15 to 25% travel to project sites, government installations, supplier facilities, and industry events.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of experience in compliance, ethics, government contracts, internal audit, or regulatory legal practice; alternatively, an advanced degree (JD, LLM, MBA, or MS) and 8 or more years of that experience.
Experience designing, implementing, or running a corporate compliance program or a major component of one.
People-management experience.
Experience presenting compliance matters to an executive team, an audit committee, or a board of directors.
Ability to travel approximately 15 to 25%, including to project sites, government installations, supplier facilities, and industry events.

Nice To Haves

Experience applying the FAR and DFARS in a contractor environment, including subcontract flow-downs, representations and certifications, and responses to Contracting Officer inquiries.
Experience preparing for or responding to a U.S. Government audit, review, or investigation, such as DCAA, DCMA, CPSR, Office of Inspector General, or GAO.
Experience at a hardware, manufacturing, aerospace, space, or construction company that performs government contracts.
Experience administering U.S. export controls and sanctions, including ITAR, restricted party screening, and foreign national access controls.
Experience supporting MILCON, NASA, or intelligence community programs.
Experience at a venture-backed or high-growth company.
Experience standing up a compliance program from the ground up and then running it.
Juris Doctor with active bar membership in good standing, or an MBA.
CCEP, CCEP-I, CFE, CIA, NCMA CFCM or CPCM, or an export compliance credential such as ECoP or CUSECO.
An active or previously held U.S. Government security clearance.
Working familiarity with GRC platforms, contract lifecycle management systems, restricted party screening tools, and training and attestation systems.

Responsibilities

Design and run ICON’s corporate compliance program, including risk assessment, policies, training, monitoring and testing, investigations, corrective action, regulatory change management, metrics, and reporting.
Cover ethics and business conduct, conflicts of interest, anti-corruption, trade and export, supply chain, and data privacy, expanding coverage as business and regulatory exposure grow.
Run internal investigations from intake through resolution and remediation.
Ensure ICON meets FAR, DFARS, and agency supplement obligations across its government portfolio, including subcontract flow-downs, representations and certifications, and responses to Contracting Officer inquiries.
Build and maintain documentation and evidence demonstrating compliance to the government.
Lead audit readiness and response for DCAA, DCMA, Contractor Purchasing System Reviews, Inspector General inquiries, and similar reviews.
Partner with the Head of IT on CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 compliance, including how obligations attach through contracts, representations to the government, and the strength of supporting evidence.
Hire, develop, and lead the compliance team.
Own the compliance function’s budget, tooling, and outside counsel and vendor relationships.
Establish the function’s operating cadence, including reviews, testing cycles, and reporting.
Report program health, open risks, and remediation status to the executive team and, as needed, the Board.