Practice Manager, Director, Principal (NIST/CMMC)

Ascera

23d•Remote

About The Position

112Cyber is seeking an experienced Services leader and Cyber Compliance professional ready to lead the growth and execution of our CMMC Compliance practice and team members. This practice includes both Advisory services (Gap assessments, compliance advisement) and C3PAO services in the cyber compliance domain. As titles vary across the industry, 112Cyber is seeking the equivalent of a Practice Manager, Director, Principal, or a leader that is currently in a similar role. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and scaling our CMMC compliance services, owning customer delivery outcomes, and serving as a senior advisor to both clients and internal teams. As the leader of the Compliance practice, you will drive strategic oversight of customer engagements, mentor and develop consultants, establish delivery standards, and partner closely with our platform and product teams to influence roadmap decisions based on customer needs. How You’ll Drive Success: Success in this role predicates that 112Cyber will only consider applicants with a current or former background in leading and growing a successful professional services organization in the cyber risk and compliance domain. A mix of advisory and attestation experience is ideal.

Requirements

Cyber Risk and Compliance Domain Expertise
5–8+ years of experience in IT security controls testing and documentation, including responsibility for managing and overseeing client control testing efforts.
5+ years of experience leading and coordinating external and internal audit activities, including DFARS, CMMC, NIST 800-53, or similar regulatory assessments.
5+ years of experience producing high-quality technical documentation, compliance deliverables, and executive-level reports.
Services Industry experience
3+experience in practice leadership, including managing consultant performance, capacity planning, delivery quality, and continuous improvement of service offerings.
Soft Skills
Self-directed leader with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes.
Proven ability to engage executive stakeholders, build trusted relationships, and influence decision-making.
Exceptional communicator, able to translate complex technical and regulatory concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Active Lead CMMC Certified Assessor (CCA) credential; if not CCA certified, willingness to obtain.
One or more industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Delivery Management
Drive the highest levels of customer success and satisfaction by ensuring delivery excellence, client satisfaction, and clear ongoing compliance partnership.
Oversee and govern cybersecurity compliance engagements executed by senior consultants, ensuring consistent quality, methodology, and client outcomes.
Provide senior advisory oversight for customer programs supporting DFARS, CMMC, FedRAMP, NIST CSF and NIST SP 800-171 initiatives.
Own engagement success by partnering with client leadership to align regulatory requirements with business goals and risk tolerance.
Review and validate assessment approaches, control testing strategies, and evidence packages for readiness and formal certification efforts.
Practice Development
Build and scale practice capability through the creation of repeatable delivery processes and ongoing consultant development.
Team Member (Employee) Development
Advise 112Cyber’s ASCERA team on changing compliance requirements and rule interpretation to inform CMMC software development.
Manage practice resources and capacity, aligning consultant skills and availability to active projects while balancing utilization, delivery timelines, and customer priorities.
Formal C3PAO Assessments
Oversee formal CMMC assessments conducted by assessment teams, ensuring adherence to C3PAO requirements, assessment methodology, and accreditation standards.
Serve in the C3PAO QA role to ensure the effectiveness and accuracy of assessment results by validating that security measures align with CMMC practices and processes for the assigned maturity level.
Review and approve evidence packages, including technical artifacts such as system logs, incident reports, and audit trails, to confirm compliance and defensibility of conclusions.
Ensure consistent and unbiased assessment execution, maintaining strict objectivity and evidence-based decision making throughout the assessment lifecycle.
Oversee assessment documentation and submission readiness for CMMC-AB, ensuring completeness, quality, and regulatory compliance across all C3PAO engagements.
Maintain assessment integrity and consistency across the practice by enforcing standardized procedures, quality controls, and continuous improvement of the C3PAO program.