Compliance Manager

About Nscale

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers.  Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

At Nscale, our Legal & Compliance team plays a critical role in driving business success by partnering with stakeholders to anticipate regulatory change, operationalize compliance requirements, and deliver solutions that protect the company while enabling commercial opportunities, to scale confidently, sustainably, and with integrity.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About the Role

Nscale is building and operating AI infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions.  This is a technical generalist role providing local compliance support in APAC, contributing to the global compliance program by aligning regional operations, particularly Chinese affiliate and banking-related activities, with international policies, regulatory expectations, and company-wide risk priorities. This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on execution aligned to a global compliance playbook . There will be rotation into global compliance projects including policy refresh or tool implementation, key metrics tracking and enhancing workflow efficiency.

About You

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in compliance or legal roles.
• Background: Legal background is preferred (admitted lawyer), though the team is open to candidates with strong operational compliance experience in fields like trade compliance or ESG.
• Ability to operationalize policies through education, training, and monitoring rather than just providing academic advice.
• Strong attention to detail and a high standard of execution
• Commercial acumen and sound judgment in complex transactional environments
• Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment
• Bilingual language skills strongly preferred to support the local APAC team

Key stakeholders

• Chief Legal Officer and Legal
• SVP, Head of Compliance
• APAC Leadership Teams
• Regional sales, operations and delivery teams
• Finance and Procurement
• Security/IT and Operations
• External counsel and regulators where required.

What You'll Be Doing

Third-Party Risk Operations:

• Support day-to-day compliance processes: Know Your Counterparty- KYC, export control, sanctions screening, and third-party onboarding-aligned to Nscale compliance standards.

Internal Governance:

• Implement regional standards for anti-bribery, gifts and hospitality, and Conflicts of Interest. Support HR with employment-related compliance complaints.

Training and enablement

• Deliver and localise compliance training for APAC teams, ensuring understanding and completion of core policies and procedures.
• Support the wider compliance programme, including annual training refresh cycles and targeted enablement for procurement, commercial, and operations teams.
• Contribute to compliance communications and practical playbooks that make requirements easy to follow.

Risk Insights & Reporting:

• Monitor upcoming regulatory changes within region impacting Nscale and identify trends from diligence and regional activities. Produce concise summaries to inform risk prioritisation and program improvements.

Investigations & Case Management:

• Conduct intake, triage, and fact-finding for compliance matters. Maintain audit-ready records and escalate in line with defined thresholds.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate with local leadership on new contracts and global teams on corporate affairs and communications.

About You

• Experience: 5-8 years of experience in compliance or legal roles.
• Background: Legal background is preferred (admitted lawyer), though the team is open to candidates with strong operational compliance experience in areas such as trade compliance, export controls, or supply chain compliance.
• Ability to operationalize policies through education, training, and monitoring rather than just providing academic advice.
• Strong attention to detail and a high standard of execution.
• Commercial acumen and sound judgment in complex transactional environments.
• Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
• Bilingual language skills strongly preferred to support the local APAC team.
• Experience with GRC and due-diligence screening tools is desirable (e.g. LexisNexis Diligence, Dow Jones Risk Center, or equivalent screening solutions).
• Experience contributing to or leading process transformation, system integrations, and workflow automation projects within a compliance or legal function is desirable e.g. GRC platform rollouts, KYC workflow design and implementation and compliance tooling integrations.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities.  We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.

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