Security Assurance Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With nine offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

The Security Assurance Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing enterprise and product-level security assurance programs to meet compliance, certification, and customer trust objectives. This role ensures our organization maintains compliance with CMMC, ISO 27001, and future security certifications while providing comprehensive ISSM support across systems and environments. The ideal candidate will work cross-functionally with engineering, IT, compliance, and customer teams to verify that our products and operations meet the highest standards of security, resilience, and regulatory alignment.

What you'll do :

• Lead and maintain compliance with CMMC, ISO 27001, and future security certifications.
• Provide compliance support across enterprise environments, product areas, and customer engagements, ensuring adherence to industry and regulatory standards.
• Oversee and coordinate third-party security validations and testing to verify and strengthen our security posture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop, document, and improve security controls and processes.
• Deliver clear reporting and communication to stakeholders on compliance status, audit readiness, and risk mitigation activities.

Required qualifications :

Preferred qualifications :

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Full-time regular employee offer package :

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package :

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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