Description
As the Manager, Compliance - Public Sector Contracts, you will play a critical role in protecting Salesforce's reputation and driving operational excellence across our global public sector business (AMER, EMEA, JAPAC). You will lead independent validation of compliance controls for ~2,000 annual non-standard public sector obligations and build a scalable, risk-based validation program on our enterprise eGRC platform.
Program Ownership & Execution
- Drive the Validation Framework: Lead the end-to-end risk categorization of ~2,000 annual non-standard public sector contractual obligations across global markets.
- Run Self-Certification Validations: Design and execute semi-annual, evidence-backed self-certification validation processes targeting high-risk obligations to ensure zero gap in compliance.
- Mitigate Enterprise Risk: Continuously evaluate False Claims Act exposure and deliver high-level risk reporting, trend analysis, and actionable insights to CCO leadership.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Audit Lead
- Audit Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for Internal Audit, managing tracking, evidence package delivery, and remediation status.
- Legal & Regulatory Advisory: Partner closely with outside counsel and internal legal teams to resolve complex validation-standard questions.
- Contract & Tech Integration: Collaborate with Public Sector Contracts Management team and eGRC Engineering to ensure obligations and controls are mapped, tracked, and automated ahead of validation cycles.
- Product Roadmap Support: Partner with eGRC sprint teams to prioritize platform enhancements, workflow automation, and feature rollouts.
Leadership & Team Growth
- Scale Operations: Continuously improve control validation methodologies to scale seamlessly alongside rapidly growing global public sector obligation volumes.
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive experience in compliance, government contract management, internal audit, or enterprise risk management.
- Public Sector Expertise: Strong foundation in U.S. federal and public sector contracting compliance, including a working understanding of False Claims Act (FCA) risks.
- Control Validation & Data Mastery: Proven background executing control validation methodologies and managing high-volume data sets.
- Tooling Proficiency: Hands-on experience with eGRC/GRC platforms and risk controls software.
- Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with a track record of driving cross-functional initiatives across Legal, Tech, Audit, and Sales leadership.