The Director of Compliance will lead PreVeil's CMMC and NIST 800-171 compliance strategies and oversee the Compliance Accelerator product. They will advise on regulatory risks, engage with customers and standards bodies, and ensure compliance processes are effectively integrated into the product while driving customer success and market influence.
About PreVeil
PreVeil builds secure collaboration and email technology for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Our SaaS platform enables defense contractors—especially small and mid-sized organizations—to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and meet demanding cybersecurity requirements primarily CMMC and NIST 800-171, without large internal security teams.
At PreVeil, compliance is a core product capability. We design compliance into the platform, using strong cryptography, automation, and guided workflows to make security and compliance achievable at scale.
PreVeil is seeking a Director or Senior Director of CMMC Compliance & Compliance Products to lead our compliance strategy, external engagement, and customer-facing compliance solutions.
This is a senior leadership role with ownership across:
- Company-wide CMMC and DIB compliance strategy and content
- Vision for the PreVeil Compliance Accelerator (LMS and workflow platform)
- External representation of PreVeil with customers, partners, assessors, and standards bodies
You will define how PreVeil helps thousands of DIB organizations achieve compliance through technology, automation, and best practices, while also influencing product direction and industry interpretation of standards.
Scope of Responsibility
Compliance Strategy & Executive Leadership
- Own PreVeil’s CMMC and NIST 800-171 compliance accelerator, ensuring alignment across product, engineering, go-to-market, and customer success.
- Serve as the executive-level authority on how evolving regulations impact PreVeil’s platform and customers.
- Advise executive leadership on regulatory risk, market positioning, and compliance-driven product investments.
- Define PreVeil’s long-term posture for future CMMC and other important regulatory changes.
Compliance Accelerator – Product and Customer Success
- Own the vision, accuracy, and effectiveness for the PreVeil Compliance Accelerator, treating it as a strategic product, not a documentation add-on.
- Translate regulatory requirements into guided workflows, learning paths, AI-assisted tools, and readiness metrics.
- Ensure the Accelerator reflects real assessor expectations, audit outcomes, and customer pain points.
- Balance compliance rigor with usability to drive adoption and customer success.
AI-Enabled, Compliance Enablement
- Lead the strategy for a self-service, AI-enabled compliance experience that enables SMBs to achieve compliance with zero or minimal external consulting.
- Partner with Product and Engineering to deliver AI capabilities that are:
- Explainable and defensible to assessors
- Aligned with compliance best practices
- Focused on reducing time, cost, and risk for customers
- Establish guardrails for responsible use of AI in regulated compliance workflows.
Customer, Sales & Market Leadership
- Act as a senior compliance leader in strategic deals, executive briefings, and partner engagements.
- Support Sales and Customer Success in complex or high-risk opportunities where compliance credibility is decisive.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to customers navigating CMMC readiness and assessments.
Industry Influence & Thought Leadership
- Represent PreVeil in standards bodies, industry working groups, and public forums related to CMMC and DIB cybersecurity.
- Influence evolving guidance, interpretations, and best practices to benefit customers and align with PreVeil’s platform approach.
- Build PreVeil’s reputation as a thought leader in compliance-by-design.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- Extensive, hands-on experience with CMMC and NIST 800-171 in operational business environments.
- Proven ability to translate compliance requirements into product capabilities, workflows, and documentation.
- Experience advising or enabling SMB and mid-market organizations in regulated environments.
- Strong executive communication, presentation, and influence skills.
- Track record of operating effectively in ambiguous, fast-evolving regulatory landscapes.
Preferred
- Leadership experience in SaaS, cloud security, compliance platforms, GRC, or LMS products.
- Experience influencing or owning a product roadmap tied to compliance outcomes.
- Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and ISO 27000-series requirements
- Prior engagement with C3PAOs, or assessors of other compliance standards.
- Experience guiding teams through AI-enabled product development in regulated contexts.
Who Thrives in This Role
- Leaders who enjoy building and shaping, not just managing.
- Professionals who can move fluidly between strategy, product detail, customer conversations, and industry forums.
- Clear, confident communicators with strong problem-solving instincts.
- People who want to leave a visible mark on how compliance is done across an industry.
Why PreVeil
- Executive-level ownership of a mission-critical compliance product and strategy.
- Opportunity to redefine compliance as a scalable, technology-driven capability.
- Direct impact on the Defense Industrial Base and national security.
- Platform and credibility to influence industry standards and best practices.
Top Skills
AI
Cloud Security
Cmmc
Grc
Iso 27000-Series
Lms
Nist 800-171
PreVeil Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
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