Physical Security Policy & Contracts Manager

About the role

We’re hiring a Physical Security Policy & Contracts Manager to own Nscale’s global physical security policy framework and ensure contractual, audit, and compliance requirements translate into practical, enforceable standards across our facilities and colo sites.

Responsibilities

• Policy & Standards
  • Own Nscale’s global physical security policy framework across access control, surveillance, visitor management, perimeter security, incident response, and environmental controls
  • Set consistent physical security standards across owned facilities and colo sites that are specific enough to audit against
  • Align policies and standards to ISO 27001, SOC 2, and NIST requirements and maintain them as those frameworks evolve
  • Translate regulatory requirements across Nscale’s operating jurisdictions into practical operational standards for site teams to implement
• Contract Review & Governance
  • Review inbound and outbound contracts for physical security obligations, including colo agreements, customer contracts, vendor agreements, and data processing agreements
  • Identify inconsistent or impractical physical security requirements and propose precise redlines in partnership with Legal
  • Participate directly in negotiations where physical security terms are challenged or contested
  • Maintain a live registry of physical security obligations across active contracts and track compliance against them
• Audit & Compliance
  • Build and maintain the physical security evidence library used in customer and third-party audits
  • Own the physical security domain within ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certification processes
  • Ensure audit findings are closed out through updates to policy and standards
  • Serve as the physical security subject matter expert during customer audits
• Operational Feasibility & Risk Assessment
  • Assess whether contractual physical security requirements are operationally achievable at specific sites
  • Evaluate controls such as layered access control, CCTV, man-trap configurations, cage and suite security, and colo shared responsibility models
  • Advise internal stakeholders on how site realities map to contractual and framework obligations

Qualifications

• 8+ years in physical security, compliance, or a combined role with direct ownership of policy, standards, or contract review in a data center, cloud, or critical infrastructure environment
• Deep knowledge of data center physical security, including layered access control, CCTV, man-trap configurations, cage and suite security, and colo shared responsibility
• Experience writing physical security policies and standards across multiple sites that are precise, consistent, and auditable
• Strong contract review expertise with the ability to extract physical security obligations from complex commercial agreements
• Proven ability to propose contract redlines that hold up in negotiation
• Experience leading the physical security domain for ISO 27001 or SOC 2 processes, including controls and evidence requirements
• Strong organizational discipline in maintaining current, complete, and usable obligation registries and evidence libraries
• Ability to assess whether contractual requirements are operationally achievable at a specific site
• Working knowledge of GDPR, UK GDPR, POPIA, and equivalent data protection legislation is strongly preferred
• Experience in colo, hyperscale, or AI cloud data center environments, customer audits, or building physical security clause libraries is strongly preferred

Benefits

At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We're building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core.

• Highest competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity)
• Join one of the fastest-growing AI infrastructure companies — your chance to directly shape how global AI capacity is planned and deployed
• Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by leading critical cross-functional initiatives and shaping capital strategy — always with our full support
• Human-First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. 🫶🏽 Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments

Equal Opportunities Statement

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.

Salary Range

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.

Salary Range $150,000 - $200,000 USD

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