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Product Security and Regulatory Expert

vailexa • Remote


No Relocation

Posted: September 1, 2026

Job Description

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in product security, IT compliance/regulatory, product, IT security
  • Must have deep expertise of: EU CRA, EU RED, IEC 62443
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
    • Enterprise networking
    • Identity & access management
    • Data protection and encryption technologies
    • Logging, monitoring, and security tooling
  • Experience leading or supporting external audits.
  • Ability to translate legal/regulatory language into technical requirements.
  • Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills.

 
Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in highly regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, defense, telecom).
  • Certifications such as:
    • CISA
    • CRISC
    • CISSP
    • ISO 27001 Lead Implementer / Lead Auditor
  • Experience with GRC platforms (ServiceNow GRC, Archer, OneTrust, etc.).
  • Experience managing cross-border data compliance and data residency requirements.

 Regulatory & Technical Compliance

  • Interpret and operationalize global and regional regulations into actionable technical controls.
  • Translate regulatory requirements into technical standards for infrastructure, cloud, network, application, and data environments.
  • Partner with legal, risk, audit, and security teams to ensure consistent global compliance posture.

Control Implementation & Validation

  • Design and implement technical controls to meet regulatory requirements.
  • Conduct control testing, gap assessments, and remediation planning.
  • Lead internal and external audits; coordinate evidence collection and auditor responses.
  • Automate compliance validation through tooling where possible (e.g., CSPM, SIEM, GRC platforms).

 
Global Program Management

  • Support compliance strategy across multiple countries and regions.
  • Monitor regulatory changes globally and assess impact to IT systems.
  • Establish repeatable compliance processes for global rollouts.
  • Work with regional IT leaders to ensure localized regulatory adherence.

Risk & Governance

  • Perform risk assessments related to regulatory exposure.
  • Maintain risk registers and remediation roadmaps.
  • Support policy development and technical standards documentation.
  • Provide executive-level reporting on compliance posture and risk.

Key Competencies

  • Strong analytical and risk-based decision-making skills
  • Ability to operate in complex, matrixed global organizations
  • Executive-level communication capability
  • Process-oriented mindset with automation focus
  • Ability to balance regulatory rigor with business enablement