Compliance Program Manager

About Nominal Nominal is building the software infrastructure powering the world’s most advanced hardware systems — from spacecraft and autonomous vehicles to next-generation industrial machines. Our platform ingests high-rate telemetry, validates complex autonomy software in real time, and enables engineering teams to iterate faster without sacrificing safety or precision. We’re a small, fast-moving team of engineers and operators who own problems end-to-end, work across disciplines, and thrive on challenges at the intersection of hardware and software.

Nominal serves top-tier commercial and defense customers, including the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Shield AI, and Anduril. We’re backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures. Our team draws experience from Space

X, Palantir, Anduril, Applied Intuition, and other leading companies — united by a common mission: enabling hardware engineers to push the boundaries of advanced technology with speed, safety, and precision. Because our customers operate in highly regulated environments, our ability to win, scale, and retain mission-critical programs depends on maintaining a strong compliance foundation across export controls (ITAR/EAR), security expectations, and evolving privacy and regulatory requirements.

Nominal is looking for a Compliance Program Manager to lead the design and day-to-day operation of Nominal’s compliance program to enable responsible growth across commercial and defense work. This is a cross-functional role that partners closely with Legal, Security, Engineering, Business Development, and leadership on interpretation, escalation, and resolution of novel or high-risk regulatory issues. You’ll serve as a key owner of Nominal’s compliance posture — helping us navigate export control (ITAR/EAR requirements), cross-border data transfers, licensing and registration requirements, and jurisdictional questions across our technology and customer footprint.

You’ll also help strengthen the internal controls, training, and operating rhythms that make compliance a durable, trusted part of how Nominal works. The position is well-suited for experienced operators who have worked closely with compliance, regulatory, or security programs and are ready to take on broader ownership of compliance systems and decision-making.

• Build, operationalize, and continuously improve Nominal’s compliance programs across core regulatory risk areas, with a focus on export controls, data governance, security, and privacy in a fast-moving product and customer environment
• Navigate emerging and evolving regulatory regimes, including AI regulation, data access and portability requirements, and sector-specific rules affecting critical infrastructure, by helping Nominal assess applicability, design appropriate controls and audit trails, and engage credibly with customers on regulatory scope and obligations
• Partner with Legal, Security, and business teams to support Nominal’s expanding international footprint, including compliance considerations related to cross-border data transfers, local regulatory expectations, and customer deployment models
• Support compliance with export controls and cross-border data requirements, including navigating dual-use data scenarios where military, security, and civilian regulatory regimes may apply differently across jurisdictions
• Coordinate audits, assessments, and compliance inquiries, supporting customer diligence, regulatory interactions, and internal readiness
• Partner cross-functionally to enable execution, advising on compliance implications for new business opportunities, customer requirements, and international activities
• Support customer and partner engagements related to compliance and regulatory posture, including explaining Nominal’s approach to regulatory applicability, auditability, and risk boundaries in complex or regulated customer environments
• Monitor and help operationalize compliance with emerging AI-related regulations and standards, in partnership with Legal and Product teams, with a focus on practical implementation
• Track emerging requirements,…