# Director, Compliance & AI Governance at AKASA

- Company: AKASA
- What the company does: AKASA provides generative AI (GenAI) solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle, from prior auth to CDI to coding to claims management. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://akasa.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: South San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $150K to $185K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/akasa/f8e5951f-2f8e-4d1c-bfd5-800126cf2ae2
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/akasa-director-compliance-and-ai-governance/

## About the role

We’re looking for a strategic, automation-minded Director of Compliance & AI Governance to own and evolve AKASA’s compliance program as we scale. This role is ideal for someone who has led compliance in a healthcare SaaS or AI environment and wants to build a modern, engineering-forward program rather than a paperwork factory. You’ll own our HITRUST, SOC 2, and HIPAA programs end to end, operationalize emerging AI governance frameworks like the NIST AI RMF, and drive the policy lifecycle across the company.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years experience in security compliance, GRC, or risk management, including 2+ years leading a team or function. Healthcare SaaS, health tech, or AI startup experience strongly preferred
- End-to-end policy ownership: drafting, cross-framework mapping, and running review/exception/attestation cycles
- Comfort in front of customers: enterprise security questionnaires, sales-cycle support, BAA/security terms negotiation alongside Legal, and managing customer audits

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