Norm Ai · 14 hours ago
Director of Compliance
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$270K/yr - $310K/yr
8+ years expNorm Ai is the leading Legal & Compliance AI company, seeking a highly experienced Director of Compliance to design, build, and lead the company’s legal, ethical, regulatory, and data compliance program. This role will oversee compliance across Norm Ai and its affiliated law firm, ensuring the company maintains a world-class compliance posture.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComplianceLegal Tech
Responsibilities
Uphold and operationalize legal and ethical obligations, including but not limited to:
+ ABA Model Rules (confidentiality, conflicts of interest, supervision, professional independence)
+ MSO and law firm affiliation models
+ Insider trading, MNPI handling, and trading policies
+ Whistleblower and escalation frameworks
Own the company-wide ethical compliance program, including codes of conduct, conflicts of interest, attestations, restricted lists, investigations, and disciplinary processes
Advise leadership on legal and regulatory risk related to business practices, product design, and internal operations
Own the data governance and classification policy, defining how client data, privileged legal information, MNPI, personal data, and internal information are categorized, handled, retained, and shared
Ensure compliance with privacy and data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, emerging U.S. state laws, and international regimes as applicable)
Establish governance over data use, access, retention, deletion, and permissible purposes, working with Security and Engineering to ensure appropriate technical enforcement
Review and approve workflows, tools, and processes involving sensitive, regulated, or client data
Build and sustain a culture of compliance, accountability, and ethical decision-making across the organization
Develop and deliver training, communications, and guidance to ensure employees understand their legal, ethical, and data-handling obligations
Lead or oversee investigations into compliance violations and manage remediation and corrective action plans
Support Norm Law in meeting professional responsibility standards, client confidentiality obligations, and records management requirements
Partner closely with the Security team to:
+ Translate regulatory, legal, and data governance requirements into security and access control expectations
+ Validate that security controls appropriately support compliance obligations
Serve as the compliance authority, while relying on Security for control design, implementation, and operation
Serve as primary liaison to internal and external counsel on compliance matters
Prepare documentation, evidence, and responses for audits, assessments, regulatory inquiries, and client diligence
Monitor evolving regulations (privacy, AI governance, financial and professional services) and proactively adapt the compliance program
Qualification
Required
J.D. from recognized law school
8+ years of experience in regulatory, legal, or compliance leadership roles within financial services, insurance, legal services, or a similarly regulated industry
Deep experience in professional responsibility, ethical compliance, insider trading/MNPI governance, privacy law, and data governance
Experience defining and governing data classification and handling requirements from a policy and legal perspective
Demonstrated ability to operationalize compliance requirements into policies, governance frameworks, and organizational processes
Proven experience conducting compliance investigations and remediation efforts
Excellent communication skills, including advising senior leadership and working cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical teams
Preferred
Experience supporting or working within a law firm, Managed Services Organization (MSO) model, or professional services organization
Familiarity with AI governance, responsible AI frameworks, or emerging AI regulations
Experience partnering with security teams on compliance frameworks (ex. SOC2, ISO 27001) without owning security execution
Prior experience building compliance programs in high-growth startup environments
Benefits
Equity compensation
401(k) plan with an employer match
Top-tier insurance coverage, encompassing health, dental, hospital, accident, and vision plans
Relocation reimbursement
Company
Norm Ai
Norm AI is a regulatory AI agent company that automates legal and compliance tasks.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$136.1MKey Investors
Blackstone Innovations InvestmentsCoatue
2025-11-14Private Equity· $50M
2025-03-11Series A· $48M
2024-06-25Series A· $27M
Leadership Team
John Nay
Founder & CEO
Recent News
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