Principal Compliance Engineer at ZeroDrift, Inc.

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Oct, 26

Salary

200000.0

Posted On

13 Jul, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Regulatory Compliance, Policy Drafting, AI Detection Logic, SEC Marketing Rule, FINRA 2210, Git, Structured Formats, Technical Writing, Regulatory Analysis, Compliance Enforcement

Industry

Software Development

Description

About ZeroDrift ZeroDrift is building the AI-native compliance enforcement infrastructure for enterprise communication. We are the first platform that enforces compliance before an AI message is ever sent, fixing violations in real time across every channel where AI speaks for the business. Everything goes out clean. Nothing dangerous comes in. As AI starts to communicate on behalf of entire organizations, the gap between what compliance requires and what companies can actually enforce is widening fast. Every existing solution monitors after send, once the risk is already out the door. ZeroDrift enforces compliance before send. Compliance enforcement did not exist as a category. We created it. We are backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and other world-class VCs, and built by a team from Microsoft, Google, and Goldman Sachs, led by a repeat AI founder. The role You will own what ZeroDrift enforces.Our engine enforces compliance rules on every communication before it goes out. Your job is to define those rules. You will turn regulations, regulator guidance, and customer compliance policies into precise,tested, versioned rules the engine can enforce automatically. You will also design the AI detection logic that catches risky language and decides how it gets fixed. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the CEO. Engineering owns the engine. You own what it knows. As we grow, you set the standard that every compliance engineer after you will follow. What you'll do • Own our compliance rule content end to end: coverage, accuracy, citations, severities, and fix language • Encode new regulatory domains as the business expands • Turn customer compliance manuals and firm policies into custom enforcement rules during onboarding • Write and tune AI detection definitions, and work with our AI team to measure their accuracy • Track regulatory changes across covered regimes and ship rule updates with clear changelogs • Document the methodology for turning any rulebook into enforceable rules • Be the compliance voice in customer implementations and sales conversations What we're looking for • 8+ years in compliance, regulatory, or policy roles at regulated firms, consultancies, law firms, or regulators • You have turned regulatory text into a repeatable process: policies, review checklists, surveillance lexicons, or similar. Not just applied someone else's rules • Experience with communications or marketing compliance. Working knowledge of the SEC Marketing Rule and FINRA 2210 is a strong plus • Precise thinking. You can specify exactly when a rule should fire, what evidence it needs, and what the fix is • Real fluency with AI tools and comfort with engineering workflows like Git and structured formats. We will train you on our stack • Excellent writing. Rule descriptions and fix language are customer-facing product • A builder's temperament: startup ambiguity, weekly shipping, high ownership Nice to have • Time at a regulator such as the SEC, FINRA, or a state agency, or at a regulatory consultancy • Experience drafting firm compliance programs, not only applying them • Prior work at a regtech, legaltech, or AI company Compensation and benefits • $180,000 to $200,000 base salary, depending on experience • Performance bonus and meaningful early-stage equity • Health, dental, and vision coverage • Hybrid work from our New York office ZeroDrift is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected

Responsibilities

Define and encode precise compliance rules and AI detection logic to enforce regulatory standards in real-time communications. Own the end-to-end rule content, including coverage, accuracy, and the translation of customer policies into enforceable rules.