Manager, Compliance - Public Sector Contracts
Job details
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Posted
- Aug 6, 2026
- Last confirmed open
- Oct 21, 2026
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About this role
The Opportunity
As the Manager, Compliance - Public Sector Contracts, you will play a critical role in protecting Salesforce’s reputation and driving operational excellence across our global public sector business (AMER, EMEA, JAPAC). You will lead independent validation of compliance controls for ~2,000 annual non-standard public sector obligations and build a scalable, risk-based validation program on our enterprise eGRC platform.
This high-visibility position sits at the intersection of Risk, Legal, Tech, and Public Sector Operations. You will directly report to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), and mitigate False Claims Act (FCA) exposure.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
Program Ownership & Execution
- Drive the Validation Framework: Lead the end-to-end risk categorization of ~2,000 annual non-standard public sector contractual obligations across global markets.
- Run Self-Certification Validations: Design and execute semi-annual, evidence-backed self-certification validation processes targeting high-risk obligations to ensure zero gap in compliance.
- Mitigate Enterprise Risk: Continuously evaluate False Claims Act exposure and deliver high-level risk reporting, trend analysis, and actionable insights to CCO leadership.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Audit
Lead
- Audit Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for Internal Audit, managing tracking, evidence package delivery, and remediation status.
- Legal & Regulatory Advisory: Partner closely with outside counsel and internal legal teams to resolve complex validation-standard questions.
- Contract & Tech Integration: Collaborate with Public Sector Contracts Management team and eGRC Engineering to ensure obligations and controls are mapped, tracked, and automated ahead of validation cycles.
- Product Roadmap Support: Partner with eGRC sprint teams to prioritize platform enhancements, workflow automation, and feature rollouts.
Leadership & Team Growth
- Scale Operations: Continuously improve control validation methodologies to scale seamlessly alongside rapidly growing global public sector obligation volumes.
You're Our Person If....
- 7+ years of progressive experience in compliance, government contract management, internal audit, or enterprise risk management.
- Public Sector Expertise: Strong foundation in U.S. federal and public sector contracting compliance, including a working understanding of False Claims Act (FCA) risks.
- Control Validation & Data Mastery: Proven background executing control validation methodologies and managing high-volume data sets
- Tooling Proficiency: Hands-on experience with eGRC/GRC platforms and risk controls software.
- Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with a track record of driving cross-functional initiatives across Legal, Tech, Audit, and Sales leadership.
Even Better If...
- Direct experience leading global public sector programs (EMEA/JAPAC regulatory exposure).
- Experience in software-as-a-service (SaaS) or hyper-scale cloud environments.
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), or Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP).