Director, Compliance & AI Governance

The posting, as AKASA wrote it

About AKASA

AKASA is building the future of healthcare by developing AI-native solutions for some of healthcare’s most complex, consequential work. Our customers include the most innovative health systems in the country, like Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, NewYork-Presbyterian, Duke, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins. Our customer base represents 1 in 10 inpatient discharges across the United States and more than $180B+ in net patient revenue.

Our products help health systems comprehensively capture and communicate the full patient clinical journey. By empowering health systems to streamline their operations, they can focus on what matters most - delivering quality patient care.

We train internal models and build domain-specific harnesses to power our products and best capture clinical nuance for each customer. We hire people with high agency and good judgment. Everyone here is an owner and builder who is looking to help solve high stakes challenges every day.

We have raised over $250M in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, BOND, and Coatue. Our deployments have been recognized nationally as "one of the most comprehensive real-world uses of GenAI in healthcare finance to date" (link https://hitconsultant.net/2025/10/13/cleveland-clinic-deploys-genai-for-coding-and-cdi-across-enterprise-powered-by-akasa/).

Some of our recent recognitions include being named one of America's Top Startup Employers 2026 by Forbes, a Top Healthcare Technology Company of 2026 by Healthcare Technology Report, the #1 most promising healthcare RCM startup of 2025 by Black Book Market Research, and we have been certified as a “Great Place to Work” for the past 6 years in a row.

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. The ideal candidate treats compliance as a product: automated evidence collection, continuous control monitoring, and policies people actually read and follow. You’ll join a small, high-leverage team with immediate ownership and room to build. You thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and are agile with an ownership mindset.

This is an on-site position that requires 3+ days a week in our South San Francisco HQ.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own AKASA’s compliance certification portfolio end to end (including HITRUST CSF, SOC 2 Type II, and HIPAA) from control design and implementation through evidence collection, audit coordination, and remediation. Evaluate and pursue new certifications and attestations (such as ISO 27001, ISO 42001,

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• Scripting or low-code automation skills (Python, Zapier, http://tray.ioTray.io http://Tray.io) for building compliance workflows.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CIPP/US, HCISPP, or HITRUST CCSFP.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible paid time off (PTO)
• Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Generous parental leave policy
• Full employee coverage for life insurance
• Home office stipend
• Cell phone/internet reimbursement
• Commuting benefits
• Company-paid holidays
• 401(K) plan

Compensation

• Based on market data and other factors, the salary range for this position is $175,000 - $200,000 + Equity. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We’re committed to doing the best work of our lives, together. Come see if we're the right team for you.

AKASA is a proud equal opportunity employer and we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is an imperative. We welcome people of different backgrounds, genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and perspectives, just to name a few. We do not discriminate based upon any protected class and we encourage candidates of all identities and backgrounds to apply. AKASA considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. http://sfgsa.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=11600

AKASA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at recruiting@akasa.com.