Ascension LLC is seeking a Security, Compliance & Implementation Lead who will serve as a dual-hatted subject matter expert responsible for ensuring that the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution is secure, compliant, and successfully implemented across the enterprise.

This role is critical to the success of the WSSC Water CLM initiative, where centralized contract visibility, role-based access, auditability, and compliance oversight are core objectives .

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with deep experience in information security, governance frameworks, and enterprise system implementation, coupled with the ability to lead organizational change management (OCM) activities. This individual will help define and operationalize RBAC models, audit controls, compliance frameworks, and user adoption strategies, ensuring the system meets public sector standards while enabling business users.

This role is best suited for professionals who:

• Thrive in cross-functional environments (IT, procurement, legal, operations)
• Understand public sector compliance and audit expectations
• Can bridge technical security requirements with business usability and adoption

Position Summary

The Security, Compliance & Implementation Lead will oversee all aspects of security design, compliance alignment, and implementation planning for the CLM system. This includes defining access controls, ensuring auditability, supporting regulatory compliance, and guiding secure system deployment.

In addition, this role will lead change management and user onboarding efforts, ensuring that departments adopt the CLM system effectively while maintaining governance standards.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Strong expertise in security frameworks (NIST, ISO, FedRAMP-aligned practices)
• Experience implementing RBAC and audit logging mechanisms
• Ability to develop implementation roadmaps and resource plans
• Proven success leading training, onboarding, and change adoption initiatives

This individual must be:

• Detail-oriented and risk-aware
• Self-directed and capable of operating with minimal oversight
• Skilled at translating complex security concepts into actionable guidance
• Proactive in identifying compliance risks and mitigation strategies

Key Responsibilities / Day-to-Day Activities

• Define role-based access control (RBAC) models aligned to organizational roles and contract governance needs
• Design security architecture ensuring data protection, integrity, and controlled access
• Establish audit logging, monitoring, and user activity tracking mechanisms
• Assess compliance requirements against public sector standards and recommend controls
• Develop implementation roadmap including timeline, milestones, and required client resources
• Lead system security configuration during CLM deployment (in coordination with technical teams)
• Conduct risk assessments and identify vulnerabilities within system workflows
• Collaborate with procurement and IT stakeholders to align governance and access policies
• Develop and execute training programs for end users and administrators
• Facilitate onboarding sessions and user adoption workshops
• Create change management strategy to support enterprise-wide CLM adoption
• Document security policies, SOPs, and compliance procedures
• Support integration security considerations with external systems (ERP, procurement platforms)
• Provide ongoing advisory support on compliance, governance, and system enhancements