Trust & Compliance Operations Manager

About the Role
Zocks sells into compliance-sensitive financial services buyers - RIAs, IBDs, and wealth management firms - who put every vendor through security and compliance diligence before signing. Today, that diligence work falls on individual AEs, who complete VDDQs, RFPs, and RFIs themselves on top of their deal work, with no single owner, no shared knowledge base, and no visibility into how much it's costing the business in cycle time. 
The Trust & Compliance Operations Manager owns this function end to end - the data room, the trust center, the VDDQ/RFP response process - turning diligence from a deal-blocking bottleneck reps absorb into a well-run, self-service function that shortens sales cycles and reinforces trust with our buyers, pre- and post-sale.
What You’ll Do
1. VDDQ, RFP, and RFI Ownership
Serve as the single point of accountability for every vendor due diligence questionnaire, RFP, and RFI that touches a deal - new business, renewal, or expansion.
Take response ownership off individual AEs entirely, running intake, drafting, internal review, and submission as a repeatable process.
Track every open request to a defined SLA and flag at-risk deals to Sales leadership before they slip.
2. Knowledge Base and Trust Center
Build and maintain a living knowledge base of pre-approved, audit-ready answers to recurring security, privacy, and compliance questions.
Keep that knowledge base current with each SOC 2 cycle, policy update, or material product/infrastructure change.
Partner with Engineering to scope and launch a self-service trust center when the knowledge base and process are mature enough to support it.
3. Data Room Management
Own the structure and upkeep of the due diligence data room - taxonomy, document versioning, access controls, and what's customer-facing versus internal.
Ensure every document in the room reflects the current state of Zocks' security and compliance posture, not a stale snapshot from the last deal.
4. Cross-Functional Partnership
Act as the connective tissue between Security, Legal, and Product on one side and Sales/CS on the other, so sales teams get accurate, current information without chasing multiple internal owners.
Build direct relationships with subject-matter owners in each function to keep source information flowing without manual chasing on every request.
5. Reporting and Commercial Impact
Define and publish an SLA for DDQ/RFP turnaround, and hold the function to it.
Report quarterly on deals unblocked or accelerated by the function, quantified in $ ARR, so leadership can see the direct commercial value of the work.
What We’re Looking For
Requirements
4+ years experience owning VDDQs/RFPs/RFIs end to end, ideally in a regulated B2B SaaS environment
Working knowledge of security, privacy, and compliance frameworks relevant to financial-services vendors - SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, GLBA/Reg S-P, and SEC/FINRA vendor oversight expectations
Demonstrated ability to translate technical and legal detail into plain-English, customer-ready language under deadline pressure
Experience building repeatable process and structure (data room taxonomy, knowledge base, SLAs) rather than handling diligence as one-off firefighting
Comfortable working cross-functionally with Security, Legal, Engineering, and Product to source accurate answers without deep technical expertise in each domain
Experience operating directly with prospects' and customers' security, compliance, and vendor-management teams, including on live diligence calls
Experience in or selling to financial services, wealthtech, or another regulated industry strongly preferred, given Zocks' focus on financial advisors and wealth management firms
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
LOGISTICS
This is a remote position, but we are currently only able to hire candidates who reside in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, MA, MI, NE, NJ, NV, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA, WI 
Background and reference checks required as part of onboarding

Interview process: 
30-min recruiter screen 
Up to three 30-45-min video or onsite interviews
Offer pending references. 
Total estimated time: ~3 hours
 
COMPENSATION
$150,000-$175,000 base salary
Equity - we're all building this together

BENEFITS
The full picture
Health
Medical: 100% of employee premium covered (UnitedHealthcare Select Plus network, 2 plan options)
Dental: 99% covered - Guardian, $1,500 annual benefit
Vision: 99% covered - Guardian/VSP, $150 frames & contacts allowance
FSA: Zocks matches dollar-for-dollar up to $500/year
Time off
Unlimited PTO
Paid sick time
11 paid holidays
Family
Birthing parent: 12 weeks fully paid parental leave
Non-birthing parent: 6 weeks fully paid parental leave
Financial
401(k) via Guideline - Pre-tax and Roth options; low-cost Vanguard funds
Everything else
MacBook laptop + Google Workspace, Slack, and Zoom provided
Equity grant - details included as part of your offer
Growth opportunities for high performers after 6 months
Collaborative, low-ego culture with smart, kind teammates

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Zocks AI is an equal opportunity employer. We never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status. We believe diversity drives creativity, innovation, and success - and we encourage all qualified people to apply.
We may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process. These tools assist our team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are always made by humans.