Vendor Security & Standards Manager

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment.

• Own the Nebius vendor security standards framework, ensuring it is current, comprehensive, and enforceable across all vendor categories.
• Maintain and continuously update vendor-facing security requirements, obligations, and compliance benchmarks.
• Define and enforce a zero tolerance compliance policy across all vendor security obligations.
• Ensure all vendors are formally onboarded against NGSCS security standards.
• Work with NGSCS leadership, legal, and procurement to ensure vendor security requirements are embedded in contracts and service agreements.
• Conduct regular, unannounced, and scheduled on-site compliance inspections at vendor facilities, transit points, and operational environments globally.
• Physically verify that vendor security controls, procedures, and behaviours align with Nebius standards.
• Assess vendor compliance against TAPA FSR, TAPA TSR, and NGSCS-specific requirements.
• Document all inspection findings with precision.
• Identify systemic compliance risks across the vendor network and escalate to NGSCS leadership.
• Issue formal corrective action notices to non-compliant vendors.
• Track and verify the completion of all corrective actions.
• Re-inspect vendor sites following corrective action.
• Maintain a global vendor compliance register.
• Escalate persistent or severe non-compliance to the Head of Global Supply Chain Security.
• Serve as the primary NGSCS point of contact for all vendor security compliance matters globally.
• Communicate Nebius security expectations clearly and assertively to vendor security and operations leadership.
• Conduct structured vendor security reviews and performance assessments.
• Drive a culture of security accountability across the vendor network.
• Support the onboarding of new vendors by assessing security posture prior to operational activation.
• Produce regular global vendor compliance reports for NGSCS leadership.
• Identify patterns of non-compliance across vendors or regions and recommend systemic improvements.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of NGSCS vendor security standards.
• Provide input to NGSCS policy updates, SOPs, and vendor-facing documentation.

• Rigorous and assertive.
• Experience in vendor security and standards management.
• Knowledge of TAPA FSR, TAPA TSR.
• Ability to conduct on-site compliance inspections globally.
• Strong communication skills.

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth and learning opportunities
• Flexibility and ownership
• Collaborative and innovative culture
• Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
• International environment and talented teams