Head of Compliance

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Experienced GRC Manager responsible for developing compliance strategies for a leading B2B SaaS firm. Overseeing governance, risk management and compliance across international operations.

Posted 7/25/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing global compliance frameworks, with a strong focus on data protection, privacy regulations, and third-party risk management. Proven ability to lead compliance risk assessments and provide strategic reporting to executive teams.

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GRC Framework DevelopmentCompliance Risk AssessmentData Protection ComplianceThird-Party Risk ManagementStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Compliance FrameworksRisk ManagementPolicy GovernanceAudit CoordinationGDPR ComplianceSOC 2 CertificationISO 27001 CertificationVendor AssessmentsControl ReviewsRegulatory Assurance

Soft Skills

Strong JudgementStakeholder EngagementStrategic Thinking

Industry Keywords

B2B SaaSFintechRegtechPaymentsRegulated Customers

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and evolve the company’s global compliance framework across all relevant jurisdictions
Establish and maintain policies, standards, controls, governance forums, and reporting routines
Lead enterprise-wide compliance risk assessments and maintain the compliance risk register
Define monitoring, testing, and issue-management processes to identify, escalate, and remediate compliance gaps
Provide regular reporting to the Head of Legal and executive team on compliance risks, incidents, trends, and remediation progress
Oversee the company’s compliance approach to data protection and privacy requirements — including GDPR and other applicable privacy obligations — in partnership with Legal and Security
Act as the senior GRC lead for customer due diligence, regulated-sector questionnaires, control reviews, and audit requests
Build and oversee the compliance aspects of third-party risk management — including vendor assessments, subprocessors, outsourcing controls, and ongoing monitoring
Oversee GRC readiness for external assurance frameworks and certifications, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and related control programmes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in a GRC, compliance, risk, governance, or regulatory assurance role
Experience in a B2B SaaS, fintech, regtech, payments, or other technology environment serving regulated customers
Demonstrated success building or scaling a compliance or GRC function in an international company
Strong working knowledge of privacy, control frameworks, policy governance, audit coordination, and third-party risk management
Experience supporting enterprise customer due diligence and audits
Strong judgement and stakeholder management skills — comfortable engaging at senior and executive level
Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on

Benefits

Comp & perks

Your career, your design
Drive meaningful change
Build a fairer future for every employee
Collaborate with a passionate, diverse and talented team around the globe