Head of Compliance

beqom

GRC Manager at beqom developing compliance frameworks and overseeing risk management. Driving strategy to meet regulatory requirements and support enterprise customer needs in a global context.

Posted 7/25/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇪 IrelandLeadWebsite

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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 oversight to ensure adherence to governance and regulatory standards.

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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 SaaSFintechRegtechPaymentsCompliance Risk Register

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.
Ensure the organisation can demonstrate accountability through proportionate documentation, reporting, and governance.
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.
Provide compliance input into new products, AI-related use cases, commercial initiatives, customer contracts, and market expansion plans.

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

Unleash your ambition in our dynamic, autonomous environment.
Drive meaningful change.
Build a fairer future for every employee by joining a market leader that is improving the world of work.
Collaborate with a passionate, diverse and talented team around the globe.