Head of Compliance
RemoteSwitzerland or Ireland
Job Summary
Design and evolve the company's global compliance framework across all relevant jurisdictions, establishing policies, standards, controls, and reporting routines. Lead enterprise-wide risk assessments, maintain the risk register, and define processes to identify, escalate, and remediate compliance gaps. Oversee data protection and privacy requirements including GDPR, coordinate external inquiries, and act as the senior GRC lead for customer due diligence and regulated-sector audits. Build third-party risk management oversight and ensure readiness for external assurance frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Provide regular reporting to the Head of Legal and executive team on risks and remediation progress. Support strategic deals by addressing compliance requirements for enterprise customers in banking and financial services. Deliver practical training to embed a culture of compliance and advise leaders on balancing rigour with operational scalability.
Required Qualifications
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with banking, financial-services, or insurance-sector customers
- Familiarity with DORA, EBA outsourcing expectations, or equivalent financial-sector third-party governance requirements
- Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and related assurance frameworks
- Experience across both Europe and the US
- Relevant certifications such as CIPP/E, CRISC, CRCM, CISSP, or ISO 27001-related credentials
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