Head of Risk and Compliance
European UnionFull-TimeManager
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7+ years in risk, compliance, or information security roles, with at least 3 in a leadership capacity.
- Required Skills
- Risk Management
Requirements
- 7+ years in risk, compliance, or information security roles.
- At least 3 years in a leadership capacity.
- Direct ownership experience of ISO 27001.
- Hands-on experience with GDPR compliance operations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proven track record of building or significantly maturing a compliance function.
- Experience working in a tech, consulting, or professional services environment.
- Demonstrated ability to engage C-suite and clients on risk topics.
- Strong commercial awareness.
Responsibilities
- Own the company-wide risk register across legal, operational, data, and information security domains.
- Develop and lead the annual risk assessment cycle and mitigation plans.
- Act as accountable owner for IT security risk, vulnerabilities, and access controls.
- Design and maintain the governance framework across 8 EU jurisdictions.
- Lead end-to-end incident response processes.
- Own ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, and future SOC 2 certifications.
- Lead GDPR compliance including DPIAs and breach management.
- Monitor and interpret emerging EU regulation such as NIS2.
- Manage external legal counsel, auditors, and regulatory bodies.
- Directly manage the internal Risk & Compliance team.
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