About the Company
Headquartered in Denmark and backed by a leading European private equity investor, our partner is a fast-growing European GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) SaaS company. Trusted by Tier 1 clients across highly regulated industries, they are experiencing a phase of significant and exciting growth. With strong recurring revenues and rapidly increasing enterprise contract values, governance, information security, and commercial discipline are central to long-term value creation.
The Role
Reporting directly to the Head of Operations, the Contracts & Compliance Manager will take ownership of the contracts and compliance function within a growing, regulated environment.
This is a standalone role with real responsibility and visibility across the business. You will play a key role in strengthening governance, supporting audits, and managing commercial contracts, while partnering closely with senior stakeholders across Operations, Sales, Engineering, and People.
The role is split approximately 50/50 between contract management and compliance & governance.
This position is well suited to a hands-on, ambitious professional looking to step into a broad role with autonomy and progression potential.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage compliance frameworks, including audit preparation, remediation actions, and ongoing improvements.
- Support and coordinate audit processes and act as a key contact for auditors and internal teams.
- Lead GDPR and data protection governance, including contract-related data protection matters.
- Maintain risk registers and support business continuity processes.
- Own the full contract lifecycle: drafting coordination, review, negotiation, execution, renewals, and template updates.
- Partner closely with Sales and Operations to balance commercial objectives with risk management.
- Support customer and supplier contractual and compliance queries.
Experience & Skills Required
- Experience in contracts, compliance, legal operations, or governance, ideally within a regulated or B2B environment.
- Exposure to audit frameworks and compliance processes.
- Experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Knowledge of UK and/or European regulatory frameworks, particularly in data protection.
- Comfortable operating with autonomy in a standalone role.
- Pragmatic, commercially aware, and confident communicating with senior stakeholders.