Compliance Manager

About this role

Compliance Manager – Governance, Risk & Compliance

Hybrid Role into the London office with International Travel

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Healthcare + Pension

Compliance sits at the heart of how we operate — protecting customer trust, business resilience, and regulatory standing across a mission-critical environment. This role owns and drives our compliance framework end-to-end: from regulatory change and certification to audits, monitoring, policy governance, and training.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a Compliance Manager to lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of our clients compliance programme, ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory, contractual, and internal requirements across the business. Working closely with Operations, InfoSec, Health & Safety, Legal, and HR, you'll ensure compliance underpins growth, resilience, and customer confidence.

What You'll Be Doing

• Framework Ownership: Act as Process Owner for the compliance management process — requirement identification, control design, testing, monitoring, and continual improvement.
• Standards & Certification: Lead compliance with ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR, and other applicable privacy and customer requirements.
• Reporting & Governance: Develop and report compliance KPIs/KRIs; coordinate reporting to senior management and governance committees.
• Audit Management: Coordinate internal/external audits and customer due diligence; manage findings through to closure and track corrective actions.
• Regulatory Change: Monitor emerging regulatory requirements, assess business impact, and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies.
• Culture & Training: Promote ethical conduct and a strong compliance culture; develop and deliver training and awareness programmes.
• Stakeholder Support: Support Legal, Operations, and Procurement on contractual compliance; coordinate customer/regulatory information requests.

What We're Looking For

• 8–10+ years' progressive experience in governance, audit, risk, compliance, or assurance in a mission-critical environment (data centres, utilities, defence, aviation, or similar); senior management level and above
• Demonstrable experience implementing enterprise compliance programmes and managing ISO / SOC2 certifications
• Strong knowledge of compliance management systems, governance frameworks, and UK GDPR/data protection legislation; familiarity with DORA and NIS
• Experience translating legislation into business controls and presenting to executive leadership
• Comfortable working internationally, building senior relationships with customers, suppliers, and partners
• Willingness to be available to support major incidents outside standard hours
• ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer required; ISO 37301, CRISC, or CGRC desirable; degree in Law, Risk, Governance, or related field desirable

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