Compliance Program Manager

• In this role, you'll be at the heart of our global Compliance Programme, balancing operational excellence with continuous improvement. You'll identify opportunities to simplify processes, enhance systems, and improve programme effectiveness while leading key communications, training, and governance initiatives.
• Working closely with colleagues across Compliance, Finance, People, and other business functions, you'll develop and deliver multiyear compliance communications and training roadmaps, oversee important reporting activities, and help ensure our compliance tools, resources, policies, and guidance remain accessible, effective, and fit for purpose. You'll also play a key role in measuring programme success, supporting leadership reporting, and driving projects that strengthen how Compliance operates across the organisation.

Success in this role comes from your ability to combine strategic thinking with operational excellence. You'll be comfortable navigating complexity, influencing stakeholders globally, and translating compliance requirements into practical solutions that deliver measurable results.

Key requirements include:

• Significant experience working within a highly regulated environment, with a strong understanding of global compliance programme operations.
• Proven success leading complex, cross functional programmes from design through implementation, adoption, and effectiveness measurement.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility and secure commitment across all organisational levels.
• Excellent communication, governance, continuous improvement, and project management capabilities, coupled with sound judgement and a risk based mindset.
• Advanced English communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree is required, advanced degree preferred

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• Your future:  stock purchase program, referral bonus, subsidy in transport and food, recognition program.
• Work/Life Balance: Extra days off, birthday off, voluntary hours.
• Your Wellbeing: company doctor, medical insurance, gym, health campaigns, employee assistance program, parental leave. 
• Flexibility: Hybrid work model (for more professional roles), flexible schedules.
• Training: Training program, unlimited learning.
• Extra perks: employees association, and more…

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