Commercial Contracts & Compliance Specialist

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.