Compliance Manager

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain a centralised compliance and risk framework across the Group (including GDPR/ Data Privacy in local regimes, ABC, human rights and other ESG compliance frameworks)
• Maintain a Group-wide risk register, identifying and tracking key risk areas
  Identify recurring risk themes and implement structured, scalable solutions
• Establish clear escalation and reporting mechanisms.
  
  

• Oversee legal and regulatory compliance requirements relating to high profile, global events
• Ensure appropriate compliance frameworks are in place for:

1. Health & safety governance (in collaboration with Operations)
2. Travel risk and employee safety (in collaboration with HR)
3. Supplier and third-party compliance

• Support consistent application of compliance standards across all events
• Define RACI for administrative tasks (e.g., collection of insurance certificates by Operations/Procurement), with Legal/Compliance setting standards and monitoring exceptions
  
  

• Oversee the Group’s insurance programme, acting as the primary liaison with brokers
• Ensure appropriate insurance coverage is in place across:

1. Events
2. International operations
3. Key business risks

• Align insurance requirements with contractual obligations and risk exposure
• Provide internal guidance on insurance coverage, limitations and risk transfer
• Support oversight of insurance claims and identify trends and risk areas

• Oversee and advise on key policies, including:

1. Travel risk and employee safety policies 
2. Supplier compliance and insurance standards
3. Event-related compliance protocols

• Ensure policies are clear, practical and consistently applied

• Define and document ownership of compliance and risk across: HR- Operations- Finance-Legal
• Ensure accountability sits with the appropriate business functions
• Act as a central coordinator to ensure effective risk management

• Develop and maintain compliance aspects of crisis and incident management frameworks
• Ensure clear escalation pathways and documentation of key decisions
• Support Legal and business teams during incidents from a governance perspective
  
  

• Work with Legal and Procurement to ensure appropriate contractual and compliance standards
• Align supplier insurance and compliance requirements with business risk
• Implement consistent third-party due diligence processes

• Deliver training and guidance to business teams on compliance requirements
• Promote a proactive, structured approach to risk and compliance
  
  

• Maintain statutory records, group structure charts, and corporate registers to ensure compliance with jurisdictional requirements.
• Prepare or coordinate board and shareholder resolutions, powers of attorney, and other governance documents supporting corporate actions.
• Support Finance and Tax teams with intercompany documentation, regulatory filings, and jurisdiction specific obligations.

•  Fulfill the Internal Audit Function for the business by acting as the internal coordination point for Audit Committee requests, ensuring timely access to documentation, policies, contracts, insurance records, governance materials, and process owners.
•  Support the Audit Committee by maintaining visibility over key financial governance controls (e.g., Delegations of Authority, policy compliance, SLA monitoring, contract governance).

SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/APTITUDES NEEDED:

• Experience in legal compliance, regulatory compliance or risk management
• Strong understanding of multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments
• Experience in events, international operations or high-growth businesses (preferred)
• Familiarity with corporate insurance programmes and risk transfer principles
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Pragmatic, commercially focused approach

• Focus on frameworks and governance, not operational delivery
• Ensure clear ownership of risk across the business
• Enable effective and compliant business operations across multiple jurisdictions
• Act as a bridge between Legal requirements and operational execution

• Clear, scalable compliance frameworks implemented across the business
• Fulfilment of Internal Audit function as required by the Audit Committee 
• Reduced reactive escalations to Legal 
• Improved visibility and management of compliance and insurance risks
• Effective and aligned insurance coverage across key risk areas