Senior Compliance Counsel
Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Berlin
Region:Berlin
Sector:Legal & Compliance
Client Company Type:In-House
Job ref:8567
Post Date:March 3, 2026
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About the Role
Senior Compliance Counsel
Location: Berlin (Remote)
A role that inspires you
Join an innovative, technology-driven organisation as Senior Compliance Counsel, taking a leading role in building and strengthening the company’s governance framework. In this position, you will combine legal expertise with a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset to design scalable compliance structures that support sustainable growth in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Further develop and professionalise the Compliance Management System, ensuring audit readiness and regulatory alignment.
- Draft, review, and update compliance policies, guidelines, and internal governance frameworks.
- Conduct compliance risk assessments and implement risk-based mitigation strategies.
- Act as a trusted legal advisor on integrity, regulatory, and governance matters across the organisation.
- Lead business partner due diligence processes, including risk evaluation and documentation.
- Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and translate them into actionable internal measures.
- Design and deliver targeted compliance training programmes.
- Collaborate closely with Legal, Risk, Information Security, Finance, and other key functions to ensure integrated governance.
- Drive the implementation of efficient, technology-enabled compliance solutions.
Your Profile:
- Fully qualified lawyer (Volljurist) with a strong compliance focus and commercial acumen.
- Proven experience in establishing and enhancing compliance frameworks in growing organisations.
- Strong understanding of governance, regulatory requirements, and audit processes.
- Ability to translate complex legal requirements into pragmatic, business-oriented solutions.
- Structured, analytical, and independent working style with entrepreneurial drive.
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent German and English skills.
What’s on Offer?
- A key legal compliance role with significant influence on organisational governance.
- Opportunity to shape scalable compliance structures in a growth-driven environment.
- High level of ownership and flexibility, including remote working.
- Long-term development within an innovative and future-oriented sector.