Legal & Compliance

Legal & Compliance

We place Legal and Compliance professionals across Germany, from in-house Legal Counsels through to General Counsels, Chief Compliance Officers and GRC leaders.

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Building the Legal and Compliance Teams That Germany's Best Organisations Trust.

MAM Gruppe specialises in permanent in-house Legal and Compliance recruitment across Germany, working with corporations, financial institutions, law firms and professional services organisations to place experienced lawyers and compliance professionals at all levels.

Our Legal and Compliance team has placed professionals across Germany's most significant hiring markets, including Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and beyond. We work with DAX-40 corporations, high-growth scale-ups and mid-market businesses that need lawyers and compliance professionals who understand the specific demands of the German regulatory environment. That includes growing demand for LkSG specialists as organisations across Germany build out their supply chain compliance functions.

Whether you are scaling an in-house legal function, replacing a senior leader, strengthening your compliance capability or responding to new regulatory requirements, our consultants bring the market knowledge and candidate access to get it right. The roles we fill include General Counsel, Head of Legal, Legal Directors, In-house Legal Counsel, Chief Compliance Officers, GRC Managers, Data Protection Officers and LkSG specialists.

Beyond in-house roles, we work with law firms and professional services organisations looking to attract experienced lawyers with both technical expertise and commercial acumen. Our consultants work exclusively within this vertical, which means every search benefits from years of focused market knowledge rather than a generalist approach spread across multiple sectors.

Our Latest Legal & Compliance Jobs

Your next Legal or Compliance role in Germany could be closer than you think.

MAM Gruppe works with some of Germany's most respected organisations; from DAX-listed corporations to high-growth businesses, to place in-house legal and compliance professionals who make a genuine difference.

Whether you are a Legal Counsel, General Counsel, Data Protection Officer, Compliance Officer or GRC specialist, our consultants work with you to find a role that fits your experience and your next career objective. The positions below have been sourced by our specialist team across Germany.

We specialise in:

  • Legal & IP
  • Compliance & Investigations
  • Data Protection
  • Risk Management & ICS
  • Export Control & Customs
Munich, Bayern

Data Protection Counsel

Data Protection Counsel The Opportunity Early in your data protection career and ready to own the whole remit, not just a slice of it? In this role, you become the go-to privacy adviser for an established international group. You'll report to leadership directly, which means your recommendations reach the people who make decisions and you see your advice shape how the business actually runs. You'll also be the company's contact for supervisory authorities. That's experience most lawyers at your stage wait years to get. Hybrid working is part of the package. The Role You'll take ownership of data protection across the business, working hand in hand with operational teams. Day to day, you'll: Run the data protection management system and keep internal policies current and properly applied Advise business units on privacy questions, and draft and negotiate the data protection terms of contracts Spot privacy risks and agree practical safeguards with the teams involved Track regulatory developments and turn them into clear recommendations Deliver compliance and privacy training across the workforce Report regularly to leadership and act as the point of contact for supervisory authorities The Company Our client is an established international group that is investing in its central compliance and privacy function. You'll sit close to the business rather than apart from it, so the job is as much about pragmatic, workable answers as it is about knowing the law. What You'll Need Qualification as a German lawyer Early-career experience in data protection, with working knowledge of IT law Business fluency in German and English How to Apply Interested? Get in touch with the MAM Gruppe team for a confidential conversation. Your CV doesn't need to be up to date. Send what you have, or just give us a call.
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Munich, Bayern

Head of Risk

Head of Risk The Opportunity If you've spent years maintaining someone else's risk framework, this is your chance to build your own. Most Head of Risk roles come with a framework already in place and a mandate to keep it running. This one doesn't. Our client, a fast-growing international group, needs a group-wide approach to enterprise risk management, and you'll design it. The risk language, the assessment method, the governance cycle, the escalation paths and the reporting will all be shaped by your thinking. It won't sit on a shelf, either. Senior management wants a single, reliable view of group risk that informs planning, budgets and major decisions. Your work feeds straight into that. The brief is lean and proportionate: a framework that scales with the business and meets German governance requirements, without burying operational teams in process. The Role You'll set the standards and act as an informed challenger. Operational leaders stay accountable for their own risks, which means your time goes on judgement and direction, not chasing paperwork. Give leadership a consolidated, forward-looking view of group risk using key indicators, scenarios and quantified impact, so it shapes planning, budgets and major decisions Build enterprise risk management from the ground up, including escalation paths and reporting that catch issues early Create a common risk language, assessment method and governance cycle that operational leaders can adapt to their own areas Lead a proportionate internal control programme focused on company-wide and critical-process controls: setting standards, reviewing management assessments and tracking remediation Define clear lines of responsibility between your function, specialist compliance teams and internal audit You'll lead a small team and stay hands-on. Using digital tools and AI to simplify GRC work and sharpen reporting is part of the brief, not something you'll have to fight for. The Company Our client is a fast-growing international group operating several businesses. You'll sit within its governance, risk and compliance leadership, working closely with finance, audit and operational teams across the group. The business has reached the size where risk needs a single owner and a single view. That gap is exactly why this role exists, and it's yours to close. What You'll Need Experience building risk or internal control frameworks in a growing, international business, and linking them to planning and performance management Deep expertise in enterprise risk management, internal controls or risk governance Experience managing a team, even a small one The credibility to turn complex risk issues into clear recommendations, and to challenge senior leaders when it matters Excellent English How to Apply Interested? Get in touch with the MAM Gruppe team for a confidential conversation about this role. Your CV doesn't need to be up to date. Send what you have, or just give us a call.
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Munich, Bayern

Senior Internal Investigator

Senior Internal Investigator The Opportunity If you've spent your career running investigations inside frameworks someone else designed, this is a chance to build your own. Our client is building out its integrity function and wants one experienced investigator to own it. You'll lead the most sensitive misconduct cases in the business, run the whistleblowing process end to end, and shape the ethics framework around both. There's no line management for now, so your time goes on the work itself rather than on people admin. You'll have real autonomy, a direct line to leadership, and the rare chance to put your name on a function from the ground up. The Role You'll be the person the business turns to when something serious goes wrong. That means: Leading high-stakes internal investigations across several countries, from scoping and interviews through to evidence and findings Designing the investigation process itself, so every case is impartial, well documented and privacy-compliant Owning the speak-up process: reporting channels, triage, and protection for the people who raise concerns Getting to the root cause of each case and working with business owners to make sure fixes stick Briefing leadership on major matters, emerging patterns and open risks Shaping the wider integrity programme, including anti-corruption, conflicts of interest and hospitality rules, backed by targeted training and advice Much of this doesn't exist yet in a mature form. If you enjoy building structure where there is none, that's the appeal. The Company Our client is an international technology business in a tightly regulated, security-conscious sector. It's growing quickly across multiple countries, which is exactly why a dedicated integrity function now matters. You'll sit within a broader governance and compliance team, working closely with risk and assurance colleagues. Fast growth brings complexity, and with it the kind of varied, cross-border caseload that's hard to find elsewhere. What You'll Need Substantial investigative experience, whether in-house, in advisory, or from a white-collar crime or criminal law background, including cross-border cases Hands-on experience setting up whistleblowing, investigation or anti-corruption frameworks Working knowledge of bribery, whistleblower protection, data privacy and employment law Fluent English How to Apply Interested? Get in touch with the MAM Gruppe team for a confidential conversation. Your CV doesn't need to be up to date. Send what you have, or just give us a call.
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Our Team

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Lee Clack

Lee Clack

Managing Director - Legal & Compliance, Finance
Akritta Bhatia

Akritta Bhatia

Principal Consultant - GRC
Callum Walsh

Callum Walsh

Senior Recruitment Consultant - Legal
Lewis Godden

Lewis Godden

Recruitment Consultant - Legal
Luke Ashley

Luke Ashley

Delivery Consultant - Legal
Bobby-Joe Taylor

Bobby-Joe Taylor

Recruitment Consultant - Legal
Leonardo Lewis

Leonardo Lewis

Recruitment Consultant - GRC
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