Compliance & Contract Manager (m/f/d)
- Advise Sales and business stakeholders on contractual matters, negotiate domestic and international commercial agreements, and manage contract-related risks and obligations.
- Develop strategies to mitigate contractual claims, including change orders, damages, and liquidated damages.
- Draft, review, and continuously improve contract templates in collaboration with Legal and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the Compliance Management System, Risk Management System, policies, processes, and internal controls.
- Identify, assess, monitor, and report significant business risks.
- Advise management and business functions on compliance, risk, and regulatory matters.
- Conduct risk assessments, control reviews, internal assessments, and coordinate internal and external audits.
- Support global compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including supply chain compliance, data privacy, cybersecurity, information security (CRA, NIS2, AI Act), antitrust, anti-corruption, export controls, and whistleblower protection.
- Prepare reports, decision papers, action plans, and governance updates for executive management.
- Design and deliver global compliance training and awareness initiatives.
- Investigate compliance incidents and monitor corrective and preventive actions.
- Collaborate closely with Legal, Finance, HR, Procurement, Sales, IT, Quality Management, and operational business units.
- Report directly to the Business Unit CFO and work closely with Group Compliance & ISMS and regional compliance representatives.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Law, Law, Compliance, Risk Management, or a related field.
- Professional experience in Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Legal, Corporate Governance, or similar functions.
- Strong understanding of business operations and commercial processes, ideally in an international industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of key compliance and risk topics, including anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, supply chain due diligence, data privacy, antitrust law, export controls, and whistleblower programs.
- Experience in contract management within mechanical and plant engineering or a comparable industrial sector.
- Highly organized, analytical, and solution-oriented, with strong integrity, discretion, and professional judgment.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into practical business guidance.
- Ability to build credibility and collaborate effectively across all organizational levels.
- Fluent in English; additional language skills are an advantage.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with compliance, risk, governance, or audit management software is preferred.
Please send your CV in English.