Head of Compliance

Join beqom - where Tech meets Impact

beqom is a high-growth B2B SaaS company that provides industry-leading tools for pay equity and transparency, compensation, and performance management. Trusted by some of the world’s most respected companies, beqom enables HR and business leaders to navigate global compliance and make smarter pay decisions that attract, retain, and motivate top talent. 

Founded in Switzerland and serving clients worldwide, our powerful, enterprise-ready products are fueled by beqom pay intelligence.

The role

We are looking for an experienced and pragmatic Head of Compliance to build, lead, and continuously strengthen our global compliance function.

This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. Reporting to the COO/CFO, you will shape and drive a scalable compliance framework across our international business, while helping us meet the expectations of enterprise customers operating in highly regulated sectors, including banking and financial services.

You will work closely with teams across Legal, Security, Product, Engineering, Finance, People, and Go-to-Market, and play a central role in reinforcing trust with customers, partners, auditors, and other external stakeholders.

What you will do

Lead our compliance strategy and governance

• Build and evolve beqom’s global compliance framework across relevant jurisdictions
• Establish and maintain policies, standards, controls, governance forums, and reporting routines
• Lead compliance risk assessments and maintain the compliance risk register
• Put in place monitoring, testing, and issue-management processes to identify and address gaps
• Provide regular reporting to the COO/CFO and executive leadership on risks, incidents, trends, and remediation progress

Drive privacy and regulatory compliance

• Oversee our approach to data protection and privacy compliance, including GDPR and related obligations, in partnership with Legal and Security
• Ensure the company can demonstrate accountability through clear documentation, reporting, and governance
• Support regulatory-readiness activities and coordinate external inquiries where needed

Partner with customers and commercial teams

• Act as a senior compliance lead for customer due diligence, control reviews, audit requests, and regulated-sector questionnaires
• Support strategic commercial opportunities by addressing compliance and assurance requirements from enterprise customers
• Partner with Sales, Solution Advisory, Security, and Legal to strengthen trust materials and compliance positioning

Strengthen third-party risk and resilience

• Build and oversee the compliance aspects of third-party risk management, including vendor assessments, subprocessors, outsourcing controls, and ongoing monitoring
• Help ensure our control environment meets the expectations of customers in highly regulated industries
• Partner with Security and Operations on incident governance, escalation, and remediation tracking

Oversee controls, audits, and certifications

• Support the company’s readiness for external assurance frameworks and certifications such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and related control programs
• Coordinate internal and external audits and drive follow-through on findings and corrective actions
• Maintain the documentation and evidence required to support customer and audit assurance

Enable the business

• Provide compliance input on new products, AI-related use cases, customer contracts, commercial initiatives, and market expansion
• Deliver practical training and awareness initiatives that promote a culture of accountability
• Advise leaders on how to balance compliance rigor with operational scalability and business growth

Build the function

• Lead and grow a lean, high-impact compliance function over time
• Define the operating model and interfaces with Legal, Security, Finance, HR, and external advisors
• Use external counsel, auditors, and specialist partners effectively where internal scale is limited

What are we looking for?

• 10+ years of experience in compliance, risk, governance, privacy, or regulatory assurance
• Experience in a B2B SaaS, fintech, regtech, payments, or other technology environment serving regulated customers
• Proven success building or scaling a compliance function in an international company
• Strong knowledge of privacy, control frameworks, policy governance, audit coordination, and third-party risk management
• Experience supporting enterprise customer due diligence and audits
• Strong executive presence, sound judgment, and excellent stakeholder management skills
• Ability to think strategically while staying close to execution
  

Bonus points if you:

• Experience working with banking, financial services, or insurance customers
• Familiarity with DORA, EBA outsourcing expectations, or similar third-party governance requirements in regulated sectors
• Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and related assurance frameworks
• Experience across both Europe and the US
• Relevant certifications such as CIPP/E, CRISC, CRCM, CISSP, or ISO 27001-related credentials
  

Why join us?

• Your career, your design. Unleash your ambition in our dynamic, autonomous environment.
• Drive meaningful change. Build a fairer future for every employee by joining a market leader that is improving the world of work.
• Belong to something bigger. Collaborate with a passionate, diverse and talented team around the globe.