Legal & Transport Compliance Manager

Willidrop; Frankfurt; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Remote flexibility

Travel occasionally

Zusammenfassung

Willidrop is seeking a Legal & Transport Compliance Manager to define and implement a pragmatic compliance layer for a growing transport marketplace across Europe. You’ll own the framework for carrier verification, documents, insurance, and recurring reviews, while translating complex requirements into actionable controls and clear evidence.

You will collaborate with operations and product to make compliant behavior the easy default, maintain templates with external counsel, and stay ahead of

Qualifikationen

• Must have at least three years in compliance, transport law, vendor risk, contract management, auditing, or regulated logistics environment.
• Experience turning complex requirements into controls that operational teams can actually follow.
• Strong analytical judgement and precise written documentation.
• Confidence handling sensitive partner issues and knowing when external counsel is required.
• Fluency in German and strong working English.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for partner reviews or audits.

Aufgaben

• Own the operating framework for carrier verification, transport documents, insurance, permits, and recurring reviews.
• Translate legal and regulatory requirements into clear controls, workflows, and evidence.
• Maintain customer, carrier, vendor, and data-processing templates with external counsel where appropriate.
• Run risk-based partner checks and ensure findings lead to proportionate corrective action.
• Track regulatory developments relevant to German and European road and vehicle transport.
• Support incident reviews, claims, contract questions, and escalations with calm factual judgement.
• Partner with operations and product to make compliant behaviour the easy default in everyday workflows.
• Keep policies, registers, and supporting documentation ready for customer diligence and audit.

Kenntnisse

Compliance

Transport law

Vendor risk

Contract management

Auditing

Analytical judgement

Written documentation

German fluency

English proficiency

Jobbeschreibung

Trust in a managed transport marketplace depends on more than a signed contract. It depends on knowingwho is moving each vehicle, whether the right documents and insurance are in place, howresponsibilities are allocated, and what happens when standards are not met.

As Legal & Transport Compliance Manager, you’ll make those expectations clear,workable, and auditable. You’ll build a pragmatic compliance layer that protects customers and carrierpartners while enabling the marketplace to expand across Europe.

What You’ll Do

• Own the operating framework for carrier verification, transport documents, insurance, permits, andrecurring reviews
• Translate legal and regulatory requirements into clear controls, workflows, and evidence
• Maintain customer, carrier, vendor, and data-processing templates with external counsel whereappropriate
• Run risk-based partner checks and ensure findings lead to proportionate corrective action
• Track regulatory developments relevant to German and European road and vehicle transport
• Support incident reviews, claims, contract questions, and escalations with calm factual judgement
• Partner with operations and product to make compliant behaviour the easy default in everydayworkflows
• Keep policies, registers, and supporting documentation ready for customer diligence and audit

What We’re Looking For

Must-Haves

• At least three years in compliance, transport law, vendor risk, contract management, auditing, ora regulated logistics environment
• Experience turning complex requirements into controls that operational teams can actually follow
• Strong analytical judgement and precise written documentation
• Confidence handling sensitive partner issues and knowing when external counsel is required
• Fluency in German and strong working English
• Willingness to travel occasionally for partner reviews or audits

Nice-to-Haves

• Knowledge of European road transport, freight forwarding, carrier liability, or finished-vehiclelogistics
• Experience with third-party audits, insurance claims, or carrier onboarding controls
• Familiarity with GDPR, information-security diligence, and cross-border contracting
• Another European language

This is not a role for building a wall of policy. It is for someone who can protect high standardswhile helping a fast-moving operation understand exactly how to meet them.

What You’ll Get

• Ownership of a trust-critical function with direct marketplace impact
• The opportunity to design controls alongside the people and product that use them
• Close collaboration with founders, operations, finance, and external specialists
• Remote flexibility with regular collaboration in Frankfurt

Your Interview Journey

• Initial Conversation 20 min

  Meet the founders and discuss how pragmatic compliance creates trust and operating leverage.

• Compliance Deep Dive 45 min

  Explore controls, audits, or complex partner risks you have owned and how you made themworkable.

• Practical Case 45 min

  Assess a realistic carrier-risk scenario and turn it into a proportionate decision and processimprovement.