Global Third-Party Due Diligence & Sanctions Lead

Bavarian Nordic; Hellerup; On-site; DKK 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

At Bavarian Nordic, we are committed to saving and improving lives through vaccines and rigorous compliance. We are seeking a Head of Group Compliance Due Diligence Program who will own and develop our Group Third‑Party Due Diligence and Group Sanctions & Export Controls Programs, driving governance, strategy, implementation, training, monitoring and reporting across regions and corporate functions.

You will operate in an international environment, advise senior stakeholders, and partner with

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in law, finance/accounting, business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in an internal group corporate compliance function.
• Experience owning and driving global compliance frameworks (e.g., third‑party due diligence).
• Proven stakeholder management and ability to influence senior stakeholders across functions, regions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the Group Third‑Party Due Diligence Program and the Group Sanctions & Export Controls Program, including governance, policies, procedures, processes, systems, guidelines, and templates.
• Set annual wheels, goals, risk assessments, mitigating actions, and operational priorities for both compliance programs.
• Monitor implementation across all entities, corporate functions, and regions to ensure effective and consistent Group implementation.
• Assess and implement digital solutions to operationalize due diligence, sanctions, and export control processes, including potential AI‑enabled solutions.
• Prepare periodic reporting for key stakeholders, including the Chief Compliance Officer, Executive Management and Group Business Ethics Compliance Committee.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance & risk

Compliance program ownership

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in law/finance/accounting/business

Job description

At Bavarian Nordic, we are committed to saving and improving lives through vaccines and rigorous compliance. We are seeking a Head of Group Compliance Due Diligence Program who will own and develop our Group Third‑Party Due Diligence and Group Sanctions & Export Controls Programs, driving governance, strategy, implementation, training, monitoring and reporting across regions and corporate functions.

You will operate in an international environment, advise senior stakeholders, and partner with