Senior Compliance Advisor - EMEA

Helpmesettle; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 95,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Compliance Advisor who will act as a key information security and compliance expert. The role involves advising clients on frameworks like GDPR and ISO, while fostering strong customer relationships. As part of a rapidly growing startup, you will leverage your compliance expertise to enhance client engagements and internal processes, ensuring audit readiness and successful compliance programs.

Benefits

Supplemental Health Benefits

$500 annually for professional development

Flexible Time Off

16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

$1,000 for home office setup

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in compliance program audits.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity technologies and GRC tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise customers on compliance and security policies.
• Lead internal GRC initiatives and customer-facing webinars.

Skills

Compliance expertise

Interpersonal skills

Proactive approach

Audit experience

Knowledge of GRC frameworks

Education

Experience with GDPR, DORA, NIS2

Experience with ISO 27001/270002, HIPAA, PCI

Job description

As a Senior Compliance Advisor at Drata, you are a customer-facing information security and compliance expert for the world’s most advanced security and compliance automation platform. Senior Compliance Advisors execute within the Customer Success function at Drata and work closely with all teams to drive fast and smooth audit readiness programs, create and deliver best practices in meeting requirements for control and privacy frameworks, and advocate on behalf of customers’ needs for a rapidly growing platform.

You’ll build trust and empathy with Drata’s customers as you advise them toward a continuous and self-sufficient security, risk and compliance posture.

This position must work standard business hours in the GMT or Central European Time Zone.

What you’ll do:

• Advise customers in building information security policies, uploading evidence for controls and overall audit readiness as they prepare for audits and assessments against GDPR, DORA, NIS2, ISO 27001/270002, SOC2, HIPAA, PCI, etc.
• Primarily serve as a compliance expert via tickets and inquiries, in customer-facing meetings, via email and executable work for customers, and to members of our Customer Success teams.
• Lead the development and present on GRC industry best-practices and on common compliance questions received from customers for both external and internal audiences.
• Lead ongoing internal learning and success of our team by sharing knowledge through mentorship, research, and internal presentations.
• Host customer-facing webinars to answer questions on audit and GRC best practices
• Review marketing articles and blog posts for accuracy as needed.
• Partner with Customer Success and Account Managers in providing current customers with additional compliance advisory services as needed.
• Assist with internal GRC initiatives, such as internal audits and other compliance initiatives.
• Engage with the Sales team, as needed, with responding to prospective customer questions.

What you’ll bring:

• Must have 4 - 6 years of experience in performing audits, assessments, and/or consulting or development work for compliance programs based on GDPR, DORA, or NIS2
• The ideal candidate will have exposure and experience in additional frameworks such as ISO 27001/270002, HIPAA, PCI, or other major compliance and controls regulations and framework
• Strong background and understanding of GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) programs, processes, functions, and operational teams, and helping organizations design, build, and operate their risk, security, and compliance programs
• Familiarly with GRC tools and/or cybersecurity technologies. GRC, compliance, and automation are a plus.
• While not required, previous experience at consulting, audit, and advisory firms or at GRC/cybersecurity technology companies, is highly preferred.
• Proven self-starter able to identify priorities, take ownership of work, and learn and advise on new compliance frameworks quickly.
• An ability to develop and cultivate positive relationships with customers - make their day by providing the best possible guidance and customer experience
• Desire to work at a rapidly growing startup with a team-player mindset, building and creating something from the ground up.
• A proactive approach to managing your workload and day and ability to prioritize many different tasks and levels of responsibility
• Constant ability to iterate and improve upon existing processes - challenge the status quo and improve upon the current state
• A strong ability to work within a high-speed and high-volume environment
• Supplemental Health Benefits Offered
• Learning & Development: $500 annually towards professional development opportunities + $250 annually towards personal development opportunities
• Flexible Time Off: Flexible vacation policy for strong, fully charged batteries
• 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: An inclusive policy to ensure you have time with your newborn, newly adopted, or foster child
• Work Remotely: Flexible hours and work from home + $1,000 annually to cover necessary business related items for your home office

This role will receive a competitive base salary, variable compensation, benefits, and stock, typically in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The expected range of On-Target Earnings for this role is GBP£95,600 - £118,100, subject to change.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s leveling and compensation–including a candidate’s professional background and experience. These ranges may be modified in the future and final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.

Drata is on a mission to serve as the trust layer between great companies.

Drata is a trust management platform that uses AI-driven automation to modernize governance, risk, and compliance, helping thousands of businesses develop a more secure, proactive, and risk-aware organization to continuously maintain trust with customers.

We all recognize the importance of earning and keeping the trust of our customers when it comes to protecting their data. We know how burdensome achieving and maintaining a strong GRC posture can be with the rise in compliance regulations. It’s a manual, redundant, error-prone, and unscalable process - and it only grows more complex and expensive over time.

Our team of SaaS, security, compliance, and audit experts have built a better way - with automation

Employment at Drata is based solely upon individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by law. We also make reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.