Senior Compliance Manager - EMEA

AVEVA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AVEVA, a global industrial software leader, seeks a Senior Compliance Manager for EMEA. Based in London with hybrid 50% office time, you will oversee license compliance reviews, manage cases end-to-end, and forecast the EMEA compliance workload.

You’ll partner with Legal, Sales, Finance, and Channel teams to safeguard licensing integrity and drive consistent outcomes. This role blends audit discipline with stakeholder engagement, including interaction with customers and internal partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in compliance auditing, contract/license compliance, legal operations/support, investigations, risk/compliance, software asset management, or related roles requiring structured evidence review and stakeholder management.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), with ability to handle difficult conversations professionally.
• High attention to detail and comfort working with contractual documentation and datasets/trackers.
• Strong organization and time management; ability to manage multiple complex workstreams at once.

Responsibilities

• Plan & execute compliance reviews.
• Interpret license agreements and entitlements to determine compliance position.
• Conduct software license compliance reviews/cases end-to-end: scope, data, validation, analysis, conclusions.
• Maintain a high-quality audit trail (workpapers, evidence, responses, logs).
• Oversee external auditing firms and coordinate with Salesforce for case tracking.
• Drive case progression, manage multiple open cases, and provide clear status reporting.
• Participate in customer-facing meetings and communicate professionally in sensitive situations.
• Collaborate with Legal, Sales, Finance, Ops, and channel partners on strategy and resolution.

Skills

Compliance auditing

Contract/license compliance

Legal operations/support

Investigations

Risk/compliance

Software asset management

Stakeholder management

Structured evidence review

Strong communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Senior Compliance Manager - EMEA

Location: London, UK - Hybrid (50% working time at the office)

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent

The job

AVEVA is seeking a Senior License Compliance Auditor to join our Software License Compliance function based in London, UK. In this role, you will help protect AVEVA’s intellectual property and licensing integrity by conducting software license compliance reviews, managing cases through to resolution, and partnering across the business to ensure fair, consistent, and professional outcomes. This role will also be responsible for the EMEA Region compliance team quarterly forecasting and reporting.

This position blends audit discipline (fact-based analysis, documentation, controls) with customer engagement (structured communications, de‑escalation, and negotiation support). You will work closely with Legal, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, and Channel teams.

Travel may be required (up to 10%, depending on business needs)

Key Responsibilities

Plan & execute compliance reviews

• Interpret license agreements and entitlements to determine compliance position and identify gaps or risk areas.
• Conduct software license compliance reviews/cases end-to-end: scope definition, data collection, validation, analysis, and documented conclusions.
• Maintain a high-quality audit trail (workpapers, evidence, customer responses, internal decision logs).
• Oversee external auditing firms who conduct remote and onsite audits.
• Track and progress all cases in Salesforce.
• Identify quality audit candidates by conducting account analysis, identifying licensing anomalies and by reviewing accounts with sales
• Drive case progression and resolution
• Manage multiple open cases simultaneously while maintaining clear timelines, prioritization, and status reporting.
• Participate in customer-facing meetings; communicate professionally and clearly in potentially sensitive situations.
• Work with sales to validate and assign financial ramifications to audit findings.
• Draft precise written correspondence (data requests, summaries, next steps, resolution documentation).

Partner across AVEVA

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Legal, Sales, Finance, Ops) to align on case strategy, findings, and resolution paths.
• Coordinate with channel partners/VARs as appropriate to support regularization outcomes.
• Escalate issues early, propose options, and remove blockers to keep cases moving.

Improve how we work

• Identify opportunities to improve templates, trackers, playbooks, and repeatable processes that strengthen quality and consistency.
• Support reporting and forecasting of case workload and outcomes.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in one or more of: compliance auditing, contract/license compliance, legal operations/support, investigations, risk/compliance, software asset management, or related roles requiring structured evidence review and stakeholder management.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), including ability to handle difficult conversations professionally.
• High attention to detail and comfort working with contractual documentation and datasets/trackers.
• Strong organization and time management; ability to manage multiple complex workstreams at once.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Desired Skills

• Experience with software licensing models (subscription, perpetual, named user, concurrent, enterprise agreements).
• Experience working cross-functionally with Legal and Sales in a contract-driven environment.
• Familiarity with audit methodologies, documentation standards, and continuous improvement practices.

Commercial at AVEVA

Our Commercial team, comprised of over 2,000 dedicated colleagues, is the backbone of our customer relationships and business growth. From industry experts and solution architects to sales, support, success managers, and business operations, everyone shares a common goal: to deeply understand our customers' needs and deliver tailored solutions.

If you're passionate about driving growth, tackling complex business challenges, and fostering strong customer relationships, you'll find success and fulfilment in our Commercial team.

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

UK Benefits include:

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.