Kraków Compliance & Contracts Lead – Poland

NETZSCH-Gruppe; Kraków; On-site; PLN 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

NETZSCH-Gruppe in Kraków is seeking a Compliance & Contract Manager to lead cross-border contract negotiations, strengthen regulatory alignment, and drive risk-based controls across the organization.

You will advise Sales and business units, develop contract templates, and coordinate audits, reporting to the Business Unit CFO while collaborating with Legal, Finance, HR, Procurement and IT to safeguard compliance and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Law, Law, Compliance, Risk Management, or related field.
• Professional experience in Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Legal, Corporate Governance, or similar functions.
• Strong understanding of business operations and commercial processes, ideally in an international industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of key compliance topics including anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, supply chain due diligence, data privacy, antitrust, export controls, and whistleblower programs.

Responsibilities

• Advise Sales and business stakeholders on contractual matters and manage contract-related risks.
• Develop strategies to mitigate contractual claims, including change orders, damages, and liquidated damages.
• Draft, review, and improve contract templates with Legal and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the Compliance Management System, Risk Management System, policies, processes, and internal controls.
• Identify, assess, monitor, and report significant business risks.
• Advise management and business functions on compliance, risk, and regulatory matters.
• Conduct risk assessments, control reviews, internal assessments, and coordinate internal and external audits.
• Support global compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including supply chain compliance, data privacy, cybersecurity, information security (CRA, NIS2, AI Act), antitrust, anti-corruption, export controls, and whistleblower protection.
• Prepare reports, decision papers, action plans, and governance updates for executive management.
• Design and deliver global compliance training and awareness initiatives.
• Investigate compliance incidents and monitor corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborate closely with Legal, Finance, HR, Procurement, Sales, IT, Quality Management, and operational business units.

Skills

Fluent English

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Law / Law / Compliance / Risk Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Compliance software

Job description

NETZSCH-Gruppe in Kraków is seeking a Compliance & Contract Manager to lead cross-border contract negotiations, strengthen regulatory alignment, and drive risk-based controls across the organization.

You will advise Sales and business units, develop contract templates, and coordinate audits, reporting to the Business Unit CFO while collaborating with Legal, Finance, HR, Procurement and IT to safeguard compliance and governance.