Senior ESG & Compliance Leader (CSRD Focus)

Unit4; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working opportunities

Flexible Leave Paid Time Off

Global Wellbeing Days

Job summary

Unit4 in Portugal seeks an experienced Senior Compliance Manager to own the ESG program, CSRD compliance, and broader governance within our SaaS environment. You will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Head of Compliance & Risk, and act as a hands-on contributor across the Legal team.

This role builds scalable compliance processes, manages policy lifecycles, ESG data collection, and third‑party ratings, while advising cross-functional teams on risk across jurisdictions in a remote-first

Qualifications

• 5+ years building global compliance programs.
• End-to-end ESG/CSRD reporting experience (GHG) including third-party ratings.
• Practical experience advising on compliance in tech/SaaS context.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.
• Able to work autonomously in a remote-first, multi-jurisdictional environment.

Responsibilities

• Own ESG program including CSRD and climate disclosure obligations.
• Develop scalable policy drafting and rollout processes.
• Manage regulatory horizon scanning and governance registers.
• Lead training programs and third-party risk controls.
• Advise business teams on compliance questions across functions.

Skills

ESG compliance

Policy drafting

Regulatory knowledge

SaaS compliance

English communication

Education

Law degree preferred

Job description

Unit4 in Portugal seeks an experienced Senior Compliance Manager to own the ESG program, CSRD compliance, and broader governance within our SaaS environment. You will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Head of Compliance & Risk, and act as a hands-on contributor across the Legal team.

This role builds scalable compliance processes, manages policy lifecycles, ESG data collection, and third‑party ratings, while advising cross-functional teams on risk across jurisdictions in a remote-first