Global GRC Leader – Risk, Governance & Compliance

Univers; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global scale exposure

Executive leadership collaboration

Job summary

Univers seeks an experienced Senior Director, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) to scale and lead its global GRC function. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will embed risk awareness, governance, and controls across the organization while supporting IPO readiness and regulatory compliance.

You will influence senior leaders, partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, Security, and Operations, and build a high-performing GRC team to sustain growth and protect enterprise value.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in governance, risk management, compliance, audit, internal controls, privacy, cybersecurity governance, or related disciplines.
• Experience building or leading enterprise GRC programs in a rapidly growing global organization.
• Experience supporting IPO readiness, public-company compliance, or SOX-related initiatives.
• Experience in technology, SaaS, IoT, industrial technology, energy, or critical infrastructure sectors.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership teams, boards of directors, or audit committees.
• Demonstrated expertise in enterprise risk management and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Univers' enterprise risk management (ERM) framework.
• Develop and maintain enterprise risk registers, risk assessments, and remediation plans.
• Establish risk governance processes, reporting frameworks, and executive risk reviews.
• Provide regular risk reporting and insights to senior management and the Board.
• Develop and maintain a global governance and controls framework.
• Enhance policy governance, ownership, monitoring, and enforcement mechanisms.
• Establish processes to measure compliance effectiveness and accountability.
• Drive continuous improvement of governance processes across global operations.
• Lead and mature compliance programs supporting global business operations.
• Oversee SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and other significant assurance and certification programs.
• Coordinate internal and external audits.
• Ensure compliance activities are aligned with business priorities and strategic objectives.
• Build and enhance Univers' global privacy compliance program.
• Partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, Security, and Operations teams to ensure compliance with evolving global regulations, including European data protection requirements.
• Support regulatory readiness initiatives associated with global expansion.
• Establish and scale a comprehensive third-party risk management program.
• Implement vendor risk assessment, monitoring, and remediation processes.
• Partner with Procurement, Security, and Legal teams to strengthen supplier governance.
• Support governance, compliance, risk management, and controls workstreams associated with Univers' planned U.S. IPO.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Security, and executive leadership to strengthen public-company readiness.
• Help establish governance practices consistent with investor and Board expectations.
• Promote a culture of integrity, accountability, and risk awareness.
• Drive organizational understanding of compliance obligations and business risk.
• Influence leaders across functions to adopt and enforce governance standards.
• Build and mentor a high-performing GRC organization over time.

Skills

GRC leadership

Stakeholder management

IPO readiness

Executive communication

Risk management

Job description

Univers seeks an experienced Senior Director, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) to scale and lead its global GRC function. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will embed risk awareness, governance, and controls across the organization while supporting IPO readiness and regulatory compliance.

You will influence senior leaders, partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, Security, and Operations, and build a high-performing GRC team to sustain growth and protect enterprise value.