Key Responsibilities
- Own and operate a single, integrated compliance management system spanning quality, HSE, security, privacy, legal/regulatory, and internal controls.
- Define and maintain enterprise compliance policies, standards, controls, and evidence frameworks that are audit-ready and scalable.
- Establish clear governance and accountability, including a cross-functional compliance RACI across Legal, Security, Quality, HSE, Product, Engineering, and Finance.
- Drive awareness and prioritization of regional regulatory obligations (EU, US, APAC, China, etc.)
- Maintain customer facing Trust Center.
- Chair compliance workgroup, establish workflow and pipeline for strategic compliance and certification investments.
- Plan, coordinate, and lead internal/external audits, including certification, customer, and regulator audits; drive pragmatic corrective actions and strategic solutions.
- Ensure quality, safety, and process compliance supports OEM contractual and product approval requirements.
- Partner with Security, Product, and Engineering to ensure compliance with key security and automotive cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001/27017, TISAX, ISO 21434, ASPICE) and secure development expectations.
- Support operationalizing global privacy compliance (e.g., GDPR/UK GDPR), including DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, and defensible records of processing and data flows.
- Monitor regulatory change and translate legal requirements into actionable controls, working closely with legal to support compliance representations and customer due diligence.
- Serve as the primary compliance interface to the CFOs Internal Audit team and support SOX-adjacent/internal-control testing where applicable.
- Maintain a consolidated view of enterprise compliance risk, drive risk-based prioritization, and provide regular reporting to executive leadership and the Audit Committee.
- Convert local laws and regulations to actionable requirements (e.g., China GB44495, Germany, EU CRA).
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- 8+ years (Senior Manager) in compliance, risk, quality, security, or regulatory roles within software, automotive, cloud, or regulated technology industries.
- Demonstrated experience owning multiple compliance domains simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of ISO-based management systems and audit operations.
- Experience interfacing with internal audit, external auditors, and regulators.
- Ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into operational controls.
- Proven stakeholder management across Legal, Engineering, Product, Security, Finance, and Operations.
- Systems thinker who understands how compliance, engineering, security, and finance interlock.
- Pragmatic and riskbased, not checkboxdriven.
- Comfortable operating with executive leadership and boards.
- Credible with engineers, auditors, and lawyers alike.
- Calm, structured, and decisive in audit or regulatory pressure situations.
- Self-starter who works well both independently and on collaborative teams.
Preferred
- Exposure to connected-vehicle, cybersecurity, or AI regulatory regimes.
- Experience building or maturing integrated compliance programs at scale.
- International experience working across regions and regulatory frameworks.
What we offer
We offer a generous compensation and benefits package (in addition to the base salary), including:
- Salary range$124,425.00 CDN - $199,080.00 CDN It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. The actual salary will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors.
- Insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
- Company contribution to the CDN RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)
- Equity awards for certain positions and levels
- Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on the position
All compensation and benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying plans or programs, as applicable, and may be amended, terminated, or replaced from time to time.
