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We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Global HR Compliance to join our London team. In this role, you’ll help us define and lead our global HR compliance strategy across 30,000+ employees and 40+ countries—building a proactive, AI-enabled compliance function that is a trusted partner to the business and a clear enabler of how we grow.
Job Responsibility
Define and own the global HR compliance strategy establishing a clear vision, operating model, and multi-year roadmap that is well understood across the People team and actively aligned to business priorities across the brand ecosystem
Lead, develop, and grow the global HR Compliance team, setting clear goals, creating mechanisms to communicate progress, and building a high-trust function that is known for proactive partnership rather than reactive oversight
Drive the execution of a robust compliance program across core domains including SOX hire-to-retire controls, legislation management, mandated compliance reporting, employment handbook and policy governance, background checks, work authorisation, wage and hour, leave of absence, and employee data privacy ensuring consistent coverage across all geographies and brands
Embed AI and automation into the core workflows of the compliance function using technology to enhance monitoring, streamline documentation, surface risk earlier, and scale the team’s capacity to operate proactively across a complex, global landscape
Build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships with Employment Legal, People Business Partners, Compensation, and People Technology creating clear engagement models so that the right stakeholders know when and how to activate the Global HR Compliance team
Develop governance mechanisms and compliance reporting that provide transparency into program health, surface emerging risks, and demonstrate measurable impact across the compliance roadmap—creating clear visibility for People leadership and key cross-functional partners
Serve as a strategic partner and right hand to the Sr. Director, Head of Global People Operations—driving operating rhythm, cross-functional prioritisation, and alignment across the Global People Operations leadership team on the highest-priority initiatives
Requirements
Significant experience leading HR compliance or employment law programs in a high-growth, global technology company or similar fast-paced environment—with a strong track record of building and leading compliance functions at scale
Deep expertise across core HR compliance domains including employment legislation management, SOX hire-to-retire controls, mandated reporting, policy governance, work authorisation, data privacy, and wage and hour—with the ability to navigate both UK/EMEA specifics and broader global complexity
Proven ability as a strategic operator who can define a multi-year compliance vision and gain stakeholder buy-in, while also rolling up their sleeves to build process infrastructure, drive execution, and deliver against a roadmap with urgency and rigour
Demonstrated experience embedding AI and automation into compliance or people operations workflows—with a clear point of view on how technology can be used to scale a proactive, intelligence-driven approach to employment compliance
Strong leadership and cross-functional influence skills, with a history of building trusted partnerships with Legal, HR, Finance, and Technology teams—and a proven ability to create clarity and alignment in complex, matrixed, multinational organisations
What we offer
Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package
Annual cash bonus (depending on role)
Sign-on bonus (depending on role)
Relocation support (depending on role)
Up to 5% matched pension contributions
Share awards (depending on role)
Free Deliveroo Plus
Team lunches
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
One day of paid leave per year to volunteer
Funded single cover healthcare
On-site gym (HQ)
Discounted external gym membership
Access to wellbeing apps via GymPass
Discounted dental insurance
Flexible benefits (critical illness cover, partner life cover, travel insurance, health assessments)