IT Governance & Compliance Manager

IT Compliance Manager | Essen, Germany (Hybrid) | Competitive package + strong benefits The Company

A leading European provider in credit management, helping to improve financial outcomes for consumers, clients, and society. The organisation operates across multiple markets with a strong focus on responsible lending, data‑driven decision‑making, and regulatory excellence.

What makes it attractive:

• Established, pan‑European business with strong financial backing and stability
• Mission‑led organisation focused on ethical, customer‑first financial services
• Modern IT Shared Services environment with growing governance maturity
• Strong emphasis on agile ways of working and continuous improvement
• Collaborative culture with close alignment between IT, risk, and business teams

As IT Compliance Manager
, you’ll sit within IT Shared Services and take ownership of governance and compliance frameworks across IT operations, ensuring adherence to regulatory, customer, and internal requirements.

Key aspects of the role:

• Lead and evolve IT governance and compliance frameworks across the organisation
• Coordinate and support internal and external customer audits, including planning and follow‑up actions
• Act as a key interface between IT, business stakeholders, and group‑level functions
• Drive the documentation, tracking, and resolution of audit findings and compliance requirements
• Develop and improve IT processes, policies, and control frameworks (including agile alignment)
• Provide governance reporting, performance metrics, and insight to senior stakeholders
• Advise technical and non‑technical teams on compliance, risk, and process standards (e.g. ISO 27001, BSI, GDPR)
• Support continuous improvement of governance tooling and workflows (e.g. Jira/Confluence)

We’re looking for someone with a strong grounding in IT governance, audit, or compliance within a complex IT environment
, ideally with exposure to regulated industries.

You will likely have:

• 3+ years’ experience in IT governance, compliance, risk, or audit (or 5+ years via vocational route)
• Strong understanding of compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, GDPR, and/or BSI standards
• Experience supporting or managing internal/external audits and stakeholder reporting
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence across IT and business teams
• Strong organisational skills with a proactive, structured and independent working style
• Good written and spoken English
• Good written and spoken German

• Permanent role with competitive compensation package
• Flexible hybrid working to support work–life balance
• Company pension scheme and additional financial benefits
• Training and development opportunities (technical and personal)
• Subsidised meals, free drinks, and healthy office amenities
• Transport support (e.g. public transport subsidy / Job bike scheme)
• Gym membership support or access to corporate fitness options
• Open, collaborative culture with short decision‑making chains and agile mindset