Global Compliance Manager

LightGlobal Compliance Manager LocationLondonEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentOperationsRetire the ERP.Light exists to replace factory-era ERPs with software that feels alive. Our Smart Financial Platform gives modern, global companies superpowers—automated accounting, real-time reporting, and financial flows that move at the speed of the business.We build with our customers, ship fast, and obsess over craft. In a short time, Light has gone from idea to the operating core for leading companies like Lovable, Legora, and Keyshot. People don’t just use Light—they enjoy it.We’re an early team defining a new software category. Think engineers who love debits and credits, designers who care about reconciliation states, and operators who treat finance as a product. If you’re excited to modernize how the world runs money—one workflow at a time—you’re in the right place.Backed by world-class investors and advised by industry titans, we’re building category-defining products with the freedom to ship ambitiously and own outcomes.Come help us make Light the global default for next-gen finance.The Global Compliance Manager roleYou’ll build Light’s compliance function from the ground up. There’s no playbook yet. You’ll work across engineering, legal, and customer-facing teams to turn ambiguous requirements into a working system - owning the judgment calls and building the processes that make compliance clear, defensible, and scalable as we grow.As fintech organisation in AI age our customers rely on us to keep their data safe, you’ll be the single point of accountability for our SOC 1, SOC 2, and PCI programmes - designing how compliance works here, not maintaining a system that already exists.What you'll buildOwn compliance decisions and tradeoffs across the business — there's no existing framework, you're writing itInterpret compliance frameworks and define the path forward for real situations as they come upRun SOC 1, SOC 2 (Type I & II), and PCI DSS end to endBuild the audit calendar, evidence process, and auditor relationshipsTrack findings and drive remediation to completionBuild and maintain risk registers, exceptions, and compensating controlsBuild our customer security questionnaire and vendor due diligence processPartner with Finance, Engineering, and Product to embed compliance into how features get builtHow you fit inYou think like a builder, not a caretaker — energised by starting from a blank page rather than maintaining what already exists. You make decisive calls on ambiguous problems rather than waiting for someone else to define the answer, and you care more about controls that work in practice than perfect documentation. Organised, persistent, calm under pressure, and able to bring technical and non-technical people together around a system you've designed.Your qualifications8+ years in compliance, risk, or security, ideally including experience standing up a compliance function, not just running oneDemonstrated experience interpreting frameworks and building process from scratchHands-on ownership of SOC 1, SOC 2, and/or PCI DSSComfortable coordinating with engineering as a decision-maker, without doing the technical work yourselfStrong written and verbal communication skillsComfortable using AI tools to build and scale compliance processesBonus pointsExperience building a compliance function at an early-stage or high-growth companyFintech, payments, or financial systems experienceCompliance tooling experience (Vanta, Drata, Secureframe)Background in engineering, IT operations, or securityThe good stuffIn addition to being part of a great team and working in a really fun and innovative environment, we offer:💸 Competitive salary + potential stock options🏝 25 days of annual leave + public holidays🥳 Regular socials and company Starsite off-sites🚀 A huge opportunity for career growth as you will help shape a market-defining productThe famous last wordsWorking at Light means you are embarking on an...