
Senior Manager: Governance, Risk and Compliance
Job Description
Senior Manager: Governance, Risk and Compliance
Department: Security
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Sofia/Plovdiv
Reporting To: Chief Information Security Officer
Compensation: €60,000 - €65,000 / year
Description
Some of Your Responsibilities & Core Duties will be:
- Lead, manage, and develop the GRC team, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and succession planning. Champion a culture where governance, risk and compliance are seen as business enablers, not blockers.
- Manage our control framework, covering ISO 27001, 22301, 9001, 14001, SOC2 Type 2, PCI DSS & CE+.
- Implement and manage ISO 42001 within the integrated management system, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.
- Partner with our Cyber Security, IT, Product and Engineering Teams to ensure that information security governance and policies remain effective, aligned with risk appetite, and embedded into day-to-day operations.
- Own and mature the Vendor Risk Management (VRM) framework, including vendor criticality tiers, onboarding, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring.
- Manage and test Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) across critical business services, locations, and supporting technology.
- Own the enterprise risk management framework, methodology, and tools.
- Lead regular Information Security and AI Risk Board meetings, ensuring clear risk ownership, documented decisions, and timely follow-up on agreed actions.
- Use KPIs to monitor GRC process performance, drive continuous improvement, and evidence the value and maturity of the GRC function.
- Support the creation, enhancement, and maintenance of technical and procedural documentation (policies, standards, guidelines, and work instructions).
The Experience and Key Skills you will have:
- At least 5+ years’ experience in the capacity of a GRC Manager/Senior GRC Analyst or a Lead Auditor is required.
- Certification in ISO 27001 and/or recognised IT governance and security certification such as CRISC, CISA, CISSP, etc.
- Experience implementing or managing Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) systems.
- Hands-on experience as an Internal Security Assessor for PCI DSS and leading or heavily supporting PCI DSS certification or assessments.
- Experience with NIS 2, AI governance / AI compliance, and other emerging regulatory frameworks, or clear capability to rapidly build this expertise.
- Demonstrated ability to assess and design internal controls for information security in enterprise or high-growth SaaS environments, including cloud-native architectures.
- Understanding of fundamental information security concepts and technology and have previous exposure to cloud technologies and cloud security.
- Superb English communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with multi-disciplinary teams.
The Interview Process:
- Online interview with the Senior Talent Partner.
- First stage video interview with the CISO and the Head of Cyber.
- Final stage video interview with the Chief Technology Officer and the CISO.
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