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Global Compliance Manager

Light· Operations
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LondonFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

You’ll build Light’s compliance function from the ground up, owning the judgment calls and processes to make compliance clear, defensible, and scalable as the company grows. You’ll be the single point of accountability for SOC 1, SOC 2, and PCI programmes, partnering with Finance, Engineering, and Product to embed compliance into how features get built.

Responsibilities

  • Own compliance decisions and tradeoffs across the business — there's no existing framework, you're writing it
  • Interpret compliance frameworks and define the path forward for real situations as they come up
  • Run SOC 1, SOC 2 (Type I & II), and PCI DSS end to end
  • Build the audit calendar, evidence process, and auditor relationships
  • Track findings and drive remediation to completion
  • Build and maintain risk registers, exceptions, and compensating controls
  • Build our customer security questionnaire and vendor due diligence process
  • Partner with Finance, Engineering, and Product to embed compliance into how features get built

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in compliance, risk, or security, ideally including experience standing up a compliance function, not just running one
  • Demonstrated experience interpreting frameworks and building process from scratch
  • Hands-on ownership of SOC 1, SOC 2, and/or PCI DSS
  • Comfortable coordinating with engineering as a decision-maker, without doing the technical work yourself
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable using AI tools to build and scale compliance processes

Skills

Required:Compliance program designSOC 1SOC 2PCI DSS

Benefits

  • Competitive salary + 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 product
Last updated Jul 29, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Light

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Light is a platform for General Ledger, AR & AP solutions designed to simplify global finance operations.

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