Senior Manager – Global Compliance

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About the role

  • Senior Manager leading integrated global compliance for Cerence, a creator of automotive voice and AI technology. Overseeing audits, regulatory controls, privacy, security, and enterprise risk.

Responsibilities

  • Own and operate a single, integrated compliance management system spanning quality, HSE, security, privacy, legal/regulatory, and internal controls
  • Define and maintain enterprise compliance policies, standards, controls, and evidence frameworks that are audit-ready and scalable
  • Establish governance and accountability, including a cross-functional compliance RACI across Legal, Security, Quality, HSE, Product, Engineering, and Finance
  • Drive awareness and prioritization of regional regulatory obligations across the EU, US, APAC, China, and other regions
  • Maintain the customer-facing Trust Center
  • Chair the compliance workgroup and establish workflow and pipeline for strategic compliance and certification investments
  • Plan, coordinate, and lead internal and external audits, including certification, customer, and regulator audits
  • Drive pragmatic corrective actions and strategic solutions
  • Ensure quality, safety, and process compliance supports OEM contractual and product approval requirements
  • Partner with Security, Product, and Engineering on security and automotive cybersecurity frameworks and secure development expectations
  • Support global privacy compliance, including DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, and records of processing and data flows
  • Monitor regulatory change and translate legal requirements into actionable controls
  • Work with Legal to support compliance representations and customer due diligence
  • Serve as the primary compliance interface to the CFO’s Internal Audit team
  • Support SOX-adjacent and internal-control testing where applicable
  • Maintain a consolidated view of enterprise compliance risk
  • Drive risk-based prioritization and provide regular reporting to executive leadership and the Audit Committee
  • Convert local laws and regulations into actionable requirements, including China GB44495, Germany, and the EU CRA

Requirements

  • 8+ years (Senior Manager) in compliance, risk, quality, security, or regulatory roles within software, automotive, cloud, or regulated technology industries
  • Demonstrated experience owning multiple compliance domains simultaneously
  • Strong understanding of ISO-based management systems and audit operations
  • Experience interfacing with internal audit, external auditors, and regulators
  • Ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into operational controls
  • Proven stakeholder management across Legal, Engineering, Product, Security, Finance, and Operations
  • Systems thinker who understands how compliance, engineering, security, and finance interlock
  • Pragmatic and risk-based, not checkbox-driven
  • Comfortable operating with executive leadership and boards
  • Credible with engineers, auditors, and lawyers alike
  • Calm, structured, and decisive in audit or regulatory pressure situations
  • Self-starter who works well both independently and on collaborative teams
  • Exposure to connected-vehicle, cybersecurity, or AI regulatory regimes
  • Experience building or maturing integrated compliance programs at scale
  • International experience working across regions and regulatory frameworks

Benefits

  • Annual bonus opportunity
  • Insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Company contribution to the CDN RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)
  • Equity awards for certain positions and levels
  • Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on the position

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$124,425 - CA$199,080 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

CloudCyber Security

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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