Head of Compliance (all genders)

Kertos is the fastest-growing compliance startup in Europe. Following our €14M Series A, backed by leading VCs and business angels, we are building the compliance engine for Europe – faster, smarter, and more automated than ever. With customers like Enpal, Flink, Personio, and Blacklane, leading companies trust our AI-native platform that automates compliance, scales effortlessly, and makes organizations audit-ready in record time. The market is growing by 20% every year, fueled by regulations like GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act. We are perfectly positioned to establish Kertos as the European compliance champion. There has never been a better moment to join our team. Come shape the future of compliance in Europe with us.

Your purpose at Kertos

As Head of Compliance Service & Automation, you help shape how companies handle regulatory requirements in the future: more efficiently, with higher quality, and as an integrated part of their daily operations rather than a downstream obligation. You bring deep compliance expertise, understand our customers' challenges, and work closely with Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market teams to translate that knowledge into scalable solutions.

Your responsibilities

• You lead and develop our team of compliance experts and customer success managers, creating an environment where technical excellence, customer focus, and innovation come together.

• You set the strategic direction for the Compliance & Customer Success area and take ownership of making our customers successful over the long term.

• You act as a strategic sparring partner for our customers on topics such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX, NIS2, GDPR, and the EU AI Act.

• You have a solid understanding of automation, technical integrations, and LLMs, and know how to apply these technologies deliberately for real customer value while guiding your team in doing the same.

• You spot regulatory developments and market trends early and translate them into opportunities for our customers, our product, and our go-to-market strategy.

• You actively contribute your compliance experience to the evolution of our platform and help radically simplify complex compliance processes.

• You make sure the voice of our customers is reflected in product decisions and company strategy, working closely with Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market teams.

• You build scalable structures, standards, and processes that let compliance expertise, customer success, and team performance grow sustainably.

The skills, motivation, and mentality you should bring

• You have strong leadership skills and enjoy developing and inspiring teams to achieve ambitious goals together.

• You bring solid experience in compliance (e.g., information security, data protection, AI regulation, or quality management) and know relevant compliance standards, regulatory requirements, and frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX, NIS2, GDPR, and the EU AI Act from hands-on practice.

• You have several years of experience advising customers on compliance topics, ideally in a consulting or professional services role, and know how to translate complex regulatory requirements into concrete, actionable solutions for different types of companies.

• You're enthusiastic about new technologies, especially AI, LLMs, and automation, and know how to translate them into scalable, practical solutions with real customer value.

• You move confidently at the intersection of compliance, technology, and product, and enjoy solving complex challenges pragmatically.

• You communicate complex topics clearly and directly, whether to executive stakeholders, customers, or engineering teams.

• You take ownership, question the status quo, and drive topics forward independently.

• You think entrepreneurially, spot opportunities early, and want to help shape the next generation of compliance automation together with your team.

Why Kertos

• You are Kertos: Don’t like something? Could be done better? You have the freedom to push things forward and contribute to making Kertos a great place to work

• Unique opportunity: Join the growing team of one of Europe’s most promising early stages companies and to work directly with our COO Joe

• European funding in the millions: The EU has funded our AI research with a total of over 2 million euros

• Regular Feedback: We foster an open feedback culture and support your growth with regular 1-on-1 meetings

• Full Flexibility: Whether at the Berlin office, our Munich HQ or at your home office – we are flexible, and you'll be happy

• Keep growing: To boost your professional and personal growth, we provide you with a Personal Development Budget of 1.500€ per year

• Cutting Edge Technology: Leading VCs have invested in our vision to revolutionize how compliance measures are handled sustainably

• Mental Health: We've partnered with nilo to prioritize your well-being, offering personalized mental health support for all employees

• For Sports Enthusiasts: We subsidize your Wellpass membership for your physical fitness for a better work-life balance

• Steep learning curve: With us you get full responsibility from day 1, push topics forward independently and thus learn a lot

• Strong onboarding: No idea about compliance and its automation? No problem, we'll turn you into an expert and provide you with an onboarding buddy

• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: We are a strong team that supports each other, and we also have a lot of fun together beyond work and across different locations

Sounds like you are the one we’ve been looking for?

Perfect, let's have a chat! Just send in your CV. We are excited to meet you soon.
In case you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our People & Culture team. We're happy to answer all your questions.

 

Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow