[Hiring] Senior Manager Global Compliance @Cerence

Role Description

• 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 clear 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 (EU, US, APAC, China, etc.).
• Maintain customer facing Trust Center.
• Chair compliance workgroup, establish workflow and pipeline for strategic compliance and certification investments.
• Plan, coordinate, and lead internal/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 to ensure compliance with key security and automotive cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001/27017, TISAX, ISO 21434, ASPICE) and secure development expectations.
• Support operationalizing global privacy compliance (e.g., GDPR/UK GDPR), including DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, and defensible records of processing and data flows.
• Monitor regulatory change and translate legal requirements into actionable controls, working closely with legal to support compliance representations and customer due diligence.
• Serve as the primary compliance interface to the CFO’s Internal Audit team and support SOX-adjacent/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 to actionable requirements (e.g., China GB44495, Germany, EU CRA).

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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

• Generous compensation and benefits package (in addition to the base salary).
• Salary range: $124,425.00 CDN - $199,080.00 CDN.
• 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.
• All compensation and benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying plans or programs, as applicable, and may be amended, terminated, or replaced from time to time.