Compliance Lead

About Us‍

Vypr is a Manchester HQ’d Private Equity/Venture Capital backed SaaS business. Our market-leading product intelligence platform provides reliable consumer data to help manufacturers and retailers understand what their customers want to see on shelves. This helps reduce the time and cost spent developing new products, which makes for better products, faster.

We’re a scale-up business with huge growth ambitions. We’ve proved product market fit with our existing offering and now we’re ready to scale at pace. We’re using scalable new technology to reimagine our product intelligence platform with limitless future potential, from personalisation to AI enhanced insight.

The Compliance role is key to providing proactive compliance support across all of Vypr by ensuring Compliance strategies fit within Vypr’s visions and goals, adding value to our ambitious international growth plans as well as providing the Exec and Board with the oversight they require.

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Responsibilities

You will be the Fractional Data Protection Officer with responsibility for Compliance and Data Protection functions within Vypr. You will be proactive in the tasks required to maintain a comprehensive Compliance Monitoring Programme, and provide support to all areas of the business, including ad hoc advice on compliance topics and the use of emerging technologies such as AI. Also assisting with ESG, Health and Safety and Business Continuity work.

• Chairing regular Risk Management meetings and management of Vypr’s Risk Register
• Annual review and management of all Vypr company policies
• Data Protection oversight – maintenance of Information Asset Register, Data Protection Impact Assessments and all other requirements
• New Supplier Due Diligence and maintenance of Supplier Masterlist
• Liaising with lawyers in the review and updating of Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
• Liaising with lawyers for non-UK Privacy Policies and Terms of Use
• Support in contract negotiations for the Sales and Customer Growth Teams
• Compliance Risk Assessments/Audits
• Health and Safety oversight
• Management of E-learning platform for regulatory training
• Management of Gifts and Hospitality process
• Assisting with Vypr’s ESG work and targets – helping to develop and enhance these part of Business Continuity working group

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Qualifications

An experienced and driven Compliance professional, with demonstrable knowledge across a wide range of topics, including Data Protection (UK, EEA and International), Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery, Conflicts of Interest and Health and Safety. A basic knowledge of, ESG, Information Security accreditations, i.e. Cyber Essentials or ISO27001 and Contract Law would be desirable.
An agile individual, with excellent people and time management skills, being able to juggle multiple tasks and work with all areas of Vypr.

Given the responsibilities of this position, the ideal candidate must demonstrate high levels of integrity. This will be assessed through background checks and enhanced references

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What’s important to you

• Agile – we need someone who can be flexible and adapt to changing business needs
• Candid – we need someone who has good communication skills, and knows how to challenge in a positive way when they need to, but also can show empathy
• Driven – we need someone who wants to take control over their own goals and development
• Caring – we need someone who cares about people and the impact we have on the world around us

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What We Offer

• Hybrid working
• Company paid medical cashplan
• Enhanced annual leave
• Work from anywhere up to 4 weeks a year
• Access to a global benefits and reward platform
• Access to well-being support, including an Employee Assistance Programmes
• Life Assurance
• Day off on your birthday
• Volunteering day
• Enhanced parental leave

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What next?

Our Talent Selection process focusses on creating a mutual, fair and transparent dialogue that helps you and us to establish whether the role could be a rewarding career fit. We will create space to discuss your ambitions and our growth plans as well as context of the role, give you the opportunity to engage with your potential Line Manager and Team Members, showcase your skills in a live task and to visit our Manchester HQ.

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How to Apply

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