Head of Compliance and Employment Law
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About Us:
At Sitecore our mission is to simplify how brands reach engage and serve people by delivering intelligent personalised digital experiences that connect the world. We empower the worlds most iconic brands to build lifelong relationships with their customersseamlessly smartly and at scale.
As the leading provider of agentic digital experience software Sitecore brings together content commerce and data into one composable platform that enables brands to deliver millions of meaningful adaptive experiences every day. Trusted by global leaders such as American Express Porsche Starbucks and LOréal Sitecore helps brands transform engagement through experiences that are not only personalised but predictive and dynamic.
Our foundation is our peoplea diverse passionate and collaborative global team spanning over 25 countries. We believe that every experience matters and that belief starts with how we work together. Our values guide how we lead innovate and connect. They are the behaviours that bring our mission and vision to life every day in every interaction.
As we continue to evolve we are actively cultivating AI skills across our teams to unlock new levels of creativity efficiency and insight. From engineering to customer experience AI capabilities are becoming integral to how we design build and deliver the next generation of digital experiences.
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About the Role:
Sitecore is seeking a Head of Compliance & Employment Law reporting to the General Counsel to lead our global employment law function and ethics and compliance programme.
This is a senior leadership role with broad international scope. You will partner closely with Legal People Privacy Security and other business leaders to build practical scalable frameworks that support growth manage risk and promote a culture of integrity. You will advise on complex and sensitive employment matters across jurisdictions oversee core compliance programmes and investigations governance and help modernise the policies processes and training that underpin how we operate.
This role is ideal for a senior lawyer and compliance leader who combines strong technical judgment with practical execution and who is comfortable operating across strategic operational and sensitive matters in a fast-moving global business.
What You Will Do:
- Lead the global employment law function advising legal and HR stakeholders across the employment lifecycle including hiring performance management discipline grievances investigations reorganisations terminations working time leave and accommodation matters contingent workforce issues and employment disputes
- Develop and maintain strong global employment foundations including handbooks template documentation onboarding materials and related processes working with local counsel where needed
- Partner with People and business leaders on employment-related compliance and organisational change initiatives helping identify risk design practical controls and drive implementation through completion
- Advise on employment aspects of corporate transactions commercial arrangements and business changes where workforce transition integration or employee risk is relevant
- Lead and continue to mature Sitecores global ethics and compliance programme including policies training governance and key controls
- Own compliance governance and programme management including documentation audit readiness remediation tracking and reporting on key themes risks and progress to senior stakeholders
- Oversee investigations governance across integrity and workplace matters including intake triage routing escalation protocols documentation standards and coordination across Legal HR Privacy Security and other functions as needed
- Oversee integrity-related elements of third-party risk including screening due diligence monitoring remediation pathways and the conflicts of interest disclosure programme
- Partner closely with the Data Protection team Security and other stakeholders on privacy AI-adjacent and regulatory issues arising in employment compliance investigations cross-border data handling and retention practices
- Manage outside counsel and other external advisers across employment compliance and related regulatory matters
- Support customer partner and internal integrity commitments including compliance questionnaires certifications audits and executive or Board-level reporting where required
- Lead develop and scale a high-performing global team
What You Need to Succeed:
- Significant post-qualification experience in employment law and corporate ethics and compliance gained in-house and/or at a top-tier law firm with meaningful experience supporting international businesses across multiple jurisdictions
- Strong employment law expertise with experience handling complex and sensitive matters across a broad range of jurisdictions and business settings
- Proven experience building leading or materially improving compliance programmes in a practical business-focused way
- Experience leading teams and developing talent in a global environment
- Experience partnering with Privacy or Data Protection teams on workforce and compliance-related privacy matters including investigations records management incident response regulatory inquiries and cross-border data issues
- Experience bringing structure and sound judgment to fast-moving ambiguous or high-stakes situations
- Strong communication skills executive presence and the judgment to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional partners
- High ownership strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities with pace and discipline
- A collaborative practical and solutions-oriented approach with the credibility to build trust across functions and levels
- Willingness to travel occasionally
- Based in Dublin or London with the right to work in the applicable jurisdiction
Additional Skills That Will Set You Apart:
- Experience working in a global technology or SaaS business
- Experience implementing or overseeing third-party screening diligence or KYC-related frameworks and tools
- Experience owning and refreshing global codes of conduct policies and training programmes
- Experience leading handbook harmonisation template standardisation and working time compliance assessments across jurisdictions
- Experience selecting and managing external providers including training immigration and investigation support vendors
- Experience supporting customer-facing teams through standard compliance language for customer queries RFPs and audit requests
- Additional language skills
Equal Opportunities at Sitecore
Sitecore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without unlawful regard to race colour ancestry religion gender national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability veteran status or any other local legally protected characteristic.
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Sitecore connects content, data, and personalization in one AI-powered platform. Move faster, work smarter, and create experiences that redefine what’s possible.
