Senior Compliance Manager
Kpler
Legal
London, UK
Posted on Feb 13, 2026
At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
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Kpler is looking for a Senior Compliance Manager to support the implementation and day-to-day management of its global compliance framework. This role ensures that Kpler entities operate in line with applicable laws and internal policies across multiple jurisdictions.
The Senior Compliance Manager will work closely with Legal, People, Finance, and cross-functional teams to maintain effective compliance processes, mitigate risks, and promote a strong culture of integrity across the organisation. The role includes hands-on involvement in compliance operations and coordination with internal stakeholders, with a particular focus on sanctions compliance and risk management.
Key Responsibilities
Compliance Program Management
- Develop, implement and ongoing maintenance of Kpler’s global compliance program across all active and future Kpler entities.
- Maintain and update compliance policies, procedures, and controls in line with regulatory requirements and business needs.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of compliance frameworks and processes.
- Provide practical compliance guidance to internal stakeholders on day-to-day matters.
- Own and oversee global sanctions compliance, export control requirements, screening processes and related regulatory obligations.
- Manage a team of paralegal(s) and compliance specialist(s), ensuring high-quality support for compliance and legal workflows.
- Cross-functional collaboration with other internal stakeholders / teams (Engineering, People, Partnerships, Sales, etc.
Global regulatory compliance and implementation compliance training
- Manage and operate of sanctions-screening processes and tools, export controls classifications and end-user/end-use due diligence.
- Assist in ensuring compliance across multiple jurisdictions (US, UK, EU, APAC, Middle East, etc.).
- Help maintain compliance with data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and other applicable regulations (e.g. ESG, DORA, AI, cybersecurity regulations).
- Monitor regulatory developments globally and adapt compliance programs accordingly.
- Coordinate the roll-out of global compliance training programs (e.g., code of conduct, data protection, anti-bribery, anti-harassment).
- Implement training dashboards to track completion, effectiveness, and recurring needs.
Risk management & internal controls
- Coordinating Kpler’s risk management process on a biannual basis, including identifying and assessing key risks in collaboration with relevant departments, evaluating likelihood and potential impact, ensuring appropriate documentation and supporting the implementation and follow-up of mitigation measures.
- Manage incident response, including notifications, investigations, documentation and corrective actions.
Operational Compliance Management
- Ensure operational oversight of Due Diligence Questionnaires (DDQs), including internal coordination, validation, and timely delivery of responses for customers, vendors, partners and other third parties.
- Coordinate with relevant internal stakeholders related to audits (ISO 27001, SOC 2, internal audits) and regulatory inspections across countries.
- Maintain and standardise compliance documentation and processes across entities.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency in compliance processes and tools
Skills and Experience
- Master’s degree in Law, Business, Governance, Risk & Compliance, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in compliance, risk, or a related function, ideally within SaaS, DaaS, subscription-based businesses, or commodities and trading services.
- Proven experience operating across multiple international jurisdictions in a global, high-growth environment.
- Proven hands-on experience managing sanctions compliance and export control frameworks, including screening tools, classification, and end-user/end-use due diligence.
- Strong understanding of compliance frameworks and risk managementAbility to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong organisational, analytical, reporting, and policy-writing skills.
Nice to have
- Certified Sanctions and Export Controls Specialist
- Understanding of cybersecurity andESG compliance
- Familiarity with security and assurance frameworks such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2.
- CIPP/E, CIPM, or CIPT (Privacy)
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