Compliance Centre Lead

About the role

The Compliance Centre Lead is the enterprise leader of GSK's global Compliance Centre, reporting to the Head of Global Function Compliance and Compliance Centre. The role shapes how the company uses insights, technology and simplified global processes to deliver a scalable, auditable case management service that supports business-owned risk management and timely decisions. It is open to applicants from several locations.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver enterprise leadership for the Compliance Centre, defining its mission, scope, operating principles and value proposition, and aligning decision rights, service boundaries and performance standards.
• Ensure Centre operations meet service standards, governance expectations and audit requirements, and drive disciplined, data-enabled case management across Privacy, ABAC, Third-party Risk, Investigations support, CAPA and other core processes.
• Turn case activity into actionable risk signals and trend insights, connecting them to Polaris, Compass and the Quarterly Risk Report.
• Partner with Compliance leaders, Product Owners and Technology to simplify, harmonise and automate processes, platforms and standards.
• Drive adoption of case management tooling, analytics and AI-enabled insights, including workflow automation, to reduce cycle time and improve quality.
• Influence senior governance forums and business leaders, oversee high-risk escalations and ensure audit readiness, and use data and process design to cut duplication and cost.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Risk Management, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of professional experience in Compliance, Risk Management, Legal, Investigations, Internal Controls, Audit or related functions, including at least 5 years in a people leadership role.
• Experience leading cross-functional or global teams and delivering organisational, process or technology change initiatives.
• Experience managing or transforming a centralised service delivery, shared services, compliance operations or governance function.
• Experience overseeing compliance case management, investigations, risk assessments or control processes, and using dashboards and reporting tools to monitor risks.
• Experience presenting findings to executives, governance and audit committees, and resolving cross-functional issues.
• Preferred: Master's degree, experience with budget stewardship and third-party supplier engagement, and a strong sense of integrity and discretion.

Required skills

• Risk management and internal control reviews
• Project management and business acumen
• Problem solving

What we offer

• Hybrid working model (remote or fully home-working is not available).
• Annual gross base salary range of EUR 76,500 to EUR 127,500 for Spain, depending on skills, experience and education.
• Possible annual bonus and eligibility for a share-based long-term incentive programme.