Senior Manager, People Operations & HR Compliance

Deliveroo
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Lead Deliveroo's global HR compliance strategy across 40+ countries and 30,000+ employees, building an AI-enabled compliance function that partners with Legal, HR, and Tech. Manage and grow a high-impact team, oversee SOX controls, policy governance, work authorisation, data privacy, and wage/hour compliance, and scale processes across a fast-growing technology environment.

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Deliveroo
Deliveroo
3 months ago

Senior Manager, People Operations & HR Compliance

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Job Summary

Lead Deliveroo's global HR compliance strategy across 40+ countries and 30,000+ employees, building an AI-enabled compliance function that partners with Legal, HR, and Tech. Manage and grow a high-impact team, oversee SOX controls, policy governance, work authorisation, data privacy, and wage/hour compliance, and scale processes across a fast-growing technology environment.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and own the global HR compliance strategy, establishing a clear vision, operating model, and multi-year roadmap aligned to business priorities.
  • •Lead, develop, and grow the global HR Compliance team, setting goals and building a high-trust function known for proactive partnership.
  • •Drive the execution of a robust compliance program across domains including SOX, legislation management, policy governance, background checks, work authorisation, wage and hour, leave, and data privacy.
  • •Embed AI and automation into core compliance workflows to enhance monitoring, streamline documentation, and scale proactive operations across geographies.
  • •Build cross-functional partnerships with Employment Legal, People Business Partners, Compensation, and People Technology to activate the Global HR Compliance team when needed.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience leading HR compliance or employment law programs in a high-growth, global technology company or similar fast-paced environment, with a track record of building and leading compliance functions at scale.
  • •Deep expertise across core HR compliance domains including employment legislation management, SOX hire-to-retire controls, mandated reporting, policy governance, work authorisation, data privacy, and wage and hour, with ability to navigate UK/EMEA specifics and global complexity.
  • •Proven ability as a strategic operator who can define a multi-year compliance vision, gain stakeholder buy-in, and deliver against a prioritised roadmap with urgency and rigor.
  • •Demonstrated experience embedding AI and automation into compliance or people operations workflows to scale a proactive, intelligence-driven approach.
  • •Strong leadership and cross-functional influence skills with a history of partnering with Legal, HR, Finance, and Technology teams in complex, matrixed, multinational organisations.
Experience:HRComplianceTechnology
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Tech Stack:AIAutomationSOXWork authorisationData privacy

Company Brief

Deliveroo
Deliveroo is a multinational online food and grocery delivery marketplace connecting consumers, restaurants, retailers and riders via its app and platform, operating across multiple countries with fast local delivery and logistics services.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2013
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