Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance

About the role

A global technology business at an important stage of its growth is recruiting a Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance in Singapore. The role builds and leads a global GRC function with high impact, direct exposure to executive leadership and the Board, and responsibility for IPO and public-company readiness.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and evolve an enterprise-wide risk management framework, including risk identification, assessment, remediation and Board-level reporting.
• Develop a scalable global governance and internal controls environment, strengthening policy ownership, monitoring and accountability.
• Lead the development of compliance and assurance programmes, including major certifications, external reviews and audit activities.
• Strengthen privacy and regulatory governance with Legal, Product, Engineering, Security and Operations teams across international markets.
• Build a third-party risk programme covering supplier assessment, ongoing monitoring and remediation.
• Play a central role in IPO and public-company readiness, working with Finance, Legal, Security and executives.
• Embed stronger risk awareness and accountability across the organisation.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience across governance, enterprise risk, compliance, audit, internal controls, privacy, cybersecurity governance or related fields.
• Proven experience building or leading enterprise GRC programmes in a fast-growing, international organisation.
• Strong exposure to IPO readiness, public-company compliance and/or SOX-related initiatives.
• Relevant industry experience in technology, SaaS, IoT, industrial technology, energy or critical infrastructure.
• Credibility with executive leadership, Boards or audit committees and the ability to influence stakeholders across functions.
• Experience managing audits, certification programmes and compliance initiatives.
• Exposure to global privacy programmes and multinational environments is advantageous; professional qualifications such as CRISC, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/E, CPA or CIA may be relevant.