Compliance & Contract Manager

NETZSCH Group

Compliance & Contract Manager

Exton, PA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    • Advise Sales and business stakeholders on contractual matters, negotiate domestic and international commercial agreements, and manage contract-related risks and obligations.
    • Develop strategies to mitigate contractual claims, including change orders, damages, and liquidated damages.
    • Draft, review, and continuously improve contract templates in collaboration with Legal and cross-functional stakeholders.
    • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the Compliance Management System, Risk Management System, policies, processes, and internal controls.
    • Identify, assess, monitor, and report significant business risks.
    • Advise management and business functions on compliance, risk, and regulatory matters.
    • Conduct risk assessments, control reviews, internal assessments, and coordinate internal and external audits.
    • Support global compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including supply chain compliance, data privacy, cybersecurity, information security (CRA, NIS2, AI Act), antitrust, anti-corruption, export controls, and whistleblower protection.
    • Prepare reports, decision papers, action plans, and governance updates for executive management.
    • Design and deliver global compliance training and awareness initiatives.
    • Investigate compliance incidents and monitor corrective and preventive actions.
    • Collaborate closely with Legal, Finance, HR, Procurement, Sales, IT, Quality Management, and operational business units.
    • Report directly to the Business Unit CFO and work closely with Group Compliance & ISMS and regional compliance representatives.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in Business Law, Law, Compliance, Risk Management, or a related field.
    • Professional experience in Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Legal, Corporate Governance, or similar functions.
    • Strong understanding of business operations and commercial processes, ideally in an international industrial or manufacturing environment.
    • Knowledge of key compliance and risk topics, including anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, supply chain due diligence, data privacy, antitrust law, export controls, and whistleblower programs.
    • Experience in contract management within mechanical and plant engineering or a comparable industrial sector.
    • Highly organized, analytical, and solution-oriented, with strong integrity, discretion, and professional judgment.
    • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into practical business guidance.
    • Ability to build credibility and collaborate effectively across all organizational levels.
    • Fluent in English; additional language skills are an advantage.
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with compliance, risk, governance, or audit management software is preferred.

    Additional Information

    Please submit your CV in English.
    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veteran status.