Hr Compliance And Governance Manager (Remote)

Solaris is a tech company with a full German banking license. Our Banking-as-a-Service platform enables businesses to offer their own financial products. With our straightforward APIs, our partners can access and integrate a wide range of solutions such as digital banking, payments, cards, identification and lending services. As a market leader we are driven by bringing transformational change to the financial services industry.

We love what we do and we love our team. We are 700+ people from over 70 nationalities – a unique blend of techies, fintech enthusiasts, bankers and entrepreneurs from various industries. Our routines are built around genuinely valuing and exchanging different perspectives as well as actively sharing knowledge as we drive our business as a team. We believe and invest in personal growth.

Your Role

• You develop, monitor, and enforce HR policies in strict alignment with regulatory standards; perform regular compliance reviews to identify risks, recommending and implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
• You embed governance standards across all HR operations to ensure consistent alignment with the bank’s compliance and risk management frameworks.
• You lead audit preparation and coordination for HR, managing all phases of the audit process, including documentation, team readiness, and response to audit inquiries.
• You resolve existing audit findings effectively and promptly by implementing corrective actions and tracking their progress to completion.
• You provide comprehensive compliance training for the HR team, fostering a culture of adherence to regulatory and governance requirements.
• You serve as the primary point of contact for all audit-related inquiries and requests, ensuring effective communication and collaboration between HR, Legal, Compliance, and Audit teams.

We’d love to see

Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team.

• Comprehensive understanding of German labor laws and key regulatory frameworks, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, BDSG), Regulation on the Supervisory Requirements for Institutions’ Remuneration Systems and relevant financial supervision guidelines (KWG, InstVergVO).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an HR compliance or governance role within the financial services, banking or fintech sectors.
• Proficiency in data management and audit processes
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills to foster collaboration.
• Ability to manage sensitive information with confidentiality and integrity.
• Proactive approach in identifying gaps and improving HR processes.
• Fluency in both German and English.

Benefits

• We have a “remote-friendly” working arrangement
• Home office budget
• Learning & Development budget
• Transparent framework to support your career goals
• Competitive salary

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately, many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We’d love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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