Compliance Programme Manager

At Sanoma, ethics and compliance help build the trust on which our learning and media businesses are based. We are now looking for a Compliance Program Manager to join our Compliance team as a temporary parental leave replacement.

About the role

The position is located at our headquarters in Helsinki and offers an opportunity to work at the intersection of compliance, technology, privacy, AI and organisational change in one of Europe's leading learning and media companies.

As Compliance Program Manager, you will help coordinate and continuously improve Sanoma's Compliance Management Program, ensuring that policies, controls, governance processes and technology solutions are practical, scalable and embedded into everyday business operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the annual priorities, roadmaps and governance cycles of Sanoma's Compliance Program

• Maintain and continuously improve program templates, documentation, intranet resources and governance forums

• Coordinate policy reviews with policy owners and subject matter experts across the organisation

• Develop practical guidance, communications and training materials that help employees understand what policies mean in their day-to-day work

• Use AI agents and other digital solutions to improve policy accessibility, employee self-service and knowledge management

• Explore new ways of transforming policy, compliance and training content into engaging, audience-specific formats

• Support compliance and privacy reporting, dashboards, metrics and management reporting

• Contribute to the development of governance tools, workflows and technology solutions, including the Compliance and Privacy technology roadmap

Formal Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in law, business or other relevant field

• 3-5 years of experience in program, project or process management within compliance, privacy, risk, governance or a related field

• Interest and practical experience in using AI, automation and digital tools to improve ways of working

• Experience working with OneTrust or a comparable privacy program management platform is considered an advantage

• Excellent written and spoken English

Keys to success

· Ability to turn complex requirements into practical, business-friendly solutions

· Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

· A hands-on, can-do attitude and willingness to take ownership of tasks from concept to implementation

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic and international environment, balancing multiple priorities and stakeholders

What do we offer?  

This role offers a unique opportunity to modernise compliance and privacy through technology and AI, where you will contribute to building the next generation of compliance capabilities at Sanoma.

Interested?

Apply no later than November 8, but be advised that we will review applications continuously. If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Iiris Harald, Compliance and Privacy Program Manager iiris.harald@sanoma.com.

Position Specs

• Location – Sanoma HQ, Central Helsinki
  • Internal candidates may work from current location
• Work model – Hybrid (3/5 days at the office)

• Contract – full time
• Duration – Approximately one year

About Sanoma Learning

How do you prepare students for the world, engage their curiosity and inspire them to grow? That is the main question of teachers all around the world. At Sanoma Learning, it has always been our mission to help to find and develop best-in-class answers to this question. If you join us, it means that you embark on an exciting journey to help shape the future of learning for primary, secondary and vocational education. We believe that your journey is our success as a company.

Sanoma Learning is a leading K12 European learning company, operating in 12 countries. Our learning products and services enable and support teachers and schools to develop the talents of every child to reach their potential. By offering printed and digital learning content, as well as digital learning and teaching platforms for primary, secondary and vocational education, we want to grow our positive impact on learning across Europe. With over 3000 employees, we help shape the future of education for 25+ million of students.

So, are you ready to start your journey to help shape the future of learning and help teachers to support all students to reach their potential?

Sanoma Learning is an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to inclusion and diversity, ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics.

Positive impact on millions of young minds

At Sanoma Learning, it's our mission to help teacher to support all students to reach their potential. If you join us, it means that you embark on an exciting journey to help shape the future of learning for primary, secondary and vocational education. We develop methods and technology that have a positive impact on millions of young minds.

Will you join our exciting journey?

With curiosity and ambition in your DNA, you are also on a learning journey yourself, since you play a pivotal role in building the leading learning company that we are. You have a deep-rooted passion for learning. You are up for a challenge. You will be confronted with positive change. And we can promise you one thing: it will be exciting.

Our inclusive culture

Working at Sanoma Learning is as much about you as it is about us. About what you need to help shape the future of learning. But above all, about who you are. Because we recognise that diversity in our teams increases our understanding of the people and communities we serve. That’s why we welcome everybody as their true self.