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Head of Compliance & Data Governance \u2013 Senior Manager, Kia Europe GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany<\/h1>\n

Job Overview<\/h2>\n

Kia Europe GmbH is looking for a Senior Manager to head its Compliance & Data Governance function at the company’s European headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. The vacancy is full-time, senior level, and advertised as open to applicants of all genders.<\/p>\n

The post-holder leads the European Data Governance & Compliance Team and supports equivalent staff in Kia’s National Sales Companies and other subsidiaries. Responsibilities span privacy law, corporate compliance programmes, internal investigations and company-wide training, making this a role that combines legal specialism with regional leadership.<\/p>\n

EUJOBHUB publishes this summary for jobseekers looking for senior legal and compliance work in Germany. The vacancy itself is owned and managed by Kia Europe GmbH.<\/p>\n

About the Role<\/h2>\n

The position sits within Kia Europe’s Legal Department and operates as a regional centre of gravity for data protection and compliance matters. The employer describes the job as a point of escalation for complex questions, a central contact for local Data Protection Officers across the region, and an adviser to senior executives on legal risk and regulatory change.<\/p>\n

Kia Europe frames the Senior Manager level as leading and influencing through specialist advisory or commercial work, as well as through oversight of larger programmes made up of several projects. That includes shaping the medium-term plan, defining resourcing and KPIs, setting the team’s place within that plan on a horizon of up to twelve months, and coaching the team with a management style adapted to each individual.<\/p>\n

Job Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Job Title<\/th>\nHead of Compliance & Data Governance \u2013 Senior Manager (all genders welcome)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Company<\/th>\nKia Europe GmbH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/th>\nFrankfurt am Main<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Country<\/th>\nGermany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Employment Type<\/th>\nFull Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job Category<\/th>\nLegal, Compliance & Data Protection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Experience Level<\/th>\nSenior (8+ years post-qualification)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education<\/th>\nQualified lawyer with bar admission in an EU jurisdiction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salary<\/th>\nNot publicly specified by the employer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job Reference<\/th>\nNot specified by the employer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source<\/th>\nKia Europe GmbH careers portal (HireHive)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Application Status<\/th>\nOpen at the time of publication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Key Responsibilities<\/h2>\n

Leadership and strategic advice<\/h3>\n