Senior Contracts and Compliance Manager
ABOUT MOOD MEDIA
Mood Media is the world's leading in-store media solutions company dedicated to elevating the Customer Experience. We reach more than 165 million consumers each day through more than 500,000 subscriber locations in 150 countries for 850 brands, from the world's most recognized retailers and hotels to quick-service restaurants, local banks and thousands of small businesses.
POSITION
Job Title: Senior Contracts and Compliance Manager
Location: Remote, UK
Department: Legal
Reports to: VP Deputy General Counsel, with a dotted line to the General Counsel and the Chief Executive Officer for compliance aspects of the role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Commercial Contracting (approximately 70%)
- Independently lead and close negotiations on a high volume of complex agreements — primarily MSAs and SOWs, but also vendor and partnership agreements — on Mood's standard forms and on the other party's paper.
- Identify legal, commercial and operational risk; escalate where required under the company's business rules.
- Maintain and update contract templates for EMEA and APAC in English and local language, as needed, and drive process automation and simplification, including through AI tools.
- Track open matters in Smartsheet or equivalent for reporting; deliver contracting training to internal teams as needed.
Compliance and Data Protection (approximately 30%)
- Develop and keep under review global compliance policies and procedures; deliver training; report to the Executive Leadership Team; instruct external counsel as required.
- Serve as Mood Media's Data Protection Officer, discharging that role independently; act as point of contact for supervisory authorities and data subjects and monitor compliance with EU GDPR, UK GDPR and CCPA/CPRA.
- Advise the business on data protection obligations, review international data sharing and related agreements, and support privacy breach response and notification.
- Deliver the global Compliance Programme and internal audit/monitoring across Anti-Bribery and Corruption, FCPA, Health & Safety at Work, Economic Sanctions/OFAC, IT Security, Modern Slavery, Conflicts of Interest, Anti-Discrimination, Supplier Due Diligence, Data Retention and PCI Compliance.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Law degree strongly preferred; or a degree in Business, Legal Studies or a related field.
- 8+ years in contracts management or a similar role, with a substantial sell-side focus, and a track record of taking complex agreements to signature without supervision on both standard and counterparty paper.
- Experience and confidence negotiating complex, global deals on client paper.
- Substantive global data privacy compliance experience; prior service as DPO or in a comparable lead data protection role strongly preferred. ESG experience is desirable.
- Experience of leading a compliance programme and presenting to executive leadership.
- Strong analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills; able to prioritize independently in a fast-paced, matrixed global business.
- Experience with CLM software and legal tech; proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
- Flexibility to accommodate calls across US time zones.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunity to work with a dynamic and diverse global team.
- Professional development and growth opportunities.
- A collaborative and supportive work environment.
