The Opportunity

Brightflag is a leading AI-powered Legal Matter Management and E-Billing software as a service application. We are seeking a dynamic, collaborative and commercially minded Senior Compliance Specialist to join Brightflag’s legal & compliance team. Reporting to the Director of Compliance, the Senior Compliance Specialist will support the business across a broad range of areas with a strong focus on leading compliance to multiple frameworks, understanding customer-specific security, privacy and AI requirements and helping the business to meet the demands of an ever-evolving regulatory landscape.

What You Will Be Doing

Lead the coordination of our annual IT security certification (ISO27001, SOC 2 and SOC 1 Type 2, HIPAA and ISO42001) programme and audits;
Supporting our customer technical due diligence processes (triaging and managing information security and compliance diligence responses);
Collaborating with our Go-to-Market team to support on customer information security and diligence requests;
Support compliance of our internal security controls, including steering calls with stakeholders from teams across the business.
Drive third-party risk management in the supply chain through cyber, compliance and AI risk reviews;
Maintaining and reviewing our IT Compliance policies, procedures, and standards;
Supporting delivery of the internal audit programme;
Supporting the business to achieve regulatory compliance and updating core compliance documentation under relevant laws such as the GDPR and the EU AI Act.
Improving and implementing our information security and compliance training programmes.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in the role, you need:

Implementation experience with relevant standards e.g. SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO42001, HIPAA (NIST, PCI DSS is also relevant)
Experience coordinating and project managing Security and Privacy Compliance projects and initiatives
Ability to engage and collaborate independently with stakeholders
Experience in AI and data protection regulation, privacy and security issues
Strong organisation skills, proactivity and comfort with prioritisation
A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset
Intellectual curiosity and motivation to learn
Strong communication skills

The following are a bonus:

4+ years of experience implementing compliance programmes
Experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g AWS)
Having an understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Knowledge of AI models and a curiosity to learn more
Use of industry GRC and project management tools (Vanta, OneTrust, Jira, KnowBe4 etc.)
Cyber audit qualifications

Life @ Brightflag

We’re growing fast and so is the experience we can offer you:

A huge opportunity to make a real impact, to shape what we do and where we are going.
The exposure and challenge you need to learn, grow and progress your career in a high growth environment.
Complex technical and business problems to solve and the trust and autonomy you need to go and solve them.
A sound, helpful team, in a friendly, values-driven and inclusive environment.
Competitive salary.
Employer pension scheme (effective from Jan 1st 2026).
25 days of holidays.
Comprehensive health insurance, life insurance and long term illness/income protection.
Fully flexible work location and work patterns so you can balance life at home with life at work - come to the office, work at home… or enjoy a blend of both at your discretion.

We are a diverse and inclusive bunch of people. We welcome diverse perspectives and people who make every day count and strive for constant improvement. We do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.

Location & Eligibility

This role offers flexible working arrangements. You can work on a hybrid schedule with 2-3 days per week in our Dublin office, or remote in Ireland, you choose what works best for your lifestyle.

Your time is valuable. To help with your application, we advise that regrettably we cannot offer work permit sponsorship/ self sponsorship for this role.

About Brightflag

Hi, we’re Brightflag, the AI-powered, enterprise legal management platform that helps corporate legal departments operate with greater clarity, efficiency, and control.

Powered by our patented AI, which was developed with over 100,000 hours of legal and engineering expertise, and supported by our best-in-class Customer Success teams, Brightflag enables in-house legal teams to streamline operations, manage matters and spend, and collaborate more effectively with outside counsel.

Today, Brightflag is trusted by leading global organizations and forms part of the Legal & Regulatory division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of professional information, software solutions, and services. You can learn more about Brightflag here.

Senior Compliance Specialist

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