What are practical alternatives to a full-time compliance officer?
Use a fractional lead to design the program, a managed service to collect evidence, and a virtual DPO/CCO for regulator and customer interfaces. Empower an internal owner with RACI. Add specialists for privacy, marketing, or financial rules as needed. Pair it with automation to avoid manual hunts.
Checklist
Assign an internal owner (ops/eng).
Contract fractional lead with outcomes.
Stand up evidence automation.
Define escalation to virtual DPO/CCO.
Review quarterly against sales needs.