Corporate Compliance Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Compliance Counsel to join our Legal Department. As a key member of the team, you will play a crucial role in providing legal and compliance solutions to the business.

The ideal candidate will have 14-18 years of relevant experience in a legal and compliance role, with expertise in corporate compliance programs and advising on them. They will also have a deep understanding of key compliance and regulatory regimes applicable to the organization.

1. Compliance Program Management: Own, implement, and manage the organization's whistleblower program with global and regional reach, comprised of seven pillars of an efficient and effective corporate compliance program.
2. Global Investigations: In-depth experience and exposure in handling global investigations on various issues, negotiating, and implementing remediations.
3. Compliance Operational Objectives: Achieve corporate compliance operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to the Compliance & Integrity Plan and its reviews; preparing and completing action plans; resolving problems; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing changes.
4. Exposure to Analytics and Automation: Exposure and understanding of analytics and automation to conduct risk evaluation and mitigation would be an added benefit but not a prerequisite.
5. Whistleblower System Improvement: Review and improve whistleblower systems, employee feedback mechanisms in close collaboration with HR.
6. Trainings and Communications: Plan, organize, and conduct trainings and communications to enhance and grow the whistleblower program in line with best industry standards of cultural assurance.
7. Regulatory Interpretation: Interpret new regulations and laws by reviewing and analyzing proposed and adopted state legislation and regulations.
8. Proactive Policy Administration: Proactively derive policy administration, trainings, and regular communications.
9. Complaint Resolution: Effectively handle complaints and investigations and remediation process.
10. Collaboration: Excellent collaboration with various functions like facilities and infra, government relations, finance and HR, and sales and delivery functions to assist in organizational expansion agenda.
11. Public Policy Advice: Advice on public policy, working closely with the government relations team.
12. Company Position Support: Supports company positions by developing company responses and defenses to complaints, investigations, and administrative proceedings.
13. Legal Compliance: Comply with legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising executive management team on needed actions.
14. Solution Development: Demonstrates ability to effectively identify legal solutions to solve complex business issues and advise internal customers with precise and clear counsel.

Qualifications:

• Qualified lawyer with minimum JD along with relevant experience as compliance counsel.
• Additional qualification e.g. CA/CFA will be preferred.

Required Skills:

1. Extensive report development experience and policy and procedure development experience in a multinational environment with cultural and ethnic diversity;
2. An interest in using technology for efficient program implementation;
3. Analytical skills relating to business processes, business data, and inter-personal relations;
4. Experience in public speaking and business presentation;
5. Knowledge of industry regulatory standards including Anti-Corruption, Anti-Trust, Trade Controls etc.;
6. Independent project management skills;
7. Excellent analytical, communication skills;
8. Acceptability to innovative approach;
9. Handling change management.

• Manage enterprise-wide compliance management programs.
• Implement and manage the organization's whistleblower program.
• Handle global investigations and remediations.
• Conduct trainings and communications to enhance and grow the whistleblower program.