Stockholm - EMEA Divisional Compliance Officer
- Recruiter
- Carlyle Kingswood Global
- Location
- Stockholm
- Salary
- Excellent package
- Posted
- 05 Feb 2021
- Closes
- 05 Mar 2021
- Ref
- A004369
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice, In-House
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Regulatory/Compliance (except Banking/Finance)
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Senior Level
Client: A global leader in a range of security and technology solutions
The Divisional Compliance Officer will report to the EMEA General Counsel and shall oversee compliance matters across the division. The role is newly created and location is flexible.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the compliance work within the Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (incl. SAARC countries) EMEA division;
- Together with the organization help identify, manage and solve compliance risks, and advise on compliance topics;
- Deploy Group compliance programs across the EMEA Division, including anti-corruption, anti-trust and export control/trade sanctions;
- Develop risk management strategies and design, develop, and continuously improve the EMEA Division’s compliance programs;
- Advise divisional management and local entities and organizations on the implementation of compliance programs;
- Draft, review and improve the EMEA Division’s policies and procedures related to compliance;
- Design and deliver compliance trainings to relevant employees in the EMEA Division;
- Keep abreast of relevant regulatory developments across the EMEA Division;
- Devise and roll-out a compliance system to increase awareness and promote a culture of compliance and integrity throughout the organization and regularly report to divisional management on the progress;
- Conduct investigations on compliance matters and regularly report on such matters to the Group’s Code of Conduct Committee;
- Conduct anti-corruption reviews in conjunction with internal audit and external consultants (as may be relevant);
- Continuously follow up on the implementation of compliance programs (Group and EMEA Division) and report to Group Centre periodically/ad hoc;
- Report on due diligence requested from Group Centre (eg KYC banking due diligence);
- Lead, co-ordinate, and manage ad-hoc compliance related projects and tasks;
- Coordinate with M&A team and external law firms for compliance due diligence and ensure Group M&A Compliance Guidelines are fully complied with, including integration of acquired companies;
- Advise Division on reporting voluntarily and/or mandatory reporting to regulators;
- Professionally manage communications with regulators as may be deemed necessary;
Requirements:
- Good command of written and spoken English;
- Good communication, social, and interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust;
- Good strategic and long-term thinking;
- Good knowledge of business operation and accounting;
- Solid awareness of controls and governance;
- Prior experience in working in a global, highly-driven, matrixed environment;
- Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels within the organization;
- Ability to work under pressure, make decisions and produce results with limited supervision and resources;
- Ability to support also in other legal day-to-day matters will be considered a merit;
- Role will require international travel.
Education:
- Graduate degree (or higher) in a relevant subject(s), preferably legal qualification);
- Significant previous experience in compliance, preferably gained from working with compliance matters and compliance management, e.g. anti-corruption, anti-trust and export control regulations, in a law firm, as company in-house counsel or Compliance Officer in an international environment;
- As a minimum, sound knowledge of the law and implementation of policies regarding export control and trade sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption and anti-trust.
Sophie Webb
Consultant, Legal In-House
T: +44 207 153 1176