Job Description
As the Manager of Legal & Compliance for North America, you will accompany the development of a globally positioned legal and compliance department and will actively shape structures and processes as well as provide legal advice on ongoing business.
- Provide general counseling and legal advice on a full spectrum of business and legal topics (e.g., contract law, competition law and trade regulations, anti-trust, data protection, product and other litigation matters) as well as draft, review and negotiate a wide array of complex commercial agreements and legal documents.
- Partner with internal decision-makers of our business areas and advise on general commercial law issues, such as contract drafting and negotiation, in a solution-oriented manner.
- Oversee and drive the implementation and maintenance of effective anti-bribery & corruption (ABC) compliance program elements in the country and region in accordance with both central corporate compliance program requirements and local laws and regulations.
- Provide local input and collect regional input on central compliance program elements, implement them locally, regionally. and where applicable, define and align required adaptions.
- Assess risk-based prevention, detection, and response mechanisms, including but not limited to assessment of corruption risks; third party ABC due diligence processes; delivery of compliance trainings and communication; and providing guidance to operational teams on ABC-related matters.
- Support and conduct internal investigations in the country and region, work cross-functionally with internal audit, site security, and external counsel, as appropriate.
- Report on compliance independently from entity management as well as support and prepare compliance performance reports for various stakeholders in coordination with the Headquarter’s compliance team.