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CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:                                           

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, the Vice President of Corporate Ethics & Compliance, leads and executes an integrated strategic corporate ethics and compliance program that:

• Has day to day responsibility for the operation of the Compliance function through the planning and execution of policies, processes and programs designed to prevent, detect, and respond to potential instances of noncompliance.
• Enforces the Company’s Code of Conduct, Antibribery and Anticorruption policies, business gifts policies, conflicts of interest, third party management, and the Company’s compliance-related employee training.
• Leads cross-functional efforts to develop various compliance policies and processes.
• Reviews, benchmarks, and updates the Company’s Code of Conduct and related policies to ensure they are up to date and relevant to the Company’s business.
• Collaborates with other departments on potential compliance issues to ensure consistent processes, management, and outcomes across different enterprise risk areas, and to direct any identified issues to the appropriate existing channels for evaluation, investigation, and resolution.
• Consults with attorneys on a global basis to evaluate, investigate, and resolve legal compliance issues.
• Institutes and maintains an effective compliance communication program for the organization, including promoting (a) use of the Ethics Hotline; (b) heightened awareness of the Code of Conduct, and (c) understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures.

I. COMPLIANCE:

• Develops an effective compliance training program for all employees and tracks completion for reporting requirements.
• Manages day-to-day operation of the Compliance Function.
• Provides reports on a regular basis to keep the Company’s senior management informed of the operation and progress of recent Compliance function efforts.
• Monitors the performance of the Compliance Function and related activities on a continuing basis, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness.
• Leads the Corporate Compliance Committee & Regional Compliance Committees, which meet semiannually, or more frequently as needed, to ensure all elements of the Compliance Function are implemented and operating optimally.
• Facilitates the role of Regional Compliance Committees, which ensure that the Vice President Ethics & Compliance and Compliance Committee are appropriately informed and consider the specific and unique circumstances of the Company’s business and risks in that particular region.
• Acts as a key liaison with Subject Matter Owners (“SMOs”) to identify emerging issues in their area, to define relevant red flags, to plan trainings, and to identify changes in the Company’s business and/or organizational structure that might increase corporate risk.
• Oversee compliance standards for the Code of Conduct, Company Policies & Procedures, Accounting Rules & Controls and Applicable Laws & Regulations.

II.TRAINING & EDUCATION:

• Responsible for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring the effectiveness of compliance training for Company management, employees, and relevant third parties, the Compliance Committee and SMOs will review and advise on training materials, as necessary.
• The VPEC, in consultation with the Compliance Committee, shall establish and revise as necessary, compliance training courses that will include a discussion of the Company’s Compliance Function, training on the written standards and codes of conduct and ethics, and the applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

III. ACQUISITIONS & DUE DILIGENCE OF THIRD PARTIES:

• Responsible for ensuring that the appropriate risk-based level of diligence is conducted of the compliance activities and programs of acquisition targets on a worldwide basis. 
• Communicate to the employees of acquired companies the existence and purpose of the Compliance function and introduce training of such employees as soon as practical after the closing of the transaction to ensure that newly onboarded employees understand the Company’s culture of compliance, and its policies and procedures. 

IV. INVESTIGATIONS:

• Assists the Loss Prevention Department and Human Resources in responding to alleged employee misconduct received via the Ethics Hotline and other channels, by following internal investigation protocols and guidance.

“Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.” 

• FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• Juris Doctor from accredited law school. 

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• A minimum of 10 years of corporate legal leadership experience 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively develop and execute integrated communications plans.
• Excellent writing, presentation and oral communications skills informed by active listening, with strong business acumen and ability to create messaging that drives engagement. 
• Prior work experience at a public company with global operations. 

Preferred:

• Demonstrated track record of success in ethics and compliance program strategy, planning, development, and implementation. 
• Demonstrated experience in creating and implementing compliance programs

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: (TIME SPENT AWAY FROM HOME OR OTHER TYPICAL OFFICE LOCATION)

• 5-10%