Posted Oct 03 ContractSan Jose, California Title: Senior Manager, Ethics and Compliance
Location: Hybrid at San Jose , CA 95110
Duration: 2 Months
Pay Rate : $80.99 per hour on W2
The Opportunity
- Ethics and Compliance department is looking for a Senior Manager of Ethics and Compliance with Anti-Corruption focus . The Senior Manager coordinates all the anti-bribery and anti-corruption programs and plays a key role in ensuring the organization's adherence to ethical standards, legal requirements, and anti-corruption policies. In this high-tech environment, the Senior Manager leads the Compliance team's efforts to prevent and detect corrupt practices, cultivate a culture of integrity, aligned with values, and mitigate risks associated with bribery and corruption, focusing on employees and third parties around the world.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Anti-Corruption Program Maintenance:
- Lead the maintenance and improvement of an effective Anti-Corruption Compliance program tailored to the company's operations and risk profile. The main programs are: Conflicts of Interest; Gifts and Entertainment; Third-Party screening; M&A; Training and Communication; Risk assurance testing and Anti-corruption risk assessment.
- Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Internal Audit, and other departments to integrate anti- corruption compliance into business processes.
- Update policies, procedures, and controls to mitigate corruption risk.
Risk Assessment and Due Diligence:
- Conduct regular risk assessments, working closely with business areas, to identify potential areas of exposure to corruption risks.
- Lead risk-based due diligence processes for third-party relationships (suppliers, vendors, sales partners) to ensure adherence to anti-corruption standards.
Training and Communication:
- Supervises training programs to raise awareness about anti-corruption policies and legal requirements.
- Is responsible for the Compliance communications plan to communicate the company's ethical standards, policies, and regulations to employees, emphasizing the importance of compliance.
Monitoring and Reporting:
- Implement monitoring mechanisms to track compliance with anti-corruption policies and procedures.
- Prepare and present regular reports to senior management on the status of anti-corruption compliance initiatives.
Legal and Regulatory Knowledge:
- Stay current on international and local laws related to anti-corruption to ensure compliance with all applicable legal requirements.
Required Experience:
- Demonstrated ability, with at least 8 years in building and leading Anti-Corruption
- programs, preferably within the high-tech industry, including leading complex risk management and compliance programs with successful implementation and identifying ongoing improvements.
Required Skills:
- Strong understanding of anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws (e.g., FCPA, UK Bribery Act).
- Self-starter, strong sense of judgment, attention to detail, resourceful, and ability to prioritize multiple projects within a fast-paced environment that experiences changing objectives.
- Strong interpersonal skills and can engage with people and teams at all levels of the organization.
- Experience working in a dispersed and global environment - with global partners, regional sales teams, and employees based in many countries.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent presentation skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills with a data-based decision- making approach.