Ethics And Compliance Lead

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One of our clients in the Global Financing industry is looking for: ETHICS & COMPLIANCE LEADER - DIRECTOR The Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Leader oversees the ethics and compliance program, ensuring alignment with business priorities and risk management strategies.
This role promotes integrity-based decision-making and compliance with laws, regulations, and internal policies while mitigating legal, regulatory, and reputational risks.
Working closely with local leadership and global functions such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and IT, the E&C Leader drives key compliance initiatives and monitors emerging risks.
This position fosters a strong ethical culture by embedding compliance into business operations and strategic decision-making.
A career in this field offers global collaboration, leadership development, and expertise in ethics, compliance, and risk management in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with global and local leadership to implement effective ethics and compliance programs, including anti-corruption, data privacy, and investigations.
Provide guidance on emerging ethical and compliance risks, ensuring policies, controls, and processes align with regulatory requirements and best practices.
Promote awareness through communications and training programs, such as onboarding and annual ethics training.
Handle ethics-related inquiries, policy consultations, and internal investigations to address potential violations.
Conduct risk assessments, monitoring, and reporting to evaluate program effectiveness and ensure compliance.
Manage and mentor ethics and compliance staff, supporting strategic initiatives and continuous program improvements.
Track regulatory changes and industry trends, adapting policies and controls as needed.
Foster a strong ethical culture by leading by example and advocating organizational values.
Build relationships with global teams and stakeholders to share best practices and enhance compliance awareness.
Participate in cross-regional meetings, including calls across different time zones when required.
Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, or a related field.
10–15 years of legal compliance experience, with expertise in contracts, labor laws, and investigations management, ensuring confidential, impartial, and ethical handling of concerns.
Strong knowledge of ethics, compliance, governance, and risk management, particularly in multinational or US-based operations.
Understanding of Philippine and US laws related to international business, ethics and compliance programs, and risk areas such as anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, antitrust, data privacy, conflicts of interest, and workplace misconduct.
Experience in policy development and implementation, either as a subject matter expert or by collaborating with specialists.
Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience in ethics, compliance, governance, risk management, audit is strongly preferred.
Prior international experience is desirable.
Philippine Bar Exam Passer is preferred.
Other Capabilities: Strong global mindset and cultural adaptability, able to navigate diverse, multi-cultural, and multi-lingual environments.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to create clear reports, presentations, and documentation.
Skilled in conflict resolution, issue escalation, and handling high-pressure situations with professionalism.
Strong organizational, project management, and analytical skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
Ability to conduct effective training sessions, lead meetings, and engage large groups with confidence.
Agile, adaptable, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Hybrid schedule - mid shift, Ortigas based.
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