North American Compliance Officer

North American Compliance Officer Pierburg US LLC in Auburn Hills Rheinmetall / North American Compliance Officer Ref.
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: US00336 Schedule type: Full Time Contract Type: Full Time WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR The North American Compliance Officer (“Compliance Officer”) will be an integral part of the Rheinmetall’s Compliance team.
The Compliance Officer will be responsible for implementation of Rheinmetall’s Compliance Management System and key compliance initiatives for the civil entities located in the United States (Michigan, California and South Carolina) and Mexico (Celaya).
Those includes policies and procedures, internal investigations, training, compliance counseling, diligence screening, compliance related monitoring, and risk assessments.
This role requires a deep understanding of corporate compliance and ethics risk mitigation, excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Compliance team members handle, prioritize, and follow through on numerous projects simultaneously.
This provides excellent opportunities to learn the many aspects of the business and a great opportunity to work on a wide breadth of interesting and challenging matters with other highly motivated professionals.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Support the Director of Compliance with leading the Company’s comprehensive compliance management system focusing on corporate compliance and regulatory compliance.
Serve as day-to-day coordinator of the Company’s compliance program, developing initiatives, driving best practices and building strong processes.
Serving as the trusted advisor for employees for all compliance related topics.
Manage the development and awareness of the Code of Conduct, including serving as the initial point of contact for questions regarding the Code, as well as developing regular awareness in coordination with Legal, HR, Communications, Purchasing, Sales, Engineering, Data Privacy and other business units as appropriate.
Work closely with the Director of Compliance managing all incoming allegations, including but not limited to, interacting and reporting within Compliance and management, conducting thorough investigations, preparation of recommendations and/or root cause analyses.
Research and analyze current and proposed laws and regulations that may impact the Company and provide practical solutions and actionable guidance to cross-functional teams.
Develop and deliver compliance training programs to educate employees on relevant laws, regulations, ethical standards and internal rules and regulations.
Foster a culture of compliance through ongoing communication and awareness initiatives.
Prepare and present periodic reporting to key stakeholders and senior leadership.
Support the Director of Compliance in leading cross-functional teams in compliance initiatives and collaborate with global compliance on global initiatives.
Conduct risk assessments to identify the most significant risks affecting the Company.
Further identify specific risks that the company may be exposed to.
Collaborate with business units to implement strategies for mitigating and managing identified risks.
Support the Director of Compliance with establishing and overseeing the monitoring and auditing of processes to ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
Conduct reviews to identify areas of improvement to address potential compliance issues.
Participate in and support audits carried out by Rheinmetall Internal Audit.
Lead and work with the relevant business units to complete the business partner due diligence process for the North American region.
Perform the due diligence of risk prone business partners.
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree is required.
Graduate of an accredited law school and admission to a state bar is preferred (Michigan or South Carolina highly preferred).
Three (3) to six (6) years of related experience.
TRAVEL: Up to 50% (mostly domestic with occasional international travel).
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Bi-lingual and fluent in Spanish is preferred.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, supervisors, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Requires a valid driver’s license and valid passport.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Excel.
In addition, the employee shall have familiarity with learning management systems, and an ability to quickly learn new technology, systems, and programs.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for prolonged periods of time, talk and hear.
The employee is required to stand; walk; climb; and/or balance.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock.
The employee occasionally performs work related travel, both foreign and domestic.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, occasionally loud.