Area Compliance Officer

Overview

Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

No agencies can be considered for this job posting, and no agency involvement is required unless contractually assigned.

Responsibilities

The Area Compliance Officer (ACO) supports the Regional Compliance Officer (RCO) in working with the Country General Counsels (or other managers to whom compliance responsibilities in the country have been assigned) to implement the 5 elements of the compliance program in each country in the Region: risk assessment; controls; training & communications; monitoring, reporting and follow-up, as well as organization and governance.

The ACO structures, organizes and supports the Local General Counsels & Compliance (LGC&C) in the implementation of the Holcim Compliance Program in the countries of responsibility focusing on prevention, detection and remediation of compliance risks. The ACO works closely with LGC&C to ensure the overall strategy of the Compliance program is consistent with local legal requirements and also appropriately addresses compliance risks cross functionally. The ACO supports and advises the Local Management teams to drive and promote the Code of Business Conduct (CoBC) within the country.

Strategy & Organization

• Supports and advices RCO and LGC&C when creating the annual Country Compliance Plan
• Provides compliance-related advice to the LGC&C and Local Management
• Develops stakeholder relationships with the Local Management teams and acts cross functionally enabling Local Management teams to better understand compliance risk exposure areas
• Maintains a solid understanding of local activities to anticipate risks

Support of the Group Functions

• Contributes when required to investigations of potential compliance issues
• Supports and assists Local Management teams to mitigate or resolve local Compliance risks identified by the different risk assurance functions

Local Implementation of the Group Compliance Program

• Supports and advises LGC&C in the implementation of new or revised compliance-related policies, directives and guidance, ensuring appropriate and necessary modifications specific to the country are made
• Ensures effective implementation of compliance-related processes (e.g. Third-Party Due Diligence) and adequate training of all relevant functions
• Adapts and either trains the trainer or delivers compliance training that meets needs of local employees and at the same times meets the requirements of the training program
• Contributes to new business projects by anticipating and addressing key compliance risks (e.g. via Compliance Due Diligence) and / or mitigation plans

Reporting and Monitoring

• Ensures reporting from country level on various key indicators related to implementation and health of the Compliance Program
• Helps management to promote speaking up culture and supports CoBC breaches recording
• Maintains appropriate documentation of Compliance activities and monitors remediation resulting from conducted investigations
• Reviews internal / external audit reports in which compliance issues are raised at country level and supports remediation

Regulatory

• Maintains a solid understanding of applicable local law and regulation developments, consulting the LGC&C
• Supports the LGC&C as required when interacting with local authorities or regulators regarding compliance matters

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Law or Business

Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of working experience
• Minimum of 3 years of strong compliance focus (particularly in areas of Anti-bribery and corruption plus some experience with anti-money laundering, trade sanctions, data privacy). Ideally experience with compliance management systems and corporate investigations in any strongly regulated / enforcement jurisdiction

Knowledge & Skills

• Proven track record of working successfully in an international environment
• Excellent with MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Capable of providing meaningful input to management, M&A and project teams in terms of compliance assessment and diligence requirements
• Solid business and financial acumen
• Strong organizational and presentation skills
• Highest levels of ethics, integrity and discretion
• General agility and sound judgement
• Pragmatic and solutions-oriented approach
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to ensure the right organizational outcomes and impact
• Creative and able to come up with new ways of deploying a compliance culture (e.g. via compliance trainings, compliance communications, leading by example...)
• Forward looking, self-motivated and outcomes-orientated, with experience in managing in dynamic, complex, challenging or ambiguous environments
• Strong lateral leadership skills

Language Requirements

Strong command of English (and French / Arabic and ideally Mandarin). Other languages are beneficial and considered a plus.

Travel Requirements

20% travel nationally and internationally