Job Title: Ethics and Compliance Officer – South Asia
Location: Gurguaon
Reporting to: Ethics and Compliance Manager –South Asia
Department: Legal, Ethics & Compliance
- Role Summary:
The Ethics and Compliance Officer for South Asia will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and enhancing the company’s ethics and compliance systems and framework across the region. This role is responsible for ensuring adherence to local and international laws, regulations, and internal policies, while promoting a strong culture of integrity and ethical conduct throughout the business.
- Key Responsibilities:
Regional Compliance Oversight:
- Implement ethics and compliance initiatives in South Asia, ensuring compliance with local regulations, global standards and French/EU frameworks.
- Practical, working knowledge of anti-bribery and corruption laws, anti-money laundering frameworks, International Finance Institutions and their compliance programs.
- Monitor regulatory developments in South Asia and assess their impact on business operations.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Collaborating with executive leadership in India, and regional leadership to harmonize compliance strategies and support business growth.
- Working closely with business/service lines, bid managers and project managers to address specific issues and concerns during tenders or delivery.
Policy Implementation & Training:
- Administer, maintain and enforce compliance policies and procedures, including anti-bribery, anti-corruption, data protection, and trade compliance.
- Conduct training sessions and awareness programs for employees and third parties, and promote key pillars of the program, such as the gifts and entertainment and whistle-blower policies.
- Provide specific advice to bid teams on ethics and compliance issues on specific bids.
Risk Assessment & Mitigation:
- Perform periodic compliance risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Support and conduct internal audits and investigations related to compliance matters.
Third-Party Due Diligence:
- Implement due diligence processes for clients,vendors, partners,.
- Ensure third-party compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations.
Reporting & Documentation:
- Maintain accurate records of compliance activities, investigations, and risk assessments.
- Implement policies and procedures for management of all of the ethics and compliance components for the Company.
- Prepare periodic reports for senior management and regulatory bodies.
Internal Investigations & Reporting:
- Overseeing internal audits and investigations, ensuring transparency and accountability in line with both local laws and French standards.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Developing excellent relationships with Legal, HR, Finance, and Operations to embed compliance into business processes.
- Act as the regional point of contact for compliance-related queries and escalations.
- Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, or related field; Master’s or professional certification (e.g., CCEP, ICA) preferred.
- Minimum 6-8 years of experience in compliance, legal, or regulatory roles, preferably in multinational environments.
- Current working knowledge of regional regulatory landscapes (especially India, Bangladesh, Nepal) and French/UK/US laws relating to anti-bribery/corruption money laundering.
- Experience in developing, managing and delivering ethics and compliance programs, tools and training across diverse jurisdictions, particularly tools for screening third party vendors and subcontractors.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
- Key Competencies:
- Detailed working knowledge of legal, regulatory and compliance frameworks impacting South Asia and France/the EU.
- Detailed working knowledge of International Financial Institutions, and their compliance programs.
- Proven ability to develop and deliver tailored campaigns, training and tools to change behaviours at all levels throughout the organisation
- Ability to work independently and problem solve, engage with people throughout the organisation and work in collaborative manner.
- Attention to detail and excellent project management skills