Group Compliance Manager
We are looking for a Group Compliance Manager with expertise in sanctions, ethics and data protection to oversee the Group’s compliance policies and programmes, ensuring the legal and ethical integrity of Croda.
Who We're Looking For:
- Educated to degree level in relevant discipline
- Qualified Solicitor with proven experience as Compliance Manager
- Expertise in sanctions, ethics and data protection
- Experience in managing large projects
- Good interpersonal and strong leadership skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to inspire confidence at all levels within the business
- Commitment to deliver results and make a meaningful contribution in a team environment and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Demonstrates a well organised and logical approach to work
- Understanding of risk management and ability to persuade others
- In-depth understanding of industry standards and regulations
- Strong project management skills
What You'll Be Doing:
- The design, development, modification and implementation of programmes that improve compliance, including those in relation to ethics, competition law, modern slavery, human rights, facilitation of tax evasion and data privacy
- Management of group‑wide compliance projects, including the adoption of digital and IT systems and technologies to support automation or systemisation of programme
- Development of training to support the implementation and awareness of the compliance programmes. This also includes educating employees and third‑party partners
- Collaborating with corporate counsels, HR and finance departments to monitor enforcement of standards and regulations
- Development of new and oversight and evaluation of existing control system to prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines and internal policies
- The assessment of the business’s future strategy and focus (including business and geographic) to identify possible compliance risks as well as keeping abreast of regulatory developments within or outside of the company and evolving best practices in compliance
- Responsibility for the day‑to‑day management of the Group’s Speak Up line and whistleblowing procedures
- Conducting interviews and surveys to ensure that employees are compliant with regulations across the company’s various departments
- Conducting investigations, or having oversight of investigations, to discover the root cause of the compliance problems when they arise
- Examining and improving auditing processes to resolve compliance issues fast or prevent them entirely.
Location
This can be a hybrid role based at our HQ in Cowick, East Yorkshire or UK Remote (home based).
Equal Opportunity Statement
Croda is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
