Compliance & Ethics Director – AMEA Region

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Job Description:

Position Summary

The Director Compliance & Ethics supports and engages the AMEA Region (Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa) and business unit staffs to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, as well as UPS internal policies, procedures, and controls. He/she liaises between regional management and stakeholders and Corporate Compliance & Ethics on policies, programs, communications and training. The Director Compliance & Ethics manages a regional network of District and Business Unit Compliance & Ethics officers and Compliance Coordinators in order to ensure efficient application of compliance programs at business unit level.

The Director Compliance & Ethics reports to Corporate – International Compliance & Ethics – and will be based Singapore.

Job Responsibilities

Leads Corporate Compliance & Ethics programs in the Region

• Promotes Corporate Compliance & Ethics policies and programs through communications and training
• Supports Compliance Training Completion - Identifies compliance training gaps to determine areas for improvement
• Feeds visibility on cyclical programs into the Region Staff Functions (BCEQ, Training completion, 3PDD)
• Advises on compliance related questions – for example gifts, hospitality & entertainment or invitations
• Identifies compliance training requirements and conducts / manages live trainings on identified risk areas  
• Solicits feedback from Region Staff, District Managers and Country Managers on the Compliance & Ethics program effectiveness
• Drives evolution of Corporate Compliance & Ethics programs and the ERM process in AMEA

Manages a team of District and Business Unit Compliance Supervisors and a network of Compliance Program Support coordinators

• Leads and develops regional team with direct reporting line to Corp. Compliance
• Engages local business units to support compliance programs through coordinator activities (e.g. BCEQ/3PDD/RIM)
• Provides training and tools to the regional Compliance staff

Coordinates and facilitates Business Risk & Compliance Committees (BRCC)

• Facilitates Region BRCC process (Risk Identification, Prioritization, Assignment of Risk Ownership, Tracking of Risk mitigation plans / sets and tracks agenda of BRCC meetings, liaises with BRCC presenters and tracks follow up activity)
• Supports the District and Country/BU BRCCs (provide relevant content from Corporate or Region level, review minutes, ERM alignment)
• Communicates Region BRCC information to Corporate ERM Group

Conducts compliance investigations

• Assist, manage or lead investigations, where appropriate
• Promote awareness of Duty to Disclose and No Retaliation policies and UPS Ethics Hotline

Supports regulatory compliance programs

• Collaborates with regional stakeholders to ensure completeness and timely updating of applicable laws and regulations
• Work with regional stakeholders to prioritize regulatory issues, develop and track actions plans
• Facilitates Compliance Risk Assessment process in the Business Units
• Monitors the company’s compliance with laws and regulations

Facilitates 3PDD

• Drives awareness and provides training on the importance of the third party due diligence process
• Monitors 3PDD performance and escalates concerns to the BRCCs
• Ensures third-party annual recertification is completed timely
• Performs vendor site visits and vendor audits for contract compliance
• Conducts UPS 3rd Party Compliance Training with vendors
• Approves vendors in Coupa on behalf of Region Compliance & Ethics

Reviews FCPA Control forms

• Champions UPS Anti-Corruption policy and related procedures
• Approves FCPA Control forms (GGMES, OSRE, GSV)

Supports Self Assessments and Internal Audit

• Attends and supports Corruption Detection Reviews and Targeted Risk Based Audits as needed
• Enhances self-assessment quality by providing information and training to regional stakeholders on the self-assessment program and corrective action plan process

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Compliance, Business or related field
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Compliance, Internal Audit or Legal leadership positions, preferably in Asia.

• Compliance relevant certifications (for example CCEP, CFE, IAPP, CIA) are beneficial
• Strong understanding of compliance regulations and requirements
• Experience working in a global organization

Skills

• Languages: High proficiency in English, other languages e.g. Chinese (Mandarin) advantageous
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees in all hierarchical levels of the company
• Effective people management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lead and motivate a team

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