Compliance Counsel (6 months contract)

About Bosch Group

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services, employing roughly 429,400 associates worldwide and generating sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology.  As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected manufacturing.  It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to deliver innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technologies that is “Invented for life.”

About Robert Bosch (South East Asia)

Robert Bosch (South East Asia) Pte Ltd is a regional subsidiary of the Bosch Group, representing the Group’s interests in Southeast Asia, where it is currently present in all ASEAN member countries. The company is active in all the company’s four business sectors of Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Asia Pacific headquarters for its Mobility Aftermarket, Building Technology and Bosch Software Innovations businesses, as well as operations for Corporate Research and Advance Engineering, and Information Technology, are part of Robert Bosch (SEA) Pte Ltd. In Bosch, we are committed through our EVP ensuring all our associates to GROW, ENJOY and INSPIRE during their journey with us.

Reporting to the Regional Head of Corporate Compliance based in Singapore, this role will be a part of the SEA Compliance team and supporting with the compliance program for a German based Global 500 Company, with a focus on anti-bribery and anti-corruption. The duties include conducting investigations of potential violations, reviewing proposed promotion and sales incentives, overseeing training and awareness programs, identifying and mitigating risks, developing and maintaining anti-bribery policies, monitoring and reporting the results of the compliance efforts, and providing guidance to management and employees. The ideal candidate will have a high degree of professional ethics, be assertive with strong communication skills, and is an independent, team-oriented individual who can collaborate effectively.

Main Responsibilities:

Advice and Expertise

• Provide compliance and organizational advice to management and associates on compliance topics, with a focus on anti-bribery and anti-corruption.
• Understand, and keep abreast of changes to, relevant local laws and regulations.
• Implement local policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Cooperate and liaise with government authorities and where necessary, instruct and manage external legal counsel

Monitoring and Control

• Review and monitor the compliance management system to ensure it meets the requirements under local laws.
• Conduct internal investigations in potential violations of internal regulations or external laws, including recommending appropriate sanctions, disciplinary measures, or other consequences, and, if necessary, implementation of sanctions and measures.
• Monitor and review effectiveness of compliance program, with a focus on anti-bribery and anti-corruption

Compliance Risk Management

• Identify and analyse compliance risks, with a focus on anti-corruption and anti-bribery, as well as carrying out measures to monitor and mitigate risks, for example third-party due diligence, risk assessments and audits.
• Support local management to define/promote compliance goals on anti-bribery and anti-corruption culture.
• Support further development of the compliance management system.

Training/Communication

• Design and conduct trainings on compliance topics.
• Design and implement programs and initiatives to ensure awareness of compliance organization and topics, both internally and externally.
• Ensure effective communication of compliance topics in general.

General

• Undertake duties as and when assigned by Regional Head of Corporate Compliance.

• Degree in Law, Accountancy, Commerce, Economics or similar from a recognised university.
• 4 to 8 years of experience in legal compliance and ethics, internal investigations, internal/legal audit, and/or other similar governance areas in a multi-national company or consulting firm.
• Sound knowledge of the regulations and laws relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption.
• Excellent integrity and value-driven.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Solid time management and organizational skills. Ability to work under pressure and to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic corporate environment.
• Robust personality, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to communicate professionally with all levels within the organization.
• Self-starter and exhibits confidence and comfort with decision making, including disagreement with other stakeholders.
• Independent, team-oriented professional who can collaborate effectively.
• Willingness to travel.

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