Head of Compliance & Compliance Counsel

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the Company's compliance and ethics program including anti-corruption, antitrust, trade compliance, anti-money laundering, and data privacy ("core Compliance topics") across North America in alignment with global standards.
• Develop and implement compliance strategies, policies, controls, and governance frameworks to identify, mitigate, and manage legal and regulatory risks.
• Provide legal and strategic counsel on compliance matters, and advise the businesses in North America accordingly.
• Promote a culture of ethics, integrity, accountability, and compliance through leadership, communication, training, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Support enterprise risk management, third-party due diligence, contracting activities, and strategic business initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and business expansions.
• Oversee compliance risk assessments, audits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, and remediation activities to ensure effective risk management.
• Partner with business leaders and functional teams to establish effective controls for the management, protection, and responsible use of company and personal information.
• Monitor and interpret emerging laws, regulations, and industry trends, advising leadership on business impacts and compliance obligations.
• Lead the Company's data privacy program, including privacy governance, risk assessments, data protection requirements, cross-border data transfers, incident response, and regulatory reporting.
• Oversee ethics reporting and whistleblower programs, ensuring investigations are conducted objectively, and corrective actions are implemented to address identified risks.
• Establish compliance monitoring, auditing, and reporting processes, including executive dashboards, metrics, and program effectiveness assessments.
• Manage relationships with external legal counsel, regulatory agencies, and specialized compliance advisors.
• Hire, develop, motivate, and performance-manage a lean high-performing Compliance team, fostering a culture of accountability, integrity, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Licensed and in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in legal, compliance, regulatory, governance, privacy, or risk management roles.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing compliance programs, investigations, or related teams.
• Strong knowledge of anti-corruption regulations, antitrust and competition laws, trade compliance and sanctions regulations, corporate governance principles, internal investigations and risk management practices, and data privacy, information governance, and cybersecurity compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives on complex legal and regulatory matters.
• Strong business judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with practical business objectives.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and executive communication skills.
• Experience supporting multi-state operations across the United States.
• Experience with privacy compliance programs, breach response, data governance, and information security governance.
• Familiarity with emerging AI governance and responsible technology frameworks.
• Experience interacting with Boards of Directors and executive leadership teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or multinational organizations.
• Experience supporting operations across Canada and Mexico.