Environmental Resources Management

Permanent role; based in London UK; 10+ years PQE

Competitive market salary and benefits package reflecting qualifications and experience

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Compliance Counsel with significant experience in compliance and ethics to join our dynamic Legal Group. 

This is a global role, reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer based in the US, but with an emphasis on supporting regulatory compliance and ethical business conduct in the EMEA region and countries outside of the US.

It is a fast paced, commercially focused, and highly collaborative environment, working with ERM business units, clients, service providers and external legal counsel in over 40 countries. You will act as a trusted adviser throughout the business at various levels of seniority.

Responsibilities:

• Compliance Leadership: provide strategic guidance and leadership on all aspects of the compliance programme, including AML, Anti-Bribery, trade sanctions, regulatory and compliance initiatives.
• Policy Development: develop and update compliance policies, procedures, and guidelines, ensuring they are aligned with evolving regulatory requirements, best practices, and continuing improvements.
• Training and Education: create and deliver training programs to educate employees and stakeholders on compliance and ethics matters. Promote awareness of compliance risks and best practices.
• Risk Assessment: identify, assess, analyse, and manage potential compliance risks, working to develop and implement mitigation strategies. Support commercial risk analysis of trade sanction compliance, business conduct issues or reporting, conflict of interest, and business integrity issues.
• Regulatory Compliance: stay up to date with international and regional laws and regulations and ensure the company's adherence to these requirements.
• Investigations: support internal audits and lead or assist in conducting internal investigations as necessary.
• Reporting: prepare and submit compliance reports to senior management and relevant authorities, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Data Privacy: with the Head of Privacy reporting into this role, oversee the provision of data privacy legal advice and support to the business, which includes data privacy and security issues and the development of data protection policies and procedures.

What you’ll need:

• UK qualified lawyer with at least 10 years PQE, at least 3 years in-house experience in a global company.
• Cross-jurisdictional experience at a senior level supporting regulatory compliance and ethical business conduct globally, with an emphasis on the EMEA region and countries outside of the US.

This job is a good fit for you if:

• You are an excellent communicator with proven technical and organisational skills, with the ability to be open and candid whilst demonstrating respect for others and cultivating a culture of inclusion and trust.
• You are accustomed to working under pressure to meet challenging deadlines and be able to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, and rapidly changing environment, adapting to different business needs (operational, transactional, and structural) in the context of a large global company.
• You will have an eye for detail and be meticulous in your work but be willing to work as part of a team engaging with and supporting colleagues to create well-considered and pragmatic, risk-based approaches to problems and enhanced team contribution.
• You display sound thoughtful business judgement and strategic thinking, with a balanced commitment to process and continuous improvement and a demonstrated ability to earn the confidence of senior executives as a trusted advisor.
• You have the ability to build strong and lasting relationships with internal clients and offer pragmatic and sensible advice.
• Dedicated and enthusiastic, you will have the ability to work efficiently with a commitment to good outcomes for ERM and willingness to get involved wherever there is a need.

About ERM

ERM is the world’s largest global pure-play sustainability consultancy, with more than 50 years of market leadership. ERM uses its unique combination of technical depth and commercial acumen to partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges, and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

With over 8,500 employees worldwide operating from 170+ offices in 40 countries, ERM is unmatched in its ability to operationalize sustainability across the business lifecycle and at all levels of an organization, which we call our boots to boardroom approach. Backed by KKR, one of the largest private market investors, and informed by deep sector and technical expertise, ERM deploys proven, integrated approaches that meet our clients’ most pressing sustainability needs and address day-to-day EHS and ESG imperatives.