Compliance Counsel (Remote)

thyssenkrupp’s Corporate Function Legal & Compliance is a bifurcated international team reporting ultimately to one Group General Counsel/Head of Legal & Compliance/Chief Legal Officer, with the Legal and Compliance groups within the team overseeing different areas of responsibility, but frequently collaborating on a variety of matters.

The Compliance half of the Legal & Compliance team has sole responsibility for so-called Core Compliance topics currently consisting of (in order of volume of work):

• Antitrust/competition law
• Trade compliance (consisting primarily of export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations; forced labor in supply chain legislation)
• Data compliance (consisting primarily of data privacy, breach, and protection laws as well as emerging laws regarding AI and algorithmic technologies)
• Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing
• Corruption prevention and antibribery laws

The Legal & Compliance team serving North America is based out of thyssenkrupp North America, LLC (TKNA), thyssenkrupp’s corporate headquarters for North America. In addition to the Core Compliance topics referenced above, the Compliance half of the North America team also shares responsibility for M&A matters with the Legal half of the team and a separate M&A team in Germany. In addition, the Compliance half of the team plays a contributing role on so-called Further Compliance Topics, which may include FAR/DFARS compliance, supply chain legislation, and a variety of legal and regulatory requirements under US, Mexican, Canadian, and German laws.

The Compliance Counsel will report directly to the Head of Compliance North America and serve as contributor to the North America Legal & Compliance team). The Compliance Counsel will primarily support thyssenkrupp group companies throughout North America with legal advisory services relating to the above topics as well as Compliance Program related activities and services. The position will collaborate regularly with Legal & Compliance team members at the Regional Platform, as well as international Legal & Compliance colleagues located in thyssenkrupp’s various Business Segments and Corporate headquarters in Germany.

Primary duties and responsibilities are diverse and include:

• Compliance trainings, including the creation of original training material.
• Proactive outreach to management of thyssenkrupp companies and other key stakeholders in North America to raise awareness on Core Compliance Topics, activate their engagement with the Compliance Program, and support them with implementation of the Compliance Program in their respective businesses.
• Creation of original compliance communications (e.g., policies, articles, guidelines, templates, posters, presentations etc.), in particular regarding US and Canada specific topics.
• Legal advising regarding the Core Compliance topics, including with respect to due diligence of business partners, commercial contracts, major projects, implementation of Compliance in business processes (e.g., sales, procurement, HR, etc.), and M&A.
• Performance of risk assessments and other format workshops.
• Review and approval of various corporate social responsibility activities, major projects, and other transactions requiring Compliance approval as per internal guidelines.
• Documentation of Compliance Program activities and preparation of internal reporting to Corporate Headquarters.
• Management of external counsel.

Education and License:

• JD from an accredited law school and US bar license.

Required Experience:

• 3 to 5 years’ compliance-relevant legal experience at law firm, government, or in-house at an international company with a focus on at least two of the following areas: Antitrust, M&A, Sanctions, Export Controls (EAR/ITAR), Data Privacy & Protection.

Personal Attributes and Traits:

• Exceptional organizational, time management, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, coordinate, and satisfy numerous competing demands in a timely fashion with attention to detail.

• Ability to work as an individual and on a team with a high level of integrity and professionalism in a complex, highly collaborative, fast-paced, geographically dispersed international and multicultural environment.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, willingness to follow developments in the law and continue learning..
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with senior management; demonstrated skills in client management.
• Sound business judgment, with the ability to recognize the business consequences of legal advice.
• Strong cross-cultural sensitivity, can work with differences in style and cultures, and adjust work and communication style accordingly.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

• Proven ability to build collaborative partnerships at all levels of a highly matrixed global organization.
• Knowledge of or background with industrial manufacturing, automotive industry, metals distribution and trading, and/or EPC (chemical or cement) is a plus, but not required.

Working Conditions

• Flexibility as to fully remote or hybrid using office space at TKNA subsidiary in Troy area of Michigan.
• Candidate must be able to travel to the Chicagoland area on a quarterly basis and to various group company locations in US and Canada as needed for compliance activities. Travel to Germany may be required annually or every other year.

The [above] is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competitive salary and bonus programs, health benefits, and 401K.

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