Senior Ethics & Compliance Strategy Leader

Join a team with extensive expertise in Ethics & Regulatory Compliance and help organisations prepare and respond to regulatory requirements as part of their journey to being a Responsible Business. As part of our Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory business, we are significantly investing in the growth of our Ethics & Regulatory Compliance (E&RC) team, where we help organisations to establish the frameworks, capabilities, processes and technology to manage evolving compliance risk areas.

We have extensive experience in delivering E&RC projects for organisations across a variety of industries around the world, as well as providing insights from our thought leadership and regular contact with our global network. Our team has a mixture of deep SMEs in a range of topics (e.g. Anti‑Bribery & Corruption, Fraud, AI Risk and Governance, Data Privacy, Ethics, Healthcare Compliance, Pharma and Energy regulation, Human Rights, etc.) coupled with seasoned governance, risk and controls experts who help solve challenges and improve efficiencies via people, process and technology. We also work closely with colleagues in other service lines to bring a truly integrated offering.

We are looking to expand our E&RC team with confident and motivated individuals who have an understanding of ethics, compliance, governance, risk and controls within a corporate setting. A good understanding of risk and controls is needed as well as sound knowledge of the various topics that typically form part of an Ethics and Corporate Compliance programme (e.g. Training, Conducting Risk Assessments, Assurance needs and Reporting metrics) to enable timely decision making.

Working across multiple industries, you will need to work with clients to help them identify challenges and provide solutions via a combination of process, capability and/or technology improvements. Projects will include:

• Performing current state maturity assessments, gap analysis and recommendation for improvement for a range of organisations of varying size, scale and nature
• Helping organisations get 'reg ready'
• Identifying ethics and compliance risks and controls across a diverse client base
• Helping establish Ethics & Regulatory Compliance capabilities across a range of organisations
• Designing and/or implementing frameworks, capabilities and processes within organisations to address current and emerging regulatory obligations
• Helping identify pragmatic opportunities to enhance/optimise existing or missing capabilities via process efficiencies and technology

Essential experience and understanding:

• Proven background in Governance, Risk, Ethics and/or Compliance either in industry or professional services (or a sound understanding of the area/willingness to learn)
• Practical experience in designing and implementing governance, risk, ethics or compliance frameworks or processes
• An understanding of the role that Ethics & Compliance plays in an organisation's operations and how it interlinks with the broader governance, risk, controls and assurance capabilities
• Ability to identify compliance risks and suitable mitigating controls
• Adaptability to deliver desired outcomes for clients based on their individual challenges
• Proven track record of working across a range of regulatory topics
• Flexibility to work across different sectors and types of projects, from advisory to assurance
• Flexibility to apply themselves on broader Regulatory and Compliance Support work should the client need arise

Essential personal skills:

• Proven team leadership skills including the ability to manage larger and more complex projects
• Senior and credible stakeholder management skills, with the ability to tailor the message to the audience and their communication style
• Self‑starter and problem solver
• Active listener who can help with identifying and solving client challenges
• Excellent stakeholder skills and ability to flex style to accommodate the most junior and senior members of an organisation
• Team‑working and inclusive working style
• Innovative in working style and nature
• Excellent networking and communications skills, including the ability to lead presentations, workshops, and focus groups
• Strong analytical capabilities, for both quantitative and qualitative information
• Good commercial acumen including managing the end‑to‑end engagement lifecycle
• Excellent writing skills, including report and proposal writing
• Experience of leading and managing projects
• Ability to work as part of a global diverse team in an agile environment
• Problem solving to help build solutions for clients by applying insight and experience

Desirable:

• Experience of business development including creating new service offerings and selling these to clients (or internal stakeholders)
• Practical experience in designing and implementing governance, risk, ethics or compliance frameworks or processes
• Working knowledge of a range of regulations relevant to our clients (e.g. Anti‑Bribery & Corruption, Fraud, Anti‑Money Laundering, Privacy, Human Rights (Whistleblowing, Energy, Healthcare, Pharma and AI regulation)
• Experience utilizing technology platforms or solutions to support/deliver projects
• Programme management and team leading experience

Hybrid working: You'll be based in Manchester or London with hybrid working. Depending on the requirements of your role, you will work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely, collaborating and learning from colleagues to fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing.