DP World Hiring for Compliance Manager Job at Dubai Full Time

Job Purpose:

The Compliance Manager, provides the dedicated, full-time resource, required to meet rapidly evolving customer, financial institution and government expectations regarding adequate compliance organization resources.

The role has a primary focus on ensuring DP World’s economic sanctions compliance program adheres to applicable data regulations (UAE, US, UK, EU, UN, etc.), while actively supporting Group initiatives. The individual will also work to establish relevant regional policies and procedures across Anti-Corruption, Anti-Trust and Data Privacy matters, helping ensure that DP World’s Group compliance program is effective and efficient in identifying, preventing, detecting and correcting noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations. This provides the necessary support to help ensure that DP World conducts its business at the highest level of integrity and in full compliance with the applicable national and international laws and regulations, as well as the Group’s internal policies, professional standards and best industry practices.

Key Accountabilities:

• Evaluate, interpret and proactively communicate the practical impact of compliance-focused laws and regulations, including changes to best compliance practices and professional standards, and develop efficient solutions to effectively mitigate risk.
• Support the design, maintenance, and delivery of ethics and compliance communications, training, and other enablement materials .
• Develop, implement, and maintain a ‘fit for purpose’, risk-based economic sanctions compliance program in accordance with applicable laws, including UAE, US, UK, European and other relevant regulations.
• Draft policies and implement standard operating procedures, incorporating essential elements of appliable economic sanctions regulations.
• Provide proactive, practical and effective guidance to DP World’s business operations across other compliance-focused areas, including anti-corruption, anti-trust and general ethics issues.
• Liaise with Group Internal Audit, Fraud Risk Services and other relevant functions to develop data analytics and reporting mechanisms that drive proactive risk identification and assessment.
• Execute periodic compliance risk assessments and create and oversee appropriate improvement plans to mitigate risk, in a tailored and prioritized manner.
• Actively support the Head of Group Compliance with the development and implementation of compliance controls, policies and processes that adequately meet the needs of the Group and address applicable compliance obligation, across anti-corruption, anti-trust and/or data privacy.
• Provide regular economic sanctions and other relevant compliance training of regulations and company procedure updates
• Provide proactive, practical and effective guidance to DP World’s business operations across all compliance-focused areas, including anti-corruption, economic sanctions, data privacy, anti-trust and general ethics issues.
• Support execution of periodic compliance risk assessments and associated improvement plans to mitigate risk, in a tailored and prioritized manner.
• Assist the Head of Group Compliance with the development and implementation of appropriate compliance controls, policies and processes at DP World, that adequately meet the needs of the Group and address its compliance obligations globally
• Coordinate with group-level functions, offices and business units within DP World and monitor compliance with the internal Group global policies at DP World, and ensure that such policies are complied with, and support the implementation of necessary controls to prevent / mitigate violations of Group global policies, and specifically undertake periodic reviews of the Group global policy compliance self-certifications by the businesses, and other company compliance programmes.
• Report to the Head of Group Compliance on internal and external compliance issues across the group and prepare regular compliance reports periodically.
• Assist in addressing internal and external compliance related requests (i.e., KYC and certification requirements)

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level preferred in relevant areas of study (e.g. business administration, finance, law or a related field). JD, LLM, or equivalent legal degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience as a compliance manager or officer in a multinational organisation.
• Extensive experience with UN, US, UK, EU, and other applicable economic sacntions laws and practices.
• Expertise in relevant Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Anti-trust / Competition laws and Data Privacy.
• Certified compliance professional certification (e.g., CIPP) is a plus.
• Experience in change management and deploying new tools, processes, and decision support .
• Highly ethical, principled and diligent with excellent planning skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and/or global teams.
• Understanding and demonstrated ability to apply industry best practices, concepts, and standards.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, to work independently and manage discrete areas of responsibility with little direct supervision.
• Strong ability to champion a comprehensive compliance program, including ethics elements.
• Proficient computer skills.