What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compliance Manager position at Wallenius Wilhelmsen?
Overview
Compliance Manager - Americas
Are you a compliance professional ready to take your career to the next level? Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group of Companies is seeking a dedicated Compliance Manager to join our Global Compliance team with focus on the Americas region. In this pivotal role, you will provide comprehensive compliance services to various departments, ensuring that our ethical standards are upheld across the organization. If you have compliance experience or similar, we hope to hear from you.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
As Compliance Manager, you will work closely with the SVP, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer to develop and manage a holistic and comprehensive compliance program for the WalWil group of companies in the Americas region.
Your key responsibilities will include:
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is an iconic shipping and logistics company with premium end-to-end supply chain management. Our vision is to empower people and markets through a sustainable flow of goods and services.
We transport and handle cars, tractors, trains, windmills, or even whole factories for some of the most well-known companies in the world. Our eyes will always be on supreme quality in everything we do, while moving towards zero-emission logistics. We are powered by nearly 8200 people, working on vessels and at ports, at vehicle and equipment processing centers, and offices in nearly 45 countries. When added up, the effort of our global workforce keeps the world moving.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
We are a global group of people from diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. Wallenius Wilhelmsen is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building a workplace where all contributors feel they can bring their best selves every day, learn from each other, and be appreciated. We recognize that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is central to our business outcomes because it touches every part of our operations and strategy. Our journey towards sustainable and integrated logistics compels us to attract people with diverse experiences, skills, and abilities.
Compliance Manager - Americas
Are you a compliance professional ready to take your career to the next level? Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group of Companies is seeking a dedicated Compliance Manager to join our Global Compliance team with focus on the Americas region. In this pivotal role, you will provide comprehensive compliance services to various departments, ensuring that our ethical standards are upheld across the organization. If you have compliance experience or similar, we hope to hear from you.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
As Compliance Manager, you will work closely with the SVP, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer to develop and manage a holistic and comprehensive compliance program for the WalWil group of companies in the Americas region.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Proactively support and advise Management and its business units on all compliance-related matters, aligning with our strategic goals and objectives.
- Develop, execute, and follow up on a group-wide compliance training program and maintain relevant training records.
- Support management in all compliance policies and procedures, including maintaining existing and creating new policies.
- Manage alerts received the company’s whistleblower channel and address any compliance concerns, promoting a culture of transparency and accountability.
- Occasionally travel to deliver face-to-face, engaging, and informative compliance training sessions to teams around the globe.
- Conducting integrity due diligence on new business partners to ensure we conduct business with reputable companies whose ethical standards are aligned with ours
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Master’s degree within law, HR, finance or related field.
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience with compliance related work or similar in / with international businesses
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to navigate complex organizational structures effectively.
- A self-motivated approach, with the capability to independently achieve business objectives while contributing to the corporate strategic vision.
- Knowledge of compliance management, including competition compliance, sanctions and export control, data privacy, and anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance.
- Ability to critically analyze information and communicate with relevant internal and external parties
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is an iconic shipping and logistics company with premium end-to-end supply chain management. Our vision is to empower people and markets through a sustainable flow of goods and services.
We transport and handle cars, tractors, trains, windmills, or even whole factories for some of the most well-known companies in the world. Our eyes will always be on supreme quality in everything we do, while moving towards zero-emission logistics. We are powered by nearly 8200 people, working on vessels and at ports, at vehicle and equipment processing centers, and offices in nearly 45 countries. When added up, the effort of our global workforce keeps the world moving.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
We are a global group of people from diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. Wallenius Wilhelmsen is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building a workplace where all contributors feel they can bring their best selves every day, learn from each other, and be appreciated. We recognize that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is central to our business outcomes because it touches every part of our operations and strategy. Our journey towards sustainable and integrated logistics compels us to attract people with diverse experiences, skills, and abilities.
