About Dentsu
Dentsu International is a multinational media and digital marketing communications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese advertising and public relations firm Dentsu. Its principal services are communications strategy through digital creative execution, media planning and buying, sports marketing and content creation, brand tracking and marketing analytics.
ROLE TITLE : Ethics & Compliance Director, South Asia
DEPARTMENT : Legal & Compliance
LOCATION: Mumbai & Gurugram
This is a new role. It is required to address inadequacies around compliance with dentsu’s Code of Conduct and key policies and culture of decision-making in the South Asia region, with a focus on India.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Implement an effective ethics and compliance program for dentsu's
South Asia markets, aligned to the global Ethics and Compliance
program strategy and regional Ethics and Compliance priorities
Collaborate with South Asia market leadership and in conjunction
with the General Counsel, South Asia to foster an ethical culture
Embed an effective and strong ethics and compliance program and
ethical culture within dentsu’s ways of working and decision- making.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Implements, manages and prioritizes ethics & compliance program activities and initiatives for the South Asia region
Effectively partners with South Asia senior management in collaboration with the General Counsel, South Asia, to foster an ethical culture through appropriate communication and demonstration of ethical and compliance standards aligned with dentsu’ Code of Conduct and policies
Conducts compliance risk assessment - works with internal functions and market senior management to help identify, and assess compliance risks, develop, report and monitor mitigation actions
Contributes to the enterprise risk management process
Leads or assists in internal investigations
Conducts internal investigations of alleged Code of Conduct and
policy breaches, monitors the execution of disciplinary actions
and remediation activities
Conduct risk-based ethics and compliance training for increased
understanding and improved decision making aligned with
dentsu’s Code of Conduct and key policies
Collaborate with Communications team to provide regular and
timely ethics and compliance related communication in
consultation with the General Counsel, South Asia.
Implement and monitor third party (including affiliate) due diligence, review & resolve red flags with internal functions and
business partners
Operationalize key policies (e.g. Anti-corruption, Gift and
Hospitality and Conflicts of Interest Policies) and embed relevant processes including red flag identification and resolution within the business processes and decision-making
Lead and facilitate the implementation of the Ethics & Compliance Agenda of the Risk and Compliance Committee meetings and follow through on actions arising
Implement dashboards, scorecards and presentations to highlight ethics and compliance gaps and to highlight good practice
Responds to compliance related queries from staff, management and Legal and Compliance colleagues including supporting responses to client inquiries
Supports M&A, compliance due diligence process and integration activities
Supports global and APAC regional ethics and compliance initiatives and contributes to global and regional program strategy and priorities.
SKILLS REQUIRED
Bachelor degree, in Finance or Law. Legal qualifications or training will be advantageous.
Proven experience in implementing Ethics & Compliance program (minimum 8-10 years).
Significant experience in conducting complex internal investigations
Strong business acumen and extensive experience dealing with and influencing senior stakeholders.
Solution oriented, with a hands-on mind set
Strong project management, process-orientation, skills to
effectively design, develop and implement compliance and relevant
business processes, controls, and workflows
Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
Ability to prioritise complex and often interrelated tasks
Good team player, collaborative style of working
Resumes could be sent to Rhea.shenoy@dentsu.com
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