Ethics & Compliance Director, South Asia

The purpose of this role is to
Implement an effective ethics and compliance program for dentsus South Asia markets, aligned to the global Ethics and Compliance program strategy and regional Ethics and Compliance priorities
Collaborate with South Asia market leadership 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.

Job Description:

KEY 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
• 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 monitoring of third party 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.

Location:

Mumbai

Brand:

Dentsu

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent