Ethics and Compliance Sr Manager
Hong Kong
Legal – Compliance /
On-site
As the Sr. Manager Ethics & Compliance, you will report to the VP, Global Compliance. You will be the senior compliance and ethics professional in the region and will have the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and take on various challenges, big and small, in a truly dynamic and international environment.
Responsibililities
- Function as part of the Global Compliance function, helping to develop and implement strategies to manage risk.
- Provide advice and support to the business units and other staff functions of Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) within relevant areas of Compliance & Ethics (anti-corruption, anti-competitive behavior, trade sanctions, human rights as well as other Code of Conduct related matters).
- Implement the Compliance & Ethics programs in coordination with regional and local leadership teams.
- Serve as a key contributor to global engagement with importers, retailers, and other strategic business partners.
- Aid in the business in evaluation and engagement of trustworthy business partners through effective conduct of due diligence and design of monitoring/oversight processes.
- Enhance visibility of Ethics & Compliance across relevant business units and continue to build awareness and accountability among key stakeholders.
- Report progress, challenges, and plans to the VP Global Compliance, executive leadership, and appropriate oversight bodies within the organization.
- Research, enable, and deliver tools and support to ensure that UEI business is conducted in compliance with applicable rules and regulations and in an ethical manner.
Qualifications
- 10-12 years of professional experience with at least 7 years of experience building and driving compliance and ethics programs in a multinational organization.
- Sound understanding of applicable laws and regulations.
- Embody and demonstrate a high level of integrity and ability to build trust.
- Team player with the ability to work independently and to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams.
- Proactive and customer-oriented mindset, with the ability to deliver high-quality and practical solutions to complex challenges that require careful analysis and good judgement, often under time pressure.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to explain complex issues in a simple way to business partners, leadership, and other stakeholders .
- Very high level of business acumen and ability to ‘operationalize’ compliance and ethics policies and anticipate/solve related challenges.
- A data-driven mindset and ability to analyze complex data sets and scenarios would be highly beneficial in this role.
- Local language skills are preferred i.e. Vietnamese and/or Chinese
- Experience with RBA (Responsible Business Alliance), EcoVadis, and other compliance related programs and audits.
Education
- Graduate from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree, preferably in compliance & ethics, business administration, communications, or related field.
- JD with an active license to practice law is not required but may be helpful to this role.
- Professional qualifications such as a CCEP or similar certifications are a plus.
