Group Head of Legal Compliance

Group Head of Legal Compliance

Wotton under Edge / Hybrid working (office based 3 days a week)

Salary in the region of £130,000 + car allowance
 

Renishaw is a FTSE 250 engineering company with a proud history of delivering measurement, calibration and precision manufacturing solutions to some of the most complex engineering processes in the world. Since our inception over half a century ago we have grown a global presence with over 70 offices in 39 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas and employ a workforce of over 5000 people.

We are currently recruiting for a Group Head of Legal Compliance to oversee and manage our global compliance framework.

You will report to the Group General Counsel & Company Secretary working globally in close collaboration with other stakeholders including the UK and international legal teams and subsidiaries, Export Control and Company Secretarial.
 

Person specification
 

As our Group Head of Legal Compliance, you will be our champion in ensuring that Renishaw has a robust compliance programme which supports our core values of Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity and Involvement.

You will be an influential leader who can balance sound ethical judgement with discretion and pragmatism against a backdrop of complex international jurisdictions.
 

You will also need significant leadership and interpersonal skills to influence and inform our global stakeholders at the highest level of business (both internally and externally).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on all aspects of Renishaw’s global legal compliance requirements and collaborate with in-country teams to define, implement and deliver a strategy which ensures we are compliant with national and international regulations.

• Develop a risk-based approach to identify, prioritise, and implement effective solutions for maintaining the Group’s global compliance requirements.

• Monitor, develop and advise on Renishaw’s adherence in areas including anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, competition law, whistleblowing and data protection.

• Lead investigations (with external advisers as appropriate) and mitigation activities around any instances of non-compliance.

• Support operational and commercial functions with day-to-day ethics and compliance queries and issues.

• Collection and analysis of global compliance data for trend analysis, risk management and prevention activities.

• Champion and influence business culture; manage relationships with Renishaw’s senior leadership team, international subsidiaries, directors and executive function.

• Provide expert guidance and training to internal stakeholders on compliance matters.

• Procure and manage external advice.

• Liaise with international regulatory bodies as necessary and represent Renishaw on all aspects of compliance related discussions and negotiations.

Key requirements

• The successful candidate will be a qualified legal practitioner with extensive experience of managing international governance and compliance frameworks.

• Knowledge and experience of compliance requirements and regulatory frameworks in overseas jurisdictions.

• Experience in conducting internal investigations.

• Significant domain knowledge in key compliance areas such as anti-corruption, competition & antitrust, investigations and whistleblowing.

• Knowledge and experience of implementing robust Data Protection measures.

Preferred

• Advising on regulatory issues and compliance requirements in APAC.

• Experience of working in the manufacturing and/or engineering sectors.

• Experience of working on external investigations and/or regulatory proceedings.

Benefits 

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (*not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter & York sites).

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
 
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
 
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or [email protected].

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