Description:
The Associate Regional Compliance Counsel, Americas, will support the Regional Compliance Counsel, Americas, in overseeing Jabil's Ethics and Compliance program throughout the United States, Latin America, and Canada.This position will be hybrid based in St. Petersburg, Florida location, at Jabil's Headquarters. and will require approximately 50% on-site presence. The Associate Regional Compliance Counsel will be especially focused on supporting our Guadalajara site, the largest site in the region. The Associate Regional Compliance Counsel will report to the Regional Compliance Counsel, Americas.
The position will serve as a trusted advisor to Guadalajara site and regional leadership and corporate functions, assess and investigate compliance-related matters, provide guidance on remediation and risk mitigation, and deliver ethics and compliance training to employees and leaders.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain an on-site presence at Jabil's HQ location approximately 50% of the time and serve as a trusted advisor to site and regional leadership.
- Assess and triage compliance-related allegations and concerns arising throughout the Americas region.
- Lead end-to-end internal investigations involving matters such as fraud, financial conflicts of interest, corruption, theft, and other potential violations of law or company policy.
- Provide oversight, direction, and legal guidance for investigations conducted by members of the regional Ethics and Compliance team.
- Present investigation findings and recommendations to senior management and other relevant stakeholders.
- Help ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, in coordination with a broad group of stakeholders including Operations, Human Resources, Finance, Global Security and senior business leadership. Provide ethics and compliance guidance to Jabil regional leadership
- Collaborate with Operations, Human Resources, Finance, Global Security, Legal, and senior business leadership on compliance matters and investigations.
- Develop and support appropriate remediation plans, risk assessments, and corrective actions arising from investigations or identified compliance risks.
- Design and implement compliance controls, employee outreach initiatives, and training on Ethics and Compliance topics.
- Provide supervision, coaching, and guidance to members of the Americas Regional Ethics and Compliance team.
- Identify and lead regional compliance initiatives and contribute to global Ethics and Compliance priorities.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school or an equivalent law degree from a recognized international institution.
- Active license to practice law, in good standing, in at least one jurisdiction. .
- At least 12 years of relevant legal, compliance, investigations, or enforcement experience. .
- At least five years of significant experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Prosecutorial or government investigations:
- Regulatory or law-enforcement matters;
- Corporate internal investigations as in-house counsel; or
- Internal investigations as outside counsel.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, end-to-end internal investigations in multijurisdictional environments.
- Experience advising management on investigation findings, corrective actions, remediation, and risk mitigation.
- Experience reporting significant investigation findings and recommendations to senior management or executive leadership.
- Experience practicing law in Latin America and engaging with government officials or regulatory authorities in the region.
- Experience leading, supervising, or providing functional direction to teams
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an international environment with a high degree of cultural awareness and sensitivity