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Lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of the company’s internal investigations, compliance monitoring, and assurance activities. Ensure rigorous, timely, and defensible investigations; oversee risk-based monitoring programs; champion country-level compliance forums and data privacy tasks; and foster a culture of integrity and regulatory compliance across the organization. Member of Global Compliance Leadership Team.

Location: Beijing or Shanghai

Your Role:

Strategy and governance:

• Develop and execute the global investigations and monitoring strategy aligned with the company’s risk appetite and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain a robust local incident triage, prioritization, and escalation framework.
• Partner with Group Compliance, Legal, Security, Internal Audit, HR, and business leaders to ensure holistic risk mitigation.

Investigations management

• Lead complex, high-stakes internal investigations (e.g., corruption, conflicts of interest, privacy, sanctions, employee misconduct).
• Oversee investigation methodology, documentation, evidence handling, interviews, and reporting.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and legally defensible outcomes; coordinate with external counsel when appropriate.

Compliance monitoring and assurance

• Design and manage risk-based monitoring programs (controls testing, third-party risk, policy adherence, data privacy, anti-bribery/anti-corruption, trade compliance).
• Develop metrics, dashboards, and reporting for senior leadership and the Board.
• Identify root causes, drive corrective actions, and track remediation progress.
• Country data privacy champion responsibilities.

Policy and program development

• Update and implement policies, procedures, and training related to investigations, monitoring, and privacy.
• Provide guidance on regulatory requirements (e.g., anti-corruption, AML, data privacy, competition law) and industry best practices.

Risk assessment and continuous improvement

• Regularly assess emerging regulatory risks and adapt investigations/monitoring programs accordingly.
• Post-investigation learning, process improvements, and control enhancements.

Compliance operations

• Oversee the deployment and maintenance of case management tools, data governance, and privacy considerations in investigations.
• Ensure proper documentation, retention, and audit trails for all investigations and monitoring activities.
• Implement the global Compliance Management System (CMS) in the area of responsibility, considering local specifics.

Strategic Impact:

• Implement and maintain Compliance Framework in designated area of responsibility and ensuring adherence also to local legislation.
• Interact with Compliance Center of Expertise (CoE) to provide relevant information and evidence in relation to the implementation of the global Compliance Management System (CMS).

Scope of People Responsibility:

People and capability

• Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing investigations and monitoring team; manage hiring, performance, and development plans.
• Foster a culture of ethics, integrity, and accountability; provide guidance on sensitive personnel issues with discretion.

Stakeholder management

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and business units on regulatory risk and investigation findings.
• Manage relationships with internal and external auditors and external service providers as needed.
• Ensure clear, timely communications with impacted parties, including executive briefings and Board-level updates.

Who you are:

• Education: Bachelor above degree in Law, Compliance, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Professional certifications preferred.
• Experience: 10+ years in legal, compliance, investigations, risk management, or internal audit; multinational corporate experience preferred.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of anti-corruption, data privacy regulations, trade compliance, sanctions, AML, and competition/antitrust considerations. Familiarity with life sciences/pharma regulatory environment is a plus.
• Skills: Advanced investigative techniques, risk assessment, project management, data analysis, storytelling with data, and executive-facing communication.
• Tools: Proficiency with case-management systems, data analytics tools.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively across a diverse, highly-matrixed organization.
• Ability to think strategically, lead multiple initiatives simultaneously, and to work independently.
• Able to thrive in a proactive, values-driven culture in which compliance and business objectives are mutually reinforcing;.
• Strong interpersonal and communication soft skills and training delivery capabilities.

Competencies:

• Integrity and ethics champion; high personal credibility.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on, results-oriented execution.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and ability to handle sensitive information.
• Resilience under pressure and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Collaborative leadership and people-development capabilities.