Corporate Compliance Specialist

at  Gls Group

The GLS Group is looking for a
Corporate Compliance Specialist (m/f/d)
GLS is one of the major players in the international parcel delivery market. Due to the e-commerce revolution, this market is growing and innovating rapidly.
To further strengthen our Corporate Compliance function, we are looking for a Corporate Compliance Specialist to support our Corporate Compliance Team. In this role, you will report directly to the Lead of Corporate Compliance and play a key role in the international Corporate Compliance & Directives team, developing the Group-wide Compliance Framework, guiding and supporting local Compliance Managers in 21 countries worldwide.
Your office will be located in Eschborn, near Frankfurt/Main, Germany (remote working in Germany negotiable).
Your assignments:

In this role, you will provide legal advice and take reasonable steps to implement and ensure preventive compliance management activities across key compliance areas, such as:

• Anti-corruption / anti-bribery regulations
• Competition law and antitrust
• Sanctions control and anti-money laundering
• Interactions with human rights and modern slavery
• Supply chain and business partner due diligence
• Anti-fraud and white-collar crime, as well as areas of conflicts of interest
• Whistleblowing / report investigations and case management

Your tasks will include:

• Further development of the Corporate Compliance Framework, drafting and reviewing of compliance policies and standard operating procedures.
• Offering advice to international country compliance managers with a focus on anti-corruption, third-party due diligence, and managing compliance risks.
• Developing and maintaining of global compliance clauses, as well as drafting, reviewing and negotiating of compliance aspects of contracts.
• Monitoring legal compliance trends and ensuring effective support for new initiatives, including the development and rollout of training, policy development, and communication campaigns.
• Developing projects and processes to strengthen the Compliance Management System (CMS) in the international GLS organization and guide the country compliance management functions in their implementation.
• Providing indirect leadership and expert support for local Compliance Managers in 21 countries, including organizing half-year calls and yearly in-person meetings.
• Monitoring of activities and transactions using IT tools to ensure and oversee the implementation of compliance tasks and adherence to required internal regulations.

Your profile:

• A legal degree, qualification as a lawyer in an EU jurisdiction, or a comparable degree.
• 1 year or more of experience (high-quality internship is also accepted) in a law firm or an international corporation.
• Passion for compliance with a proactive, results-driven approach, a hands-on mentality, and the ability to present legal and technical issues in a practical manner.
• High degree of integrity, accuracy, and a structured, analytical mindset.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration in interdisciplinary and global teams.
• Solid understanding of technical and economic relationships, with affinity for IT topics.
• Fluency in English and German.

We offer:

• An international and dynamic working environment
• A platform for an international career in an innovative, fast-moving, and high growth environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
• Scope for your personal development and innovative ideas
• A team of committed and welcoming colleagues
• A competitive salary agreement
• Hybrid or remote work model, flexible hours, 30 days of holiday
• A future-proof and dynamic industry that is characterized by growth

In this role, you will provide legal advice and take reasonable steps to implement and ensure preventive compliance management activities across key compliance areas, such as:

• Anti-corruption / anti-bribery regulations
• Competition law and antitrust
• Sanctions control and anti-money laundering
• Interactions with human rights and modern slavery
• Supply chain and business partner due diligence
• Anti-fraud and white-collar crime, as well as areas of conflicts of interest
• Whistleblowing / report investigations and case managemen

Your tasks will include:

• Further development of the Corporate Compliance Framework, drafting and reviewing of compliance policies and standard operating procedures.
• Offering advice to international country compliance managers with a focus on anti-corruption, third-party due diligence, and managing compliance risks.
• Developing and maintaining of global compliance clauses, as well as drafting, reviewing and negotiating of compliance aspects of contracts.
• Monitoring legal compliance trends and ensuring effective support for new initiatives, including the development and rollout of training, policy development, and communication campaigns.
• Developing projects and processes to strengthen the Compliance Management System (CMS) in the international GLS organization and guide the country compliance management functions in their implementation.
• Providing indirect leadership and expert support for local Compliance Managers in 21 countries, including organizing half-year calls and yearly in-person meetings.
• Monitoring of activities and transactions using IT tools to ensure and oversee the implementation of compliance tasks and adherence to required internal regulations