Senior Manager Regional Compliance at Hapag-Lloyd AG

About The Job

Reports to Director Compliance, Region Middle East
Overall Job Purpose:

• Implement the company wide compliance program for Region Middle East, supporting the business units in alignment with the common compliance priorities and standards for the region
• Provide guidance to ensure that the business units, implement the elements of the company required compliance policies, taking into account local regulations
• Evaluate the efficiency of compliance controls and improve them when required
• Monitoring regulatory developments in conjunction with the region
• Ensure all employees are trained (F2F) on HL compliance requirements

Key Accountabilities:

• Transform the group compliance commitment into a clear roadmap for the individual area offices within the region
• Compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies for Africa
• Adherence to competition law and awareness within the organisation for Region Middle East
• Anti-corruption and supporting the organisation to ensure zero tolerance on corruption
• Face to face training and awareness on Compliance Matters within the organisation
• Management of Compliance officers in the areas and supporting organisation principals on compliance
• Support the chief compliance officer in compliance monitoring and surveillance processes when required
• Coordinate with local and global Compliance and other stakeholders on customer KYC issues as required
• Selection of dawn raid and whistleblower law firms and being a focal point of contact to the ethics committee on Region Middle East Compliance reports
• Support ongoing investigations if any, where required

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Business Administration, or Legal and Administration
• Master’s degree will be an added advantage
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in a similar role and shipping knowledge
• Fluent in English and French
• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of sanctions and embargo changes and impact to HL
• Pronounced risk management capabilities and AML analytical skills
• Strong writing skills, capability to document relevant information in a clear, structured and comprehensive way