Compliance Counsel

Come join a team where People make the difference!  As a part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a highly decentralized organization, we rely heavily on people with the aptitude, attitude, and entrepreneurial spirit to drive our success, and we’re committed to attracting and retaining top talent.

Marmon Holdings, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global, diversified conglomerate comprised of 11 industry groups and 140+ autonomous business units serving diverse industries and markets worldwide. With more than 28,000 team members and over $12 billion in annual revenue, if Marmon were a stand-alone public company, it would be on the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations. Marmon is also among Berkshire Hathaway’s “Powerhouse Six,” Warren Buffett’s term for Berkshire’s largest non-insurance businesses.

As a result of Marmon’s ongoing growth and continued commitment to global compliance, the Marmon Corporate Legal team is now looking to add a Compliance Counsel with strong organizational & analytical skills, keen business acumen, and relevant experience in corporate compliance, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, import & export regulations, and cybersecurity & privacy regulations.

This position will report to Marmon’s Chief Compliance Officer and will have the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule – a combination of time in Marmon’s downtown Chicago office, working from home, and periodically traveling as needed. Consideration will also be given to fully remote candidates.

What You’ll Do:

The Compliance Counsel will be responsible for providing legal advice and counsel on a variety of global compliance matters, including but not limited to:

• Collaborating with management and the business units to ensure each business unit complies with Marmon’s ethics and compliance policies, including Prohibited Business Practices Policy and Code of Conduct; Invention, Confidentiality, Communications, IT and Respectful Workplace Policy; Intermediary Vetting Policy; Compliance with Trade Laws Policy; and Data Privacy & Joint Controller Policy
• Ensuring compliance with Marmon’s Supplier Code of Conduct and overseeing vendor assessments related to the risk of unethical conduct such as forced labor, human trafficking, and conflict minerals
• Providing legal advice and counsel to Marmon businesses and management with respect to global regulatory compliance in the areas of anti-bribery and anti-corruption, import & export, cybersecurity, and privacy laws
• Conducting periodic compliance risk assessments with Marmon business units and providing legal advice related to process improvements and risk mitigation steps; also supporting Marmon’s General Counsels in ensuring implementation of such initiatives by Marmon’s business units
• Serving as Secretary to Marmon Holdings, Inc. Compliance Committee and China Compliance Subcommittee

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What You’ll Bring to the Role:

• J.D. from an accredited law school with proven academic success
• At least five years of relevant legal experience, preferably in a law firm and/or a corporate or regulatory setting, with a strong knowledge of all areas of global compliance law; experience with advising on or creating and implementing corporate compliance programs is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to proactively and independently handle a variety of anti-corruption, anti-bribery, import & export, cybersecurity, and privacy law matters
• Experience interacting with regulators such as the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Department of Justice is a plus
• Experience with global business transactions is preferred, particularly in Mexico and China
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to inspire trust and confidence with stakeholders at all levels by virtue of keen business acumen, professional competence, integrity, and personal style
• Ability to handle sensitive situations tactfully yet firmly, to be assertive without being adversarial, and to take unpopular positions when necessary while maintaining trust and credibility
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex legal concepts to a lay audience
• Proven success in managing, organizing, and/or completing multiple tasks and priorities
• License to practice law and in good standing under the Bar of any state that enables admission to practice as in-house counsel in Illinois

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [email protected], and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.