[Remote] CONTRACT Ethics, Compliance, and Risk Management Consultant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TruLegal is a progressive name in the automotive industry seeking an Ethics, Compliance, and Risk Management Consultant to support its high-impact compliance initiatives. This role involves working cross-functionally with senior leadership on advisory matters, internal audit support, governance committee prep, and policy development to enhance the compliance program.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inbox and consult on ethics, compliance, and business conduct queries, reporting, and disclosures. Topics include, but are not limited to, Conflicts of Interest (COIs), business courtesies/gifts with third parties, records and information management, and ethical concerns or allegations requiring escalation to investigation teams
• Assist compliance team in gathering inputs and submitting evidence of entity-level controls for SOX and other initiatives, as applicable
• Collaborate with team leadership to prepare the agenda and pre-read materials, and take minutes during the Committee meeting
• Gap assess compliance-related risk management programs against current and future regulatory frameworks and standards
• Recommend, design, and implement improvements to compliance programs, including coordinating implementation across stakeholders
• Recommend initiatives to create custom guidance and training programs. For approved initiatives, develop guidance and/or training on relevant risks in collaboration with risk/business stakeholders and the Learning & Development Team
• Recommend initiatives to create custom guidance and training programs. For approved initiatives, develop guidance and/or training on ABAC, Fraud, and COIs in collaboration with risk/business stakeholders and the Learning & Development Team
• Recommend initiatives to create custom guidance and training programs. For approved initiatives, develop guidance and/or training on AML/KYC program in collaboration with risk/business stakeholders and the Learning & Development Team
• Analyze current state (use of a COI Disclosure Form in .pdf sent to an inbox for review by Ethics & Compliance Team, responses drafted by Ethics & Compliance team using template and sent via .pdf, no tech-assisted workflow, no approval workflow, sub-optimal records management)
• Assess features of available smart form and workflow technology available (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow, Google Workplace)
• Recommend best technology approach to leadership
• Develop, test & validate solution with team leadership & IT partners
• Develop drafts of collateral to be used for employee awareness and engagement regarding the importance of a culture of ethics and compliance, including enterprise-wide and local communications campaigns (e.g., Ethics Week), tone at the top and the middle messaging, and employee-facing guidance and resources
• Develop, analyze, and mature risk metrics, dashboards, and reports to enable effective oversight of ethics and compliance programs and control environments by the Ethics & Compliance Team, executive leadership, and governance bodies
• Support Business-As-Usual tasks (monitor progress of program, review questionnaires for approval to next steps, trouble-shoot with third parties). Monitor TPRM inbox, answer questions, and support internal and external stakeholders on TPRM processes Skills
• Significant experience in multinational, complex, fast-growing global organizations, preferably involving technology and/or manufacturing
• Some proven ethics, compliance, and/or risk management-related experience, including related expertise such as legal, consulting, audit, or other risk area-specific roles across the first, second, or third lines of defense
• Demonstrated proficiency in risk management related to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering / know-your-customer programs
• Knowledge of significant regulatory compliance requirements, with practice in spotting emerging trends and new and evolving issues
• Experience developing risk assessments, performing gap analyses, and managing relationships with key business stakeholders at all levels of the organization and externally
• Demonstrated track record of effective reporting to senior management, with outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Organizational, project management, and operational planning skills with a deadline-centric and action-oriented mindset
• Ability to work independently and in a team in a dynamic, rapidly changing workplace Company Overview
• TruLegal (formerly TRU Staffing Partners) is where trusted legal talent meets the demands of an AI-enabled market. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is