Legal Counsel Ethics And Compliance

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Legal Counsel, Ethics and Compliance

The candidate will be a key member of the legal team with responsibility over several aspects of company's ethics & compliance program, including the company's global hotline, global internal and external investigations, global antitrust program, and global harassment prevention program. Report to the Vice President, General Counsel Compliance & Ethics. Collaborate with the VP, General Counsel Compliance & Risk Management to develop and implement strategies, global policies and processes for company's ethics & compliance program. Collaborate cross-functionally with colleagues to drive implementation of the program. Proactively build relationships throughout company to gain key partner and stakeholder support and commitment. Communicate regularly and clearly with stakeholders on strategy, developments, and trends. Advise on systemic solutions that address strategy and trends. Prepare materials for company's Board of Directors, including board presentations and investigation reports. Prepare materials for company's quarterly Ethics Committee Review Board meetings. Manage company's global ethics hotline, including defining the hotline requirements, developing and training users of the platform, and preparing communication materials. Monitor, advise, and communicate to key stakeholders on trends observed in the hotline. In close collaboration with the VP, General Counsel Compliance & Risk Management, manage company's government investigations. Manage global internal investigation docket to ensure that reported concerns are appropriately investigated and documented, and that remedial action is taken when necessary. Collaborate with team members to implement investigation plans and remedial actions. In close collaboration with the VP, General Counsel Compliance and Risk Management, lead investigations of serious allegations, including on all matters relating to the FCPA, accounting or other fraud, material misrepresentations or involving senior executives. Prepare and distribute global communications on ethics and compliance matters. Maintain and manage company's global antitrust program, including policy, manual, and toolkit. In collaboration with a cross-functional team, manage company's global harassment-prevention program. Manage the global ombudsperson program, in collaboration with a cross-functional team including human resources. Provide leadership and ownership of various ethics & compliance projects, depending on strategy set by the Ethics & Compliance team. Serve as the main contact for external ethics & compliance attorneys. Manage relationships and spend with external counsel across the globe. Stay current and advise on legislative and industry developments, including monitoring trends in anticorruption, antitrust, anti-bribery and other compliance laws, regulations and policy. Proactively identify and communicate on legal, regulatory and/or commercial risk and collaborate with business to develop mitigation actions that align with business operations; ensure that issues involving significant legal or reputational risk are escalated to the right level within the organization. Assist with setting and prioritizing strategic objectives based on company's objectives and on the broader legal, regulatory and market risks and trends. Participate in the company's Watermark volunteer activities. Should have a Bachelor's degree and a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and be admitted to and in good standing with a State Bar. Must have 2+ years of compliance experience at a top law firm or in-house practice, with preferable experience in antitrust. Should have the ability to work with stakeholders to ascertain facts and background, to evaluate relevant data, and to research and apply relevant laws, regulations and company policy requirements to reach a conclusion.

Company info

Xylem Inc.
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains
New York
United States 10604
Phone : 143-235-700
Fax : 143-235-800
Website : http://www.xylem.com