Ethics Office Leader Corporate Functions Los Angeles Regular

About the Team:The Ethics Office was established with the goal of instituting and maintaining high ethical standards and a culture of integrity. The team achieves this goal through 4 main pillars - 1) developing an overarching ethical governance program, 2) implementing and maintaining ethics policies and processes, 3) providing education and awareness to employees via communications and training, and 4) ensuring a highly ethical culture by encouraging employees to speak up and to ensure potential misconduct is properly investigated.Position Summary:We are looking for an ethics and compliance leader with deep expertise in Legal, Ethics, and Compliance to shape and drive the strategic direction of our global ethics program. This role will serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, ensuring our business practices, technologies, and culture align with the highest ethical standards. The successful candidate will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-wide ethics initiatives, oversee policy governance, manage emerging risk areas and foster a culture of integrity globally.This leader will be responsible for setting strategic priorities, guiding a high-performing team, and partnering closely with legal, HR, and business stakeholders to address complex ethical challenges, mitigate risk, and promote transparency and accountability throughout the organization.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership- Lead a team to build on and strengthen the 4 core pillars of the Ethics Office: Governance & Risk; Policy & Process; Training & Communications; Investigations & Disciplinary Reviews.- Responsible for the execution of daily regional operations, efficiency improvement, and team management.- Design and implement regional ethics and compliance strategies aligned with global priorities, regulatory requirements, and evolving business needs.- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior regional leaders, providing practical, principled guidance on ethics and compliance risks.- Engage and activate leadership advocacy to amplify tone from the top and foster visible commitment to ethical culture.Four Core Pillars of the Ethics OfficeGovernance & Risk- Establish and maintain governance frameworks to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate ethics and compliance risks across the Americas region.- Lead regional risk assessments and ensure findings are translated into targeted mitigation plans.- Leverage data and trend analysis to provide forward-looking insights and drive continuous program improvements.- Oversee the collection and analysis of ethics metrics, ensuring insights inform both regional and global strategies.Policy & Process- Implement and maintain global ethics policies (e.g., Code of Conduct, Speak Up Policy) while adapting them to regional contexts.- Partner with HR, Legal, and Employee Relations to ensure policies are practical, accessible, and responsive to regulatory change- Drive process improvements and embed ethics considerations into processes, operations, and change initiatives to enhance efficiency, transparency, and consistency across ethics operations.Training & Communications- Champion a culture of integrity and accountability through awareness campaigns, workshops, and open communication channels.- Lead the design and delivery of training programs tailored to regional needs, ensuring employees understand their responsibilities and resources.- Create compelling, multi-channel communications to engage employees and reinforce ethical culture.- Equip managers and leaders with tools to role-model integrity and guide ethical decision-making.Investigations & Disciplinary Reviews- Oversee intake, triage, and investigation of employee concerns, ensuring they are handled with fairness, confidentiality, and consistency.- Partner with HR, Legal, and Employee Relations on disciplinary outcomes, ensuring decisions are principled and transparent.- Continuously strengthen investigation protocols to ensure efficiency, rigor, and employee confidence in the process. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:- Experience in ethics, compliance, or legal roles, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership capacity within global organizations.- Proven track record of building, scaling, and leading enterprise-wide ethics and compliance programs across multiple regions.- Exceptional written and presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex regulatory and ethical concepts for executives, employees, and external stakeholders.- Demonstrated success influencing and partnering with senior leadership, boards, and cross-functional teams to align ethics strategy with corporate values and business objectives.- Experience leading global initiatives with cultural awareness and adaptability across North America, LATAM, and other key regions.- Skilled at driving engagement, accountability, and transparency through ethics and compliance initiatives that resonate at all levels of the organization.- Strong change leadership skills with the ability to adapt to evolving regulatory environments and implement proactive risk mitigation strategies.Preferred Qualifications:- Advanced degree in Law, Business, or Ethics-related fields strongly preferred (e.g., JD, LLM, MBA).- Professional certifications such as CCEP, LPEC, or equivalent are considered a plus. Job Information The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $135090 - $316160 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice. For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3. Exercising sound judgment. 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