Risk & Compliance

Associate Director - Regional Compliance

107567

  • Bogota
  • Santiago
  • Sao Paulo

You will oversee the implementation of the global Ethics & Compliance (E&C) program while developing region-specific solutions and ensuring regulatory alignment as well as translating the E&C global program into region-specific initiatives and ensuring client service compliance.
You'll act as the critical 'translator' for global Ethics & Compliance programs. Your role is to deeply understand how these existing global programs function and successfully land and adapt them within the Latam region.
E&C is a globally integrated team within the second line of defense of our firm, an independent Function, reporting directly to the Global Managing Partner.
Reporting to the E&C Senior Director, Global Regional Lead you'll act as a connector between the region and the global E&C Function, ensuring seamless delivery of expertise, policies, services and client engagement compliance support, whilst also building trust-based relationships with regional leaders (e.g., Senior Partner leadership, Legal, Risk, office leaders, and the regional partnership) to address compliance challenges and needs.
You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and other regional E&C leads to enhance the global support model and share best practices. With responsibility for overseeing regional compliance reporting, highlighting key risks, metrics, and remediation plans, you'll lead initiatives to promote the firm’s integrity agenda and raise awareness of compliance priorities across the region.
You will mentor and support the growth of high-impact team members through coaching, recruitment, and performance reviews. You will lead the implementation of the firm’s E&C program in Latin America, ensuring alignment with global policies and compliance with local regulations. You will engage and educate stakeholders effectively on E&C programs and tailor controls for key functions such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, and Travel. You will monitor regulatory changes and identify emerging E&C risks to the firm relating to Latam. You will drive awareness, training, and monitoring efforts to embed E&C practices across the region. You will sustain and enhance the E&C program, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to integrity.

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
  • Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
  • A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
  • Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
  • Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

  • 10+ years of professional experience in ethics, compliance, risk, legal, and/or governance in a large, multinational organization preferred
  • Previous professional experience working in the United States, or extensive collaboration with US-based corporate environments and stakeholders, is highly desirable
  • Broad, generalist experience across multiple corporate compliance domains (e.g., anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, risk management, data privacy)
  • Must possess a highly commercial, business-minded approach to legal and compliance issues, acting as a strategic thought partner
  • Effectively operationalizes complex priorities across stakeholders to drive impact; develops and communicates a compelling vision and inspires action
  • Builds trust-based relationships with senior leaders within and outside of the team; collaborates generously with others and is sought after as a key thought partner
  • Thrives in a highly fluid, dynamically structured organizational environment. Demonstrates a proactive ability to independently identify, flag and mitigate risks
  • Strong entrepreneurial drive and ownership mentality to progress on ambiguous problems and see them through to resolution
  • Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with ability to drive global projects to outcomes, including cross-functional and complex topics
  • Navigates difficult situations or decisions with maturity and confidence as a values-based leader
  • Passion for people development and experience leading teams and cross functional teams
  • Outstanding written and oral communication skills in English (with Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills a must), with the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences and craft cohesive storylines and communications