Legal & Compliance Manager, ASEAN

1. Purpose of the job
- This role is responsible for leading, designing and developing AkzoNobel's I&C Program covering anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, commercial third-party risk management data privacy and competition laws for all businesses and functions in the ASEAN region. This role is also in the Asia legal team and partner with ASEAN leaders to implement the program in their business and functional teams, in order to ensure that AkzoNobel and its business partners own and adhere to AkzoNobel's core principles, behaviors and expectations in the region.
- This role is also part of legal support in Asia legal team. It is responsible for legal supports upon the regional legal requirements.
2. Key responsibilities
Region ASEAN:
• Conduct I&C risk assessments, identify I&C risks (whether driven by regulatory requirements or business risks) and design adequate risk remediation plans;
• Design and lead delivery of I&C strategic plan for the region, focusing on anti-bribery anti-corruption, data privacy and competition law;
• Further develop the regional and local governance model with strong shared ownership and accountability for I&C within regional and local organizations;
• Will be the focal point of contact for I&C Matters in the Region;
• Review, analyse, assist and support business units in Region in their loyalty incentive programmes in accordance with AkzoNobel's policies and procedures;
• Act as the point of contact for all Competition Law related matters in the Region;
• Build a strong partnership with leaders at regional and country level and persuade them to set tone at the top and own the risk remediation through effective implementation of the I&C program, policies and controls in the region;
• Develop, revise and implement global policies, rules and procedures and lead regional tailoring and implementation in global anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, third party management, data privacy and competition laws; develop and issue new practical guidance, toolkits and templates, supported with targeted and impactful change management activities and communication campaigns to drive behavior change of employees;
• Provide counseling on the above areas of expertise to leaders and teams;
• Develop, deliver and oversee training;
• Ensure tailored communication; provide regular updates to Leadership;
• Given the complexity, fragmentation and rapidly evolving nature of the regulatory framework, advise Leadership on innovative, complex and strategic matters and provide counseling on day-to-day basis to business and functional teams;
• Drive implementation of Third-Party Program in region and for global business partners;
• Conduct due diligence and develop and implement Integrity & Compliance Integration Programs for newly acquired companies;
• Exceptionally conduct investigations where local law knowledge or language requires.
Legal supports in region:
• Upon local laws and regulations, give legal trainings and advice in region;
• Give legal supports upon the updated internal legal policy;
• Other legal matters upon the Asia legal team assignments.