Head, Group Compliance

Global engineering consultancy with great career opportunities

Opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects both locally and internationally

Friendly working environment across the business

About SJ

Surbana Jurong Group is a diverse collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagining ways to create a smart and sustainable future.

Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in Surbana Jurong and its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA and SMEC, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries.

A global engineering consulting firm who provide specialist solutions across Buildings + Cities, Infrastructure + Energy and Integrated Solutions. Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables.

Reporting to the Chief Legal Counsel, Surbana Jurong, the Chief Compliance Officer will be responsible for designing and managing all compliance related programmes for the SJ Group.

Key responsibilities include :

Leading a team of 6-9 compliance professionals in the countries the SJ Group operates in;

Aligning the compliance strategy with business strategy, legal and regulatory requirements;

Deploying resources to discharge Group Compliance’s mandate to protect the assets, brands, and reputation of the SJ Group;

Leading the Group Compliance team by setting individual objectives, reviewing performance, and providing on-going feedback;

Maintaining SJ Group Compliance policies relating to reporting of violations and concerns and provide management with relevant metrics;

Overseeing the assessment of new laws, regulations and trends and their applicability and implementation to SJ’s operations to ensure that all relevant risks are fully identified and managed;

Ensuring Group Compliance conducts annual and periodic compliance risk assessments to satisfy minimum internal and external regulatory requirements and validate assessment results with the relevant management, and governance committees;

Ensuring the corporate governance system operates to ensure the businesses are compliant with all relevant regulatory and legal requirements;

Review existing compliance programme and ensure that it is robustly implemented across the SJ Group;

Identifying, participating, and leading compliance projects as they arise within defined scope and timeframe and in accordance with agreed cost and quality and other KPI targets.

Skills And Experience That Will Lead To Success

Minimum 20 years operational compliance experience in global organisations, with at least the last 5 years at senior management level with experience managing or reporting directly to board and C-suite.

Tertiary degree or equivalent in law, finance, business, or commerce

Proven ability to manage and motivate a team.

Demonstrated capacity for commercial oriented problem solving.

Process improvement orientated, and ability to multi-task and prioritise work.

A proven track record in implementing and maintaining ISO37001 certification and compliance programmes.

Ability to draft detailed, logical, well explained and comprehensive decisions and explain complex compliance, regulatory and legal concepts in plain English.

As an inclusive and growing organisation, SJ is committed to building a global community of talented professionals and thought leaders.

How to apply

All applications must be submitted online. To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link below and follow the prompts.

For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Nicholas Fischer-White - nicholas.fischer-white@smec.com

Wrap up

As an inclusive and growing organisation, SJ is committed to building a global community of talented professionals and thought leaders.

We recognise the value and importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace and look for people with different backgrounds, skills and expertise to drive innovation and shared learning across our growing global network.

All recruitment activities go through our Talent Acquisition function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SJ employees / managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!