Compliance Counsel - International company - Flemish Brabant

• Advise on legal and regulatory developments in the transport sector and upcoming and emerging laws impacting the Client.
• Conduct compliance assessments of the Client's customer and procurement contracts; present findings to the relevant departments; and prepare contractual amendments where necessary.
• Review the Client's contractual documentation for compliance with laws and regulations; assess areas that require further revision; and implement the changes.
• Identify compliance risks and potential risks within the departments (e.g., Finance, Operations, Sales, HR) and take a leading role in developing, drafting and implementing solutions (e.g., policies, processes and procedures) that eliminate or mitigate the risk.
• Draft, implement and update policies, processes and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations and internal controls, and monitor the Client's adherence to those policies, processes and procedures.
• Conduct regular audits and risk assessments to identify potential weaknesses and non-compliance; determine whether established policies, processes and internal controls are being adhered to; and draft and implement action plans to prevent, detect and mitigate risk.
• Develop and implement company-wide communications and other communications to ensure that employees and staff are aware of their compliance obligations with policies and procedures, laws and regulations, and internal controls.
• Draft and implement trainings on the Client's policies (e.g., Code of Business Conduct, Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Hospitality, Preventing Anti-Competitive Practices) and regularly provide trainings to the the Client's departments.
• Create a compliance resource library and a Q&A guide for employees and staff to refer to when they have questions.
• Serve as the designated compliance contact to the Client's parent company

• A Master of Law Degree with an LL.M or Compliance Certificate
• A minimum of 7 years of proven experience in a compliance role (with experience in conducting investigations)
• Understanding of transport laws
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision or day-to-day direction
• Highly collaborative and able to work at all levels of the organization
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills, including the ability to make presentations at the senior management and board level
• Excellent proficiency in Dutch and English (knowledge of French is a plus)
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Moral integrity and accountability
• Team player and collaborative
• Willing to travel 10%

Michael Page