Global Ethics & Compliance Lead – Investigations & Third-Party Risk

Kerry Group; Naas; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Group in Ireland seeks a Senior Ethics & Compliance Manager to lead and strengthen Kerry's global compliance program. You will oversee Speak Up investigations, third-party risk, and human rights regulatory readiness, collaborating with Legal, Procurement, Sales and Finance.

The role requires partnering with regional teams, embedding compliant processes across markets, and delivering governance, reporting and continuous improvement to support a sustainable, responsible business.

Qualifications

• Legal, compliance, risk, investigations or governance background with professional qualification.
• Experience in a multinational or matrixed environment.
• Strong experience overseeing Speak Up, whistleblowing, ethics, workplace conduct or other sensitive investigations.
• Experience in third-party risk management, due diligence, sanctions screening, anti-bribery and corruption, conflicts of interest, gifts and entertainment, or compliance disclosure processes.
• Experience designing, operating or improving compliance processes, controls, procedures, guidance materials or reporting frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of Kerry’s Speak Up investigations framework, helping ensure concerns are assessed, triaged, investigated and closed in a consistent, fair, timely and well-documented manner.
• Bring practical investigations experience to support complex or sensitive Speak Up matters, including appropriate escalation, governance, stakeholder management, remediation and lessons learned.
• Lead the risk oversight and advisory framework for third-party risk management, partnering with the Compliance Operations Lead on implementation of controls, workflows, reporting and system-enabled processes.
• Play a lead advisory role in Kerry’s Human Rights Compliance Program, including CSDDD and wider regulatory readiness activities, and support delivery of third-party human rights assessment and governance reporting.
• Develop meaningful reporting, metrics and insights, helping the Business Integrity team identify trends, control gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Support audit readiness and governance by ensuring compliance processes are well documented, evidence-based and capable of withstanding internal or external review.
• Partner with regional legal teams, compliance champions and business stakeholders to embed compliance processes, and support consistent adoption across markets.
• Support targeted training, communications and awareness in the above Business Integrity topics.
• Contribute to broader Business Integrity program strategies and initiatives across key risk areas, including policy updates, process simplification, compliance communications, stakeholder engagement, monitoring, governance and continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Legal background

Compliance experience

Speak Up investigations

Third-party risk management

Regulatory readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Professional qualification

Tools

Compliance software platforms

Job description

Kerry Group in Ireland seeks a Senior Ethics & Compliance Manager to lead and strengthen Kerry's global compliance program. You will oversee Speak Up investigations, third-party risk, and human rights regulatory readiness, collaborating with Legal, Procurement, Sales and Finance.

The role requires partnering with regional teams, embedding compliant processes across markets, and delivering governance, reporting and continuous improvement to support a sustainable, responsible business.