Bilingual Compliance Manager - Americas

Omya Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Omya Inc. is seeking a Regional Compliance Manager to ensure compliance with legal and internal standards across the Americas. The successful candidate will establish and manage compliance programs, conduct risk assessments, and collaborate with various departments to mitigate risks.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years of relevant experience, and bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish. The position offers flexibility in location, though remote work is restricted in specific states.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of compliance, legal, or regulatory experience in multinational organizations.
• Strong knowledge of regional and industry-specific regulations.
• Experience developing and managing compliance programs.

Responsibilities

• Establish effective Governance and Compliance programs across the Region.
• Conduct risk assessments and monitor business practices.
• Investigate compliance issues and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills

High ethical standards and attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance or related field

Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., CCEP, CRCM)

Job description

Overview

The Regional Compliance Manager is responsible for ensuring that the organization’s operations in Region Americas comply with applicable legal, regulatory, and internal policy standards. The role involves developing, implementing, and managing compliance programs, conducting risk assessments, and monitoring business practices to identify potential violations. The officer collaborates closely with various departments to ensure compliance with various requirements and mitigate risks.

Responsibilities

• Establish, implement and monitor effective and efficient Enterprise Risk Management, Governance and Compliance concepts/programs across the Region including Joint Venture Companies.
• Continuous risk monitoring, reporting and cooperation with business on identified risks and corrective actions.
• Identify areas of high risk of fraud, internal controls gaps or non-compliances, business efficiency optimization opportunities, improvement initiatives, etc.
• Cooperate with business on establishment and implementation of appropriate codes of compliance and internal controls to address identified gaps.
• Manage and monitor compliance issues within RAM to ensure that company, business and employees comply with regulatory requirements (internal and external) and Omya internal policies and procedures.
• Execute risk‑based operational, process and special audits as per audit plan.
• Coordinate with stakeholders such as Group Audit, Group Internal Controls, Regional/Group Management, Regional/Group Legal Counsel, Competency Centers and Business Process Owners on projects/initiatives like training, good practices, knowledge sharing, governance, compliance, and business processes.
• Audit: Independently investigate matters, design and execute internal investigations, and implement corrective actions.
• Investigations focus on leakages in business processes, fraud exposure, financial audits (cashflow management, accounting, bookkeeping), SCM (procurement, tendering, controls on physical movement of goods, customer billing, logistics assessment), operations (material flow, inventory recording, recovery rates), sales (sales force assessment, customer evaluation, pricing models, distributor management, credit terms), HR (salary base analysis, hiring processes, payroll compliance, contract structure), and ad‑hoc/fraud/whistleblowing investigations.
• Governance & Compliance: Evaluate and establish governance standards, implement procedures to ensure compliance programs identify, prevent, and correct non‑compliances with internal policies and local regulations.
• Perform continuous risk assessment at Regional and Country levels.
• Monitor corrective actions to reduce risk exposure.
• Develop, coordinate, and deploy educational and awareness programs.
• Report deviations and build a knowledge base for improvement.
• Maintain a safe, non‑intimidating escalation mode for employees to report serious non‑compliances through the whistleblowing hotline or other channels.
• Perform and supervise investigations into reported matters, including reporting and closure of corrective actions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., CCEP, CRCM) preferred.
• 5+ years of compliance, legal, or regulatory experience, focusing on regional or multinational organizations.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Strong knowledge of regional and industry‑specific regulations (anti‑corruption, data privacy, environmental).
• Experience developing and managing compliance programs.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to assess risks and recommend proactive solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; effective at all organizational levels.
• Proven ability to work in cross‑functional and multicultural teams.
• High ethical standards and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
• Willingness to travel 30‑50% within the US, Canada, Mexico, and SouthAmerica.
• Work location is flexible, but the role cannot be performed remotely from Colorado, California, or NewYork.
• Must possess current US employment authorization; sponsorship not available.

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