Compliance Program Manager

AISIN World Corp. of America; Northville (MI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

AISIN World Corp. of America is seeking a Compliance Program Manager to lead the NA compliance program across more than 30 companies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

You will build and deliver compliance training, roll out policies, and promote the program so over 15,000 team members understand the standards and how to raise concerns. The successful candidate brings at least five years of compliance experience and can communicate effectively on both the plant floor and in the executive

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in compliance or ethics.
• Experience promoting, rolling out, and building support for a company’s compliance program.
• Ability to project-manage large-scale compliance rollouts and projects.
• Dynamic speaker and presenter; ability to engage large groups.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive items to completion.

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day operation of the North American compliance program across 30+ companies in US, Canada, and Mexico.
• Deliver standard training in English, Spanish, and Japanese; track 100% completion.
• Lead the network of Compliance Officers and Compliance Managers.
• Visit plants and offices to observe program effectiveness and report to Legal Affairs.
• Write the annual compliance program report and set priorities for the next fiscal year.

Skills

Project management

Compliance program leadership

Public speaking

Training delivery

Data analysis

Communication with executives

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CCEP or similar certification preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

LMS (Learning Management System)

AI tools

Job description

Department: General Administration, Legal Affairs Department

Position Summary

AISIN World Corp. of America ("AWA"), a global Tier-1 automotive supplier, is seeking a Compliance Program Manager to join our Legal Affairs Department. This position brings the compliance program to the people who do the work. You will build and deliver compliance training, roll out new policies across more than 30 companies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and promote the program so more than 15,000 team members understand the standards, why they matter, and how to raise a concern.

The successful candidate brings at least five years of compliance experience and communicates equally effectively on the plant floor and in the executive suite. You are organized, you follow through, and you can analyze program data and explain what it means. A law degree is not required, though an attorney would be well suited to this role. Our attorneys handle legal advice, legal risk, the compliance hotline, and investigations. Your focus is to build the program, operate it, and establish it across our plants and offices. The position requires approximately 25% travel to our sites in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. We welcome candidates who want to grow into a global compliance leadership role.

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

Compliance Program Ownership and Network Leadership

• Run the day-to-day operation of the North American compliance program. It covers more than 30 companies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The program and all materials are delivered in English, Spanish, and Japanese.
• Be the main contact for compliance program questions from our companies and from Japan headquarters. Send legal questions to Legal Affairs.
• Lead the network of Compliance Officers and Compliance Managers at each company. They do not report to you. You lead them through trust, clear standards, and follow-up.
• Deliver standard training to every Compliance Officer and Compliance Manager. Cover their duties, including Code of Conduct work, policy rollout, training delivery, and when to elevate. Teach in person and online, track 100% completion, and maintain the records.
• Visit plants and offices to see how the program is working. Meet with local leaders and team members, and share your observations with Legal Affairs.
• Work with the Japan headquarters compliance team. This includes weekly calls on the status of compliance activities and promoting compliance materials.
• Some calls may be late at night or early in the morning.
• Report program status and results to the General Counsel, Senior Counsel, senior management, and Japan headquarters management. Reporting is ongoing and driven by need, not only on a fixed schedule.
• Write the annual compliance program report and recommend the program priorities for the next fiscal year.

Training, Communication, and Culture

• Manage the Code of Conduct program. This includes annual training, new hire onboarding, and updates. Legal Affairs reviews and approves all content before release.
• Plan, schedule, and deliver annual training on compliance topics, policies, and procedures across the company:
• Code of Conduct
• Antitrust
• Anti-corruption and bribery
• Other compliance topics identified for the year
• Executive, management, and Compliance Officer training
• Plan and track training across all locations and employee groups, and drive completion to the annual target.
• Build compliance campaigns and materials that work for a plant floor audience. This includes posters, short messages, and site events.
• Have all materials translated into Spanish and Japanese. Check the translations before they go out.
• Speak to senior leaders, HR groups, company compliance meetings, and Japan headquarters as the region's expert on the compliance program.
• Run the annual compliance survey from start to finish. Study the results and present what you found and what to do about it to Legal Affairs and senior management.

Policy Rollout and Program Support

• Maintain the regional compliance policy library.
• Work with each company to put the regional policies in place and track them through to completion.
• Roll out approved policies and procedures across the company. Legal Affairs writes the policies. You take them to the organizations and ensure adoption.
• Prepare the proposal for senior management approval.
• Explain the change across a large network of companies.
• Build and deliver training for office and plant employees.
• Own the compliance program records for the region. This includes training completion, policy sign-offs, and site visit records. Keep the data accurate and audit-ready.
• Support compliance technology projects, including self-service and AI tools. Verify content accuracy before release, and monitor tool usage.
• Manage compliance program vendors, including training platforms and translation providers. Watch service levels, scheduling, invoices, and performance.
• Help Legal Affairs manage outside law firms on compliance matters. This includes scheduling, collecting documents, tracking status, and tracking budget. Legal Affairs hires and directs outside counsel.
• Perform other duties and tasks assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Ability to project-manage large-scale compliance rollouts and projects is required.
• No less than 5 years of proven experience in compliance or ethics.
• No less than 5 years of proven experience promoting, rolling out, and building support for a company compliance program.
• Must be a dynamic speaker and presenter; a people person. You will present to large groups regularly.
• Proven ability to lead and get results from people who do not report to you.
• Experience building training and teaching live to large, mixed groups, including hourly plant employees.
• Ability to pull, study, and explain program data, such as training completion rates and survey results.
• Skilled in PowerPoint and able to present ideas clearly.
• Strong communication skills in speaking, writing, and presenting. Effective with senior executives and with plant floor employees.
• Able to work on your own and take initiative.
• Strong organization and time management skills, with close attention to detail.
• Proven ability to drive open items to completion across many sites and time zones.

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• Experience promoting compliance activities to a plant workforce.
• Experience training and teaching a workforce about compliance.
• Experience promoting compliance materials in more than one language, including checking translation quality.
• Working knowledge of Spanish or Japanese.
• Experience at a Japanese-parented company or another company with a foreign headquarters.
• Experience running a learning management system or other compliance records system.
• Experience with compliance technology, including self-service or AI tools.
• Experience visiting or auditing manufacturing sites.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP or CCEP-I) preferred. If you are not certified, you must earn it within 12 months of hire. The company will pay for study materials and the exam.
• A law degree is not required, but it is a plus.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 25 %
• Driving and air travel required.
• Includes multi-day site assessment visits to manufacturing locations.
• Domestic travel to Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, California, and Georgia.
• Passport required for possible international travel to Mexico and Canada.
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

With reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.
• Currently a hybrid role (3 days per week required in the office). Subject to change by senior management.
• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to join early morning or late evening calls with Japan headquarters.
• Must be willing and available to work such weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business or emergent needs.