Sr. Director, Global Ethics & Compliance

Leonid Group Ltd; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonid Group Ltd. in Charlotte, NC seeks a Sr. Director, Global Ethics & Compliance to lead the company’s ethics and compliance program across NAM and LATAM regions.

The role reports to the VP, GC & Corporate Secretary and partners with Legal, HR, Finance, Internal Audit, Operations, and Commercial leadership to identify and mitigate compliance risks. Responsibilities include risk assessments, policy governance, investigations, training, and regulatory monitoring to ensure lawful and ethical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 10–15 years of progressive experience in ethics, compliance, legal, audit, investigations, or risk management.
• Experience leading multinational compliance programs with senior leadership.
• Strong knowledge of anti-corruption, investigations, governance and risk management.
• Professional certifications such as CCEP, CCEP-I, CIA, CRCM or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead global ethics and compliance program for NAM and LATAM, with oversight of regional affiliates.
• Advise executive leadership on ethics, regulatory matters and internal controls.
• Promote culture of integrity, accountability, and ethical decision making across the business.
• Partner with stakeholders to embed compliance in operations and strategic initiatives.
• Oversee investigations, hotline programs, and non-retaliation policy enforcement.
• Report program updates and metrics to senior leadership and Board as required.

Skills

Leadership

Executive presence

Global mindset

Cross-cultural collaboration

Strategic partnership

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, or related; advanced degree preferred

Tools

CCEP/CCEP-I

CIA

CRCM

Job description

Leonid Group is privileged to be retained by a packaging company to appoint a Sr. Director, Global Ethics & Compliance based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Reporting to the Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, the Sr. Director, Global Ethics & Compliance is accountable for the entire company's Ethics & Compliance Program. The role serves as a strategic advisor to business and functional leadership, promoting a culture of integrity, accountability, and ethical decision-making while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.

The position is responsible for compliance risk management, investigations, policy governance, training, monitoring, and regulatory compliance activities throughout the region. The role partners closely with Legal, Human Resources, Finance, Internal Audit, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Global accountability for the corporate Ethics and Compliance program, with direct responsibility for the NAM and LATAM programs, and supported by the EMEA/APAC E&C Leader.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and business leadership on ethics, compliance, and regulatory matters.
• Promote a culture of integrity, accountability, and ethical business conduct.
• Partner with key stakeholders to embed compliance considerations into business operations and strategic initiatives.

Risk Management & Compliance Program Oversight

• Lead regional compliance risk assessments, monitoring, and testing activities to identify emerging risks and evaluate control effectiveness.
• Oversee compliance programs related to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, third-party risk management, and other regulatory obligations.
• Develop and maintain ethics and compliance policies, procedures, standards, training, and communications.
• Monitor regulatory developments and recommend appropriate risk mitigation strategies and controls.
• Support compliance due diligence and integration activities related to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic business initiatives.

Investigations & Ethics

• Oversee ethics and compliance investigations, reporting channels, and remediation activities, ensuring timely resolution and appropriate escalation.
• Promote the effectiveness of hotline and speak-up programs and reinforce a strong culture of non-retaliation.
• Ensure significant compliance matters are appropriately reported to leadership and addressed through corrective actions.

Governance & Reporting

• Prepare and present compliance program updates, risk assessments, investigation trends, and key performance metrics to senior leadership.
• Support governance activities, including executive, Audit Committee, and Board reporting as required.
• Partner with Legal, HR, Finance, Internal Audit, Supply Chain, and Commercial leadership to continuously strengthen the effectiveness of the compliance program.
• Provide direct oversight the EMEA/APAC Ethics & Compliance leader.
• Foster collaboration and consistency across regional compliance teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10-15 years of progressive experience in ethics, compliance, legal, audit, investigations, or risk management roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading multinational compliance programs and partnering with senior leadership.
• Strong knowledge of anti‑corruption, investigations, compliance governance, and risk management frameworks.
• Professional certifications such as CCEP, CCEP‑I, CIA, CRCM, or equivalent preferred.
• Strategic leadership and business partnership
• Executive presence and influence
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Investigative judgment and decision-making
• Global mindset and cross-cultural collaboration
• Integrity, discretion, and sound judgment

Leonid Group Corporate Governance is a talent advisory firm that specialises in the placement of Legal, Compliance, Risk, ESG and Sustainability and Audit professionals on an international scale across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. These are global disciplines with teams worldwide, and our network reflects this. We work with multinational corporations to help structure their departments with the best people, from the Global Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel to the Compliance Analyst and Trade Compliance Specialist.