Strategic Director, Ethics & Compliance

FirstEnergy Corp; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with match

Pension plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

FirstEnergy Corp. seeks a Director of Ethics & Compliance to provide strategic leadership for the ethics and compliance program, including investigations, corporate compliance, anti-bribery and political compliance, and FERC/state compliance.

Based in Akron, OH with travel as needed, this role collaborates across Legal, HR, Audit, Public Affairs, Regulatory, and business units to promote ethical business conduct.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; JD preferred for leadership in ethics and compliance.
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in ethics and compliance, investigations, legal, audit, regulatory compliance, risk management, internal controls, or related field.
• Minimum of three to five years of leadership experience managing teams, programs, or cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for Ethics & Compliance initiatives, governance, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee intake, triage, investigation, documentation, reporting, and remediation of ethics and compliance concerns.
• Lead or advise on sensitive, high-risk investigations with confidentiality and coordination across Legal, HR, Audit, and Security.
• Identify trends, root causes, control gaps, and remediation opportunities; report to management.
• Provide guidance on policy compliance, gifts, conflicts of interest, and related controls.
• Oversee training, communications, and awareness campaigns across the organization.
• Coordinate regulatory obligations with FERC/state requirements and business units.

Skills

Leadership experience

Ethics & compliance knowledge

Investigations

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Executive presence

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, law, accounting, finance, public policy, regulatory affairs, or related field

Juris Doctor (JD) preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data dashboards / reporting tools

Job description

FirstEnergy Corp. seeks a Director of Ethics & Compliance to provide strategic leadership for the ethics and compliance program, including investigations, corporate compliance, anti-bribery and political compliance, and FERC/state compliance.

Based in Akron, OH with travel as needed, this role collaborates across Legal, HR, Audit, Public Affairs, Regulatory, and business units to promote ethical business conduct.