Chief Compliance Officer Lynge, Copenhagen Region, Denmark

6 days ago

Lynge, Denmark Widex Sivantos Audiology Group Full time

Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WS Audiology continues to grow as a market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation in order to reach more people, more effectively.

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) is responsible for WSA’s global programs which supports compliance with applicable laws, regulations and industry best practices. The CCO position requires strong leadership and vision to continually enhance the compliance program and meet the company’s evolving needs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Set direction and objectives for WSA global compliance program, and proactively identify opportunities for Legal and Global Compliance to add value to the Company.
  • Manage a team of compliance professionals in various locations around the world. Oversee and monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the compliance program. Evolve the program as appropriate, considering changes in organizational needs, benchmarking, changes to the applicable laws, regulations and requirements of the various jurisdictions where WSA conducts business.
  • Provide updates to WSA senior management on a periodic basis regarding compliance matters, including risks, internal and external audit reports, investigations (including any resulting in corrective or preventive actions) and other significant compliance activities. The CCO is responsible for making reports to the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors whenever the CCO deems necessary, but not less than on a quarterly basis. The CCO also provides a report to the full Board of Directors annually.
  • Fulfill reporting for certification requirements of the CCO as required under the applicable laws of jurisdictions where the company conducts business. Oversee programs to report data and certify, as required, to transparency requirements globally.
  • Create and foster deep relationships across worldwide business and functional leadership to support Company strategic plans and goals. Participate in various councils and other strategic initiatives to support Company growth and decision making.
  • Develop, maintain and promote the Code of Conduct and Global Compliance policies and procedures designed to minimize organizational risks and to support compliance with applicable laws and regulations. As part of compliance governance, oversee a network of compliance committees globally.
  • Oversee the Company’s ethics hotline and investigations processes, including conducting internal compliance investigations as well as working with internal and external counsel and other functions to conduct or support external investigations by local agencies.
  • Develop and promote internal communications and training on the Code of Conduct and compliance policies and topics, including through annual compliance campaigns, company-wide communication channels and in coordination with various business and functional stakeholders.
  • Develop and execute the Company’s compliance auditing and monitoring program. Coordinate compliance auditing and monitoring plans and procedures with other WSA auditing functions.
  • Lead and execute data strategy and analytics for Global Compliance. Develop and employ metrics for monitoring the effectiveness of the Company’s compliance program and related activities.
  • Oversee the Company’s third-party program, including third party intermediaries, channel partners and other third-party relationships.
  • As part of a cross-functional team, lead the Company’s trade compliance program to meet requirements related to sanctions and other trade restrictions.
  • Conduct an annual compliance risk assessment and participate in the Company’s enterprise risk management processes. Identify opportunities to leverage existing compliance policies and best practices across other business and functional groups where relevant. This includes overseeing programs for corrective and preventive actions, root cause analyses, systemic remediation and other improvements to the compliance program designed to prevent, detect and respond to compliance risk.
  • Assist in compliance due diligence for business development activity and lead integration of culture, compliance program elements, systems and reporting obligations for acquisitions. Be a subject-matter expert to advise business and other stakeholders relating to the company’s investment activities or as the expert on WSA’s compliance program for other corporate initiatives.
  • Lead identification and roll-out of systems to support compliance operations worldwide. Oversee processes relating to our healthcare ecosystem.

Ideal profile:

Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Finance, or a related field (Master’s or Juris Doctorate preferred).
  • At least 10 years of experience in a senior compliance or legal role.
  • Strong knowledge of anti-corruption, anti-bribery, money laundering laws, trade sanctions, and export control regulations.
  • Experience managing third-party compliance and leading compliance audits.
  • Proven ability to lead investigations, manage confidential reporting systems, and maintain legal and ethical standards across the organization.
  • Familiarity with international regulatory environments and cross-border compliance challenges.

Personal competencies

  • Strong business acumen, problem solving skills and communications skills (both written and oral) with attention to detail, and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
  • Highly strategic, forward-thinking and collaborative, while having strong execution focus.
  • Proven ability to successfully handle multiple projects and meet critical deadlines.
  • Must be a role model and team player with top of class interpersonal skills and a commitment to relationship-building, collaboration and team empowering both internally and externally.
  • Global and inclusive perspective and track record from working across multiple cultures.

Who we are

At WS Audiology, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.

Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.

With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.

Sounds wonderful? We can't wait to hear from you.

WS Audiology is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.

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