Executive Director, Ethics & Compliance

Engineer the Future with Us

We are seeking an experienced Executive Director, Ethics & Compliance to join our team. As a seasoned leader, you will be accountable for translating enterprise strategy into a practical, scalable global compliance program and ensuring it operates effectively across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Global Ethics & Compliance Leadership

• Lead the execution and continuous improvement of the global ethics and compliance program, ensuring consistent, risk-based application across regions, business models, and growth environments.
• Own the Code of Ethics & Business Conduct and the global policy framework, ensuring policies, procedures, and governance mechanisms remain current, effective, and aligned with regulatory expectations.
• Design and oversee global compliance risk assessment, monitoring, and reporting to strengthen controls, measure program effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.

International and Regulatory Risk Governance

• Apply the global risk framework to cross-border, geopolitical, and regulatory risks affecting international operations and global business activities.
• Monitor regulatory and enforcement developments in key jurisdictions and adapt compliance strategies and program requirements accordingly.
• Lead global oversight of anti-corruption, anti-bribery, competition, and related regulatory compliance programs.
• Advise on cross-border business transactions, third-party relationships, and international market expansion to proactively identify and mitigate compliance risk.
• Coordinate with Trade Compliance on sanctions and export-related risk escalation, governance, and investigations.

Culture, Speak-Up, Investigations & Enforcement

• Advance a strong global culture of integrity globally through training, awareness, communications, and leadership engagement.
• Oversee the company’s speak-up and anti-retaliation framework, including confidential reporting mechanisms and issue escalation.
• Direct the global investigations function, including hotline operations, internal investigations, and regulatory inquiries and enforcement matters, ensuring consistent, timely, and fair resolution.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Lead and develop a high-performing, globally distributed team of ethics and compliance professionals across the U.S., EMEA, and APAC.
• Partner with Finance, Internal Audit, HR, Sales, and global business leaders and teams to embed ethics and compliance into core processes, strategic initiatives, and business operations.
• Support complex business transformations, including post-acquisition integration, to ensure compliance standards are consistently implemented across newly acquired entities.

Qualifications

• Legal Credentials: J.D. from an accredited law school and active U.S. bar membership.
• Experience: 15+ years of legal and compliance experience, including at least 7+ years in a senior in-house leadership role within a large, publicly traded multinational technology company.
• Global Expertise: Proven track record of managing compliance across multiple jurisdictions (US, EMEA, APAC) and navigating international enforcement landscapes.
• Leadership: Experience building and leading high-performing, multidisciplinary teams of attorneys and compliance professionals.
• Executive Presence: Demonstrated ability to influence executives and communicate complex risk profiles to Board-level committees.