Senior Director, Legal Compliance

The attorney in this position will be part of the Marriott Law Department.  This position will provide legal services in the area of business ethics and legal compliance. Mumbai regional office is a preferred location. 

The attorney in this position will provide legal assistance and advice to business partners and staff departments for APEC Region, with attorneys and paralegals, and externally with outside counsel, vendors, and consultants. This attorney will help support our culture of integrity by providing legal support for the company’s Ethics and Global Compliance program, including crucial risk areas such as:

• Anti-corruption and anti-bribery
• Economic and trade sanctions
• Antitrust and competition law
• Anti-money laundering
• Ethics and Code of Conduct
• White collar crime
• Whistleblower hotline (Business Integrity Line); and
• Other critical areas as designated by the company’s compliance programs

1. Legal Compliance Governance Support
   • Support the objectives set by the Audit Committee established by the Board and Directors and the Company’s Legal and Ethical Steering Committee (LESC) by working closely with the Law Department’s leadership team and Internal Audit Department;
   • Support the Continent’s Legal and Ethical Compliance Councils (LECC), including LECC subcommittee meetings, internal reports, taskforce studies and program implementations;
   • Collaborate with other corporate departments with compliance responsibilities such as Internal Investigations, the Internal Audit Department, the Corporate Secretary’s Office, Government Affairs, and the Finance organization to carry out various legal and ethical compliance programs and services;
2. Legal Compliance Investigation and Advisory Support
   • Function as an integral part of the investigation working group, and utilize internal and external investigative and audit resources by (1) ensuring investigations are handled promptly, fairly and resolved consistently, (2) ensuring matters appropriate for investigation receive timely follow-up, and (3) providing guidance on or leading investigations;
   • Provide legal advice and tactical direction to auditors, investigators and human resource managers in FCPA, commercial bribery or business ethics internal investigations;
   • Guide business partners and staff departments on day-to-day operational issues arising out of company internal compliance programs and policies;
3. Legal Compliance Knowledge Management
   • Develop legal compliance expertise and regulatory enforcement intelligence in APEC jurisdictions including the India, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore;
   • Monitor current and evolving statutes, regulations, and case law related to areas of critical or strategic importance to enterprise-wide legal and ethical compliance program in the global business environment; 
4. Legal Compliance Training
   • Work with designated business leaders with compliance responsibility and other compliance offices within the Company to concerning multi-faceted training and awareness program that focuses on key areas of compliance risk and seeks to ensure that all appropriate employees and management are cognizant of their legal duties under applicable laws and corporate policies;
   • Conduct legal training to sustain the Company’s confidence in local compliance and to ensure vigilance against non-compliance with a strong focus on the US FCPA, UK Anti-Bribery Act, OFAC, anti-trust laws and data protection laws in all relevant jurisdictions;