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McDermott Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer in Houston, Texas
Company Overview:
People power our future. That is why advancing a dynamic, inclusive environment, where everyone grows and thrives is critically important to us.
Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing offshore platforms hundreds of miles from shore, and using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
Here, what you do matters.
Job Overview:
The CECO is responsible for developing, leading, and monitoring the company’s global Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Program, seeking to continuously make the program more effective to prevent and address compliance matters across all Company assets and employees including McDermott’s offices, yards, project sites, and vessels.
The CECO identifies ethics, compliance, and legal risks, emerging risks, and priorities; provides strategic guidance to address concerns; and recommends and implements relevant initiatives to ensure an effective E&C program and integrity-based culture.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Leading the global E&C team to ensure efficient day-to-day operation of McDermott’s E&C Program
Ensuring company-wide awareness of the Code of Business Conduct and proper conduct and compliance with respect to anti-corruption, anti-harassment, gifts & entertainment, conflicts of interest, sanctions, antitrust, trade compliance, data privacy, and other compliance matters
Developing, monitoring, and managing E&C policies and procedures to prevent illegal or unethical conduct
Continued development and implementation of the global Speak-up Program, including the ethics helpline intake program and corresponding investigation process
Collaboration with internal audit on investigations and compliance related matters
Collaboration with HR on workplace investigation matters, such as allegations of discrimination, favoritism, and retaliation
Collaboration with other teams within the Sustainability & Governance function and other departments within the company, to address compliance matters, awareness, and reporting
Training activities, including mandatory annual E&C training and certification, and development of tailored training modules for specific employee groups
Third-party due diligence process for all high-risk third parties, such as sales and process agents, joint venture partners, and third parties located in high-risk jurisdictions
Ensuring that E&C processes are supported as relevant by effective, secure, and cost-efficient systems
Overseeing and directing external counsel as appropriate for E&C matters
Quarterly E&C reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as to the operation and effectiveness of compliance efforts
Essential Qualifications and Education:
Minimum 12 years relevant work experience, preferably obtained from an in-house Legal/E&C department with a multinational corporation, a law enforcement agency, or a law firm, including E&C policy development, investigations and training
Excellent knowledge of best practices and key E&C legislation such as the US FCPA, the UK Bribery Act, and other similar regulations
Law degree strongly preferred
Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, communication, and leadership skills
Collaborative and team-oriented
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At McDermott, we proudly work together to create and deliver innovative engineering and construction solutions for the energy industry. Our customers trust our technology-driven approach to design and build infrastructure solutions to responsibly transport and transform natural resources into the products the world needs today. Because we’re powered by the most innovative minds, we rise to every challenge to make what was once just an idea a reality.
McDermott is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.