Corporate Compliance Specialist

The GLS Group is looking for a

Corporate Compliance Specialist (m/f/d)

GLS is one of the major players in the international parcel delivery market. Due to the e-commerce revolution, this market is growing and innovating rapidly.

To further strengthen our Corporate Compliance function, we are looking for a Corporate Compliance Specialist to support our Corporate Compliance Team. In this role, you will report directly to the Lead of Corporate Compliance and play a key role in the international Corporate Compliance & Directives team, developing the Group-wide Compliance Framework, guiding and supporting local Compliance Managers in 21 countries worldwide.

Your office will be located in Eschborn, near Frankfurt/Main, Germany (remote working in Germany negotiable).

Your assignments:

In this role, you will provide legal advice and take reasonable steps to implement and ensure preventive compliance management activities across key compliance areas, such as:

• Anti-corruption / anti-bribery regulations
• Competition law and antitrust
• Sanctions control and anti-money laundering
• Interactions with human rights and modern slavery
• Supply chain and business partner due diligence
• Anti-fraud and white-collar crime, as well as areas of conflicts of interest
• Whistleblowing / report investigations and case management

Your tasks will include:

• Further development of the Corporate Compliance Framework, drafting and reviewing of compliance policies and standard operating procedures.
• Offering advice to international country compliance managers with a focus on anti-corruption, third-party due diligence, and managing compliance risks.
• Developing and maintaining of global compliance clauses, as well as drafting, reviewing and negotiating of compliance aspects of contracts.
• Monitoring legal compliance trends and ensuring effective support for new initiatives, including the development and rollout of training, policy development, and communication campaigns.
• Developing projects and processes to strengthen the Compliance Management System (CMS) in the international GLS organization and guide the country compliance management functions in their implementation.
• Providing indirect leadership and expert support for local Compliance Managers in 21 countries, including organizing half-year calls and yearly in-person meetings.
• Monitoring of activities and transactions using IT tools to ensure and oversee the implementation of compliance tasks and adherence to required internal regulations.

Your profile:

• A legal degree, qualification as a lawyer in an EU jurisdiction, or a comparable degree.
• 1 year or more of experience (high-quality internship is also accepted) in a law firm or an international corporation.
• Passion for compliance with a proactive, results-driven approach, a hands-on mentality, and the ability to present legal and technical issues in a practical manner.
• High degree of integrity, accuracy, and a structured, analytical mindset.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration in interdisciplinary and global teams.
• Solid understanding of technical and economic relationships, with affinity for IT topics.
• Fluency in English and German.

We offer:

• An international and dynamic working environment
• A platform for an international career in an innovative, fast-moving, and high growth environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
• Scope for your personal development and innovative ideas
• A team of committed and welcoming colleagues
• A competitive salary agreement
• Hybrid or remote work model, flexible hours, 30 days of holiday
• A future-proof and dynamic industry that is characterized by growth