Head of Compliance MA EMEA📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Ericsson is seeking a Head of Compliance for Market Area EMEA to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is a strategically important role, reflecting Ericsson's commitment to a holistic and forward-looking approach to integrity, compliance, and risk management across the business.

Role Context and Scope

The Head of Compliance EMEA will lead a team of compliance and risk professionals within a dynamic region, serving diverse business and organizational units. The role encompasses the full spectrum of ethics and compliance risks, including anti-bribery and corruption, antitrust and competition, anti-money laundering, human rights, anti-fraud, anti-terrorism, and reputational risk. This position plays a key part in enabling business leaders to own and manage risk as a driver of sustainable success. The role holder will report to the Chief Compliance Officer and have a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Head of Legal EMEA, ensuring close connection to both global compliance agendas and Market Area strategic priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all aspects of the Market Area's Ethics and Compliance program, ensuring robust controls and ethical standards.
• Act as a solution-oriented trusted advisor, supporting business stakeholders in identifying, owning, and managing compliance and broader risk matters.
• Drive a strong culture of ethics, integrity, and compliance, empowering business leaders to take ownership of risk.
• Provide strategic and tactical solutions that align with business objectives while upholding integrity.
• Lead and develop a diverse team of Compliance Officers, fostering a culture where team members are empowered to enable business success with integrity.
• Partner with the EMEA Head of Legal to lead horizon scanning and emerging risk identification across the Market Area.
• Lead the Market Area's Ethics and Compliance related governance activities, managing relevant committees and boards.
• Oversee, in collaboration with other group functions, the engagement, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring of third parties.
• Lead training and awareness initiatives to equip stakeholders with knowledge and confidence in managing compliance and risk topics.
• Assess and manage actual or potential conflicts of interest, expenditure risks, and engagements with public officials.
• Lead remediation efforts resulting from investigations or other consequence management processes across the Market Area.
• Collaborate with colleagues across legal, internal audit, and other assurance functions for holistic risk identification and mitigation.

Candidate Profile

• Over 10 years of experience in an ethics & compliance or related risk leadership role within a multinational organization.
• Demonstrable breadth across multiple compliance disciplines, including anti-bribery and corruption, antitrust, anti-money laundering, human rights, and reputational risk.
• A legal degree is strongly preferred.
• Experience operating in the EMEA region, including in high-risk markets.
• Proven track record of successfully partnering with senior business, commercial, and functional leaders to manage risks effectively.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization and collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to simplify complex topics and communicate expectations and risks clearly and concisely to all levels of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of complex problems and projects, driving them to successful completion.
• Experience in managing and developing a large, diverse, and geographically dispersed team.
• Impeccable judgment, maturity, and discretion, with the ability to engage in difficult conversations and constructive dialogue.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the credibility to foster a culture of business-owned risk and integrity.
• Working proficiency in languages relevant to the Market Area is preferred.

Work Environment and Reporting

This role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Head of Compliance will be a senior leader within Global Legal Affairs & Compliance (GFLA), sitting on both the Compliance Office Leadership Team and the Market Area Legal Leadership Team. The position requires the ability to work across different time zones and involves international travel.

Application Information

Candidates meeting the specified requirements are encouraged to apply for this full-time position.