Lead the LATAM FCPA/ABAC compliance program, including regional strategy, governance, risk prioritization, executive reporting, and execution across active businesses, acquisitions, joint ventures, and government-facing operations.
Build and mature a scalable ABAC control framework covering government interactions, gifts and hospitality, sponsorships, charitable donations, third-party risk, escalation standards, monitoring, and reporting.
Lead post-acquisition and joint venture compliance integration, including due diligence input, pre-close risk assessment, policy deployment, control implementation, remediation tracking, and post-close monitoring.
Advise senior regional stakeholders on high-risk business decisions involving government touchpoints, books-and-records risks, internal controls, sanctions, PEP exposure, and third-party engagements.
Partner with Accounting, Finance, Legal, M&A, Compliance Operations, in-country leadership, external counsel, and forensic advisors to identify, escalate, and remediate material compliance risks.
Direct regional ABAC/FCPA training and communications, ensuring content is locally relevant, language appropriate, role-based, and supported by completion tracking and effectiveness measures.
Oversee regional risk reviews, forensic compliance workstreams, remediation plans, and leadership updates to ensure timely accountability, closure of findings, and visibility into emerging risk trends.
Develop durable regional compliance infrastructure, including templates, workflows, dashboards, escalation protocols, and cross-functional operating rhythms that support sustainable oversight.
Ensure that regional programs align with global program standards.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required; JD, MBA, advanced degree, or relevant certification such as CCEP, CFE, CAMS, CISA, or CPA preferred
10+ years of FCPA/ABAC, ethics and compliance, investigations, audit, legal, or related risk experience, including meaningful responsibility for Latin American or Caribbean markets.
Demonstrated Director-level capability to set strategy, design governance, influence senior stakeholders, manage cross-functional execution, and deliver executive-ready reporting.
Deep working knowledge of FCPA anti-bribery provisions, books-and-records obligations, internal controls, third-party risk, government interactions, gifts and hospitality, sponsorships, donations, and high-risk approvals
Fluent Spanish, written and verbal, with the ability to advise senior stakeholders, deliver training, engage in-country teams, and coordinate with regional counsel; Brazilian Portuguese preferred.
Experience leading post-acquisition or joint venture compliance integration, including ABAC due diligence, risk prioritization, policy deployment, remediation tracking, and post-close monitoring.
Strong understanding of LATAM regulatory, cultural, and business environments across multiple jurisdictions, with sound judgment in balancing risk management and commercial practicality
Ability to partner effectively with Accounting, Finance, Legal, M&A, Compliance Operations, in-country management, external counsel, and forensic advisors on complex regional risk matters
Working knowledge of financial statements, books-and-records risk, internal controls, and forensic accounting concepts; accounting background or CPA strongly preferred
Experience with GRC, workflow, monitoring, or compliance reporting platforms such as Workiva, AuditBoard/Optro, OneTrust, ProcessUnity, or similar tools
Willingness to travel regularly within LATAM and engage directly with local leadership, finance teams, and business stakeholders.
Benefits
Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)
Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program
New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support
Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment