COMPLIANCE MANAGER ITALY & DENMARK

The Compliance Manager will be part of the Western Europe (WE) Controls and Compliance Finance team, responsible for establishing a culture of compliance in the WE region by articulating the importance of compliance to senior management and influencing the right tone at the top. The Group Compliance Manager for Italy and Denmark is accountable for maintaining and evolving the culture of compliance in these key countries, by influencing the right tone and action at the leadership level as well as throughout the total organization. The successful candidate facilitates the execution of a solid business-led compliance rhythm by establishing an end-to-end structural compliance rhythm, coaching stakeholders and team members on key compliance risks and processes to drive compliance deep into the organization to protect the Company with effectively working preventative and detective controls in place. In this role, you will also be a Subject Matter Expert on Sales Deal Execution risks. Topics such as Anti-corruption or Ethical Sales will be part of this SME Area. You need to ensure you are contributing to building deep knowledge and also learning from the rest of the WE Compliance team to ensure we are evolving our compliance frameworks in the countries to match new and emerging risks. Responsibilities: Governance Uses understanding of policies, laws, and regulations to make own judgments to meet business needs. May interpret the information to protect Microsoft and customers, and move the business forward. Identifies and escalates non-conformance. Sets individual program guidelines at an organization level based on corporate policies and guidelines. Begins to serve as an indirect supervisor as needed. Strategies, Processes, and Tools Develops a strategy and process around the compliance programs independently. Uses own judgment to anticipate new areas of focus that are needed based on the risk environment and ecosystem. Runs existing tools independently and provides minimal feedback on tweaks or additional features to the tool. Administers user set-ups and configurations. Provides requirements for building out tools and processes needed to develop products and programs that are market-leading in compliance independently. Controls Defines controls by identifying potential failure points. Ensures routine and complex issues are fixed during the design process independently and implements controls. Tests controls to determine if controls are effective independently and uses judgment to identify areas to improve the controls. Makes suggestions on how to adjust the design. Consult/Advise/Educate Collaborates across teams to ensure communication and application of the same regulations and standards. Advises whether products, processes, programs, etc., are compliant. Educates teams on compliance requirements. Reviews results, informal assessments, and monitors compliance for teams. Translates compliance standards and processes into a relatable form for across multiple teams. Assessments/Audits/Certifications Conducts routine and complex assessment/audit projects independently including assessing and reviewing documentation for an internal team at Microsoft; tracks and monitors results. Analyzes the information to understand what stakeholders can do differently and collaborates with the team to remediate gaps. Leverages customer feedback that has not been addressed to ensure its inclusion. Collaborates across the company for how processes and standards are implemented. Drives efficiency and scalability for programs. Conducts routine and complex assessment/audit projects independently including assessing and reviewing documentation for an external team; tracks and monitors results. Provides input for internal teams in preparation for upcoming external audits, or to ensure readiness in case of such audits. Analyzes the information to understand what they can do differently and collaborates with the team to remediate gaps. Serves as a liaison to support teams. Drives efficiency and scalability for programs. Reporting Develops and reports compliance metrics and audit issues for internal and external reporting. Consults on remediation for reports. Qualifications: Required/Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Science, Business, Engineering, or related field AND experience in business, legal/regulatory, compliance, audit/consulting firm OR equivalent experience. Additional or Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Science, Business, Engineering, or related field AND experience in business, legal/regulatory, compliance, audit/consulting firm OR Master's Degree in Science, Business, Engineering, or related field AND experience in business, legal/regulatory, compliance, audit/consulting firm OR Juris Doctor (JD) Degree AND experience in business, legal/regulatory, compliance, audit/consulting firm OR equivalent experience. Relevant Certification (e.g., International Organization for Standardization [ISO] Lead Auditor, International Association of Privacy Professionals [IAPP], Certified Public Accountant [CPA], Certified Information Privacy Professional [CIPP]). Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. #J-18808-Ljbffr