Antitrust & Compliance Counsel M - F H/F - MADELEINE, France - Roquette

Description

The role

The Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Team is looking to reinforce its antitrust capacities by hiring an antitrust counsel who is eager to expend his/her scope and venture into anticorruption compliance.

The role is based in the Roquette Group headquarters in La Madeleine, Lille, France.

However, the position offers the possibility to work from home 3 days a week and the office is located within walking distance from Lille Flandres and Lille Europe train stations so Paris / Brussels-based applicants should definitely consider the position.

Our Team

As part of the legal department, the E&C team is in constant connection with all the other Group functions (sales / purchase / manufacturing / audit / finance / etc.) all around the world.

In addition to putting in place a Roquette's Group-wide compliance program, developing policies, and implementing processes to support and drive a culture of ethics and integrity, the E&C team also enables Roquette to proactively address compliance issues.

The scope of the E&C team covers anticorruption & anti-bribery, competition law, international trade sanctions, personal data protection. We also provide assistance on some sustainability and human rights issues.

Your personality and talents will make the difference to :
Promote and embed the Roquette Values and Roquette Code of Conduct
Provide strategic antitrust advice and counsel on all aspects of antitrust law
Coordinate merger control and foreign investment filings in the framework of M&A transactions
Manage responses to agency requests
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including other legal teams but also the Strategy, Sales, Purchase, Finance, Audit, etc.
Monitor and advise regarding legal developments in the field of antitrust and competition law
Create training and communication content to advertise competition law rules to most exposed functions

Support the Group's anti-corruption and anti-bribery program, with particular emphasis on compliance with the Sapin II law and implementation of the AFA Guidelines and proactively address compliance issues.

Develop materials and activities for Compliance initiatives
Participate in planning, execution and reporting processes of compliance reviews and build out essential reports and KPIs

What will we love about you?

First of all, you are comfortable in an international environment, and you have excellent communication and pedagogy skills. You are proactive in identifying opportunities and taking the lead in implementing new ideas and solutions.

But also
You hold a Masters Degree (Bac +5) in Competition Law / Economic law / International law / LLM / Business school
Passed the Bar in one or more jurisdictions
English is a must, native English speaker preferred. French is a plus and other languages are always beneficial.
You have international experience with significant exposure to working within and across different jurisdictions.
You hold a 4-6 years of experience specialized in antitrust and competition law, preferably with experience in private practice
You are eager to expend your scope to anticorruption / ABC compliance matters
You are autonomous, rigorous, display intellectual curiosity, team spirit and initiative.
You know how to communicate and adapt your communication depending on your stakeholder (adapt speech to different targets)
You are good with PowerPoint, Teams and other Microsoft tools
You are willing to travel when required (approx. 15% of the time)

What will you love about us?

Roquette offers up to 3 days of working from home, continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically.

IT's a company you can BE proud to work for, anchored on strong values
You will gain international experience, working across different jurisdictions and a multicultural environment (RoquetteGroup has plants in France, the US, Canada, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, China, India and Japan)
You will further develop your skills and knowledge by venturing into anticorruption compliance issues
The variety of topics covered and constant contacts with many functions will provide valuable insights, make a lasting impact in your professional trajectory

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Pour continuer de nous développer et pour réussir ce que nous entreprenons chaque jour, nous avons la conviction que la diversité et l'inclusion sont des leviers de transformation et de performance.

La diversité des Femmes et des Hommes qui nous accompagnent représente le monde dans lequel nous vivons, ainsi que les communautés et les clients que nous servons.

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