Ethics and Compliance Officer

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Business Area (BA) Aeronautics is strengthening its work to promote business ethics and compliance and is now looking for an additional Ethics and Compliance Officer.

Aeronautics' Ethics and Compliance Officers are responsible for the proper and effective implementation of Saab's ethics and compliance program within all parts of the organization. The work will be conducted in close cooperation with Group Ethics and Compliance.

You will liaise with all parts of Aeronautics as well as with colleagues in other BAs and relevant Group Functions.

As Ethics and Compliance Officer your main tasks are:

• Assess BA operations for corruption risks.
• Lead and monitor the implementation in the BA of relevant group policies and procedures and, where relevant, supplementing local rules and processes.
• Co-ordinate and support BA responsibilities under the business partner on-boarding process.
• Be a channel for raising ethics and compliance dilemma or concerns.
• Conduct and assist with the rollout of ethics and compliance training in the BA organization.
• Provide daily supportive leadership, guidance and advice to the BA organization regarding ethics and compliance issues.
• Identify needs and priorities for the continuous development of Saab's ethics and compliance program.

You will be a reinforcement of Aeronautics' current ethics and compliance staff comprising two Ethics and Compliance Officers. The function is organized under the Deputy Head of Aeronautics/Chief Operations Officer.

Location: The role is based at Aeronautics' Tannefors site in Linköping, Sweden, and involves both domestic and international travel.

Your profile

You bring a high level of professionalism and integrity to your work, and you combine strong business acumen with a supportive and collaborative approach. You are meticulous, analytical and exercise sound judgement, with a well-developed sense of risk. You communicate with clarity and confidence in different settings, whether in meetings or when speaking to larger groups in person or through webinars. As a person, you are positive, engaged and unpretentious, and you value building constructive relationships with colleagues who bring different perspectives and expertise.

Essential skills and experience:

• Background in compliance, legal, marketing, sales or procurement
• Strong understanding of corruption risks and compliance matters
• Experience of working in an international business environment
• Experience in negotiating and managing contracts, as well as engaging with business partners in an international environment
• Comfortable facilitating workshops and training sessions
• Excellent command of Swedish and English, both written and spoken
• Experience in risk analysis, regulatory compliance, Due Diligence, Anti-Money Laundering (meritorious)

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

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Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 26,100 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.