Senior Regional Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption & Public Interest Counsel

Overview

As Regional ABAC and Public Interest Law Counsel, you will provide legal guidance on anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and ESG/CSR matters for the EU and UK. You will partner with the Global COE and regional teams to manage regulatory inquiries, governance, and due diligence across campaigns, partnerships, and engagements with government entities. Your work will shape compliance strategy, risk assessment, and training to raise awareness and ensure consistency with global standards. This role offers impactful scope across policy, ESG reporting, and CSR initiatives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely legal counsel on ABAC issues across EU/UK, including gifts, entertainment, sponsorship, donations, and engagements with public officials.
• Lead or support responses to regulatory inquiries, complaints, and audits related to political activities.
• Counsel on ESG-related risks, compliance, reporting, governance, and due diligence across EU/UK.
• Advise on CSR and sustainability matters, identifying risks and proposing mitigations to maximize impact.
• Monitor ESG and political-law regulations and collaborate with cross-functional teams on timely applicability determinations.
• Develop policies, procedures, and controls for evolving EU/UK regulatory requirements in political law and ESG.
• Provide counsel on CSR partnerships, employee programs, and related agreements with varying complexity.
• Evaluate engagements involving government entities and third-party service providers, including lobbying firms and consultants.
• Design and deliver compliance training and communications to raise ABAC, political-law, and ESG awareness.
• Collaborate with Global COE and regional counsel to ensure consistency with global standards.
• Provide timely advice on political-law and sustainability topics upon request.
• Undertake special projects and support broader compliance programs as needed.

Key requirements

• Qualified to practice law in the UK or a major EU jurisdiction.
• Significant experience in government, private practice, and/or in-house settings.
• Understanding of ABAC, public law, ESG/CSR, and human rights regulations in EU/UK.
• Ability to identify and evaluate legal and reputational risk and make informed recommendations.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and global-time-zone teamwork.
• Solid legal/business judgment, strategic thinking, and multi-matter management.

• cross-functional collaboration
• strong legal/business judgment
• strategic thinking
• ABAC
• ESG/CSR
• regulatory compliance

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