Legal & Compliance Manager

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Novo Nordisk Full time

Are you a qualified lawyer with experience in Legal, Ethic & Compliance? Are you ready to make the next step in your professional development in a global expanding company? Then your opportunity is here. We are looking for experienced Legal, Ethic & Compliance Manager in Johannesburg, South Africa.

**The Position**

**This role is based in Johannesburg, and directly reports to Director, Legal, Ethic and Compliance, South Africa.**

Your key accountabilities will be:

- Drive IO Obesity LEC priorities at affiliate level in close collaboration with direct manager, LoB, affiliate, regional and IO VP Obesity LEC, securing holistic ownership and accountability of key Obesity activities.
- Proactively drive compliance by design and strategic integration of ethics in decision making for in the affiliate.
- Drive proactive risk management initiatives in the affiliate and implement adequate mitigating actions.
- Contribute to building/nurturing IO Obesity LEC organization/network incl. capability building with active networking, better practice and& knowledge transfer across IO regions and affiliates.

**Qualification**

As our Legal, Ethics & Compliance Manager you need to have thorough knowledge of business ethics in a relevant industry. Understanding Regulatory Framework of in South Africa is preferred. Knowledge of anticorruption and antimony laundering regulations will be appreciated.

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

- 5+ years of relevant LEC experience.
- Demonstrated track record in successfully leading a org. new area and driving change at an affiliate or regional level.
- Demonstrated ability to build rapport with stakeholders at various organization levels quickly.
- Proven ability to influence and solve complex problems involving multiple stakeholders.
- Firm understanding of multicultural impact on business relationships including experience in working in an international context and environment.

As a person, you need to have Strong communication and presentation skills. You have the ability to manage complexity, fast changing environment and undertake decisions and responsibility, while having an awareness of cultural differences and problem-solving capabilities, you are trusted legal advisor, high performer, goal oriented and good at time management.

**About the Department**

In our collaboration with the full value chain of Novo Nordisk, Legal and Compliance department strives to safeguard Novo Nordisk South Africa operations, mitigate any risks and ensure our continuous license to operate. We co-drive ambitious business performance and ensure compliance with all the laws and regulations.

**Working at Novo Nordisk**

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

**Contact**

**Deadline**

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.



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