Principal Adviser Ethics and Compliance Asia

About the role

Rio Tinto is seeking a Principal Adviser Ethics and Compliance Asia based in Singapore to give senior, practical ethics and compliance advice to Asia leaders in Commercial functional areas and Group Services-India. Reporting to the Senior Manager Ethics and Compliance Asia, the role supports Commercial Procurement, Human Resources, Finance and Group Services India, and focuses on complex, higher-risk work, control effectiveness and risk insight rather than routine transactional processing.

Key responsibilities

• Give independent, practical advice on material ethics and compliance risks, high-risk transactions and business decisions, and monitor local regulatory changes
• Support implementation of The Way We Work, the E&C Group Standard and approved systems, and help first-line teams identify risks, appoint owners and implement controls
• Run risk-based second-line monitoring and assurance, including Material Risk Reviews, bowtie or health checks and Business Integrity risk assessments
• Support triage, investigations and incident response, and turn findings into risk insights for governance forums
• Work with central Areas of Expertise, Legal, Risk & Insurance, Group Internal Audit, People, Commercial and operational teams, and contribute to global simplification and data quality initiatives

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in compliance, risk, law, finance, audit, business or a related discipline; professional accreditation desirable
• Strong experience in ethics and compliance, regulatory risk, assurance, investigations, legal risk or a related field in a complex organisation
• Five years of practical experience in business integrity risks and controls, including anti-bribery and corruption, third-party risk, conflicts, benefits, fraud, sanctions and speak-up processes
• Experience assessing control design and operating effectiveness and preparing clear findings and remediation actions
• Sound judgement, integrity and the confidence to challenge on sensitive issues

Required skills

• Stakeholder management, facilitation, analytical and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently across multiple priorities, locations and time zones

What we offer

• Competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
• Career development and education assistance
• Family-friendly health and medical programmes, pension plan and wellbeing benefits
• Employee share programme, Employee Assistance Program and ongoing wellbeing support
• Vacation, paid parental and sick leave