Regional Ethics & Compliance Officer, Southeast Asia & Australia

About the role

The Regional Ethics & Compliance Officer (ECO) for Southeast Asia and Australia is the senior ethics, compliance, investigations and integrity leader for the region. The role advances Carrier's ethics and compliance agenda, supports international trade compliance priorities across Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (AME), and works closely with business leaders and the Legal, HR, Audit, Security and Corporate Ethics & Compliance teams. It reports to the Director, Deputy Ethics & Compliance Leader, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute the regional ethics and compliance strategy, advise regional leadership and lead compliance for acquisitions, transformations, integrations and market expansion.
• Lead periodic compliance risk assessments, monitor regulatory developments and enforcement trends, and set up governance reporting and executive briefings.
• Lead complex investigations of misconduct, fraud, corruption and policy violations, and oversee the regional Speak Up programme and anti-retaliation efforts.
• Develop and deliver risk-based ethics and compliance training and communications, and promote a culture where employees feel empowered to raise concerns.
• Oversight of third-party risk management, due diligence, onboarding and monitoring, and advice on export controls, economic sanctions and trade compliance.
• Build and coach a network of local ethics and compliance officers and compliance champions across SEAP, and lead cross-border compliance initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, Accounting, Finance or a related discipline; an advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in ethics and compliance, legal, investigations, audit, risk management or a related function.
• Demonstrated success leading regional or multinational compliance programmes in a complex, matrixed organisation.
• Experience managing complex, sensitive investigations and developing defensible recommendations.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; proficiency in an additional Asian language is advantageous.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of anti-corruption, competition law, regulatory compliance, corporate governance and third-party risk management.
• Experience with international trade compliance, including export controls and sanctions, is strongly preferred.
• Relevant professional certification such as CCEP, ICA, legal, audit or investigation credentials is desirable.
• Executive presence, strategic thinking, clear communication and cultural agility.