Specialist: Compliance

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**Overview** The Compliance team at BMW Group South Africa is responsible for safeguarding the integrity of the company, its assets, customers, and employees by operating an effective local Compliance Management System. This role supports compliance activities across the National Sales Company, Plant Rosslyn, and the IT Hub in South Africa. **What you will do** * Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the local Compliance Management System in line with Group governance and applicable legal requirements. * Define the local compliance strategy and perform compliance risk assessments covering country-specific and business-model risks. * Monitor relevant legal requirements and external trends, and implement effective compliance processes, controls, tools, and Group-wide IT systems. * Prepare and deliver compliance communications, training, and business coaching tailored to local legal and business requirements. * Manage compliance inquiries, complaints, and incidents, including fact-finding, root-cause analysis, remediation, and support on sanctions where applicable. * Perform regular and ad hoc compliance reporting and provide clear advice to employees, business departments, and management. * Coordinate with Group governance functions, authorities, auditors, forensic service providers, and external legal counsel on compliance matters and investigations. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * A Legal degree. * At least five years' professional experience in compliance, data protection, and/or information protection. * Proven experience implementing and maintaining a Compliance Management System, conducting compliance risk assessments, and developing frameworks and controls. * Experience advising business stakeholders, presenting to management, promoting compliance culture, and engaging with public or supervisory authorities. * Sound understanding of compliance structures and business processes in sales and production environments; basic knowledge of investigations, forensics, and labour law is advantageous. * Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, stakeholder-management, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work across cultures. * Very good written and spoken English, confident use of Microsoft Office particularly PowerPoint, and fundamental process and IT knowledge. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for a professional with a legal degree and at least five years of experience in compliance, data protection, or information protection. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in implementing and maintaining Compliance Management Systems, conducting risk assessments, advising business stakeholders, and promoting a compliance culture. They should possess strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills, be proficient in English and Microsoft Office, and have a foundational understanding of compliance in sales and production environments. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/specialist-compliance-bmw-group-south-africa Source: myjobmag

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