Manager, Legal Compliance

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

 

The Manager, Legal Compliance in this position will be part of the Marriott Law Department. This position will provide support to attorneys in the area of business ethics and legal compliance. The Shanghai office is the work location.  The support work areas include:

 

·  Case filing, tracking and administrative reporting.
·  Due diligence legal research.
·  Forensic evidence screening.
·  Internal training and communication materials.
·  Administrative inquiries on policies and procedures.
·  Translation work.

 

 

SPECIFIC JOB SUMMARY AND EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

 

·  Provide administrative and legal research support to compliance attorneys on matters of legal compliance, data, fraud, internal control and business ethics.
·  Support compliance attorneys in due diligence and other local law legal research.
·  Maintain and update case filing, tracking, and regular reporting for compliance attorneys and other compliance stakeholders.
·  Translate local language case files as appropriate and/or required.
·  Under the guidance of the compliance attorneys, implement compliance policies, standards and procedures in the key risk areas and support administrative inquiries from the cross-functional stakeholders.
·  Administrative support of continent and global compliance projects.
·  Coordinate and cooperate with other paralegal legal and attorneys of the Law Department and other business departments.
·  Under the supervision of attorneys, compile and enhance the bilingual contents and designs of compliance communications and training materials.

 

 

CANDIDATE PROFILE

 

Successful candidates should possess education and experience as follows:

·  Good academic records with a law degree in PRC or its equivalent abroad.
·  At least 5 years’ substantial paralegal or other equivalent experience at law firms or corporations, with bar qualification preferred.
·  Experience in supporting regulatory, enforcement, investigation and other legal compliance matters highly preferred.
·  Solid analytical, writing, and communication skills in both English and Chinese.
·  Strong administrative and organization skills in supporting supervisors and attorneys.
·  High degree of competence and familiarity with digital tools and applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and virtual collaborations.
·  Team player with the ability to integrate and balance priorities for the benefit of multiple stakeholders.
·  Active learner -- able to enhance personal, professional, and business growth through new knowledge and experiences.

 

 

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

 

·  Create Belonging  - Build relationships by promoting an environment of collaboration, trust, respect, opportunity, and inclusion. 
·  Is aware of how own behaviors impact others.
·  Respects others and welcomes their differences in the perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.
·  Actively listens, anticipates, and delivers on the needs of customers and associates.
·  Fosters loyalty by building rapport and communicating effectively with partners/customers.

 

·  Develop Others  - Develop diverse, inclusive, and high-performing talent and teams. 
·  Shows an understanding of performance expectations and works with manager to set and prioritize developmental goals.
·  Builds relationships to attract top talent and participates in the hiring and on-boarding process for new associates.
·  Models company culture of service, opportunity, respect, fair treatment, and inclusion.

 

·  Lead Change  - Courageously lead change, innovation, inspire others through optimism, and adapt to changing business needs. 
·  Demonstrates agile thinking and courage; adapts to changing or
·  stressful situations by staying calm and focused, remaining optimistic, asking clarifying questions, and using available resources.
·  Communicates effectively by expressing ideas concisely, actively listens and responds to others with understanding, and appropriately interprets verbal and non-verbal behavior.
·  Displays professionalism and gains respect from others.
·  Makes effective and timely decisions by collaborating with others,
·  asking questions to gather information and identifying and considering alternatives and possible impact.

 

·  Learn & Excel  - Apply professional expertise while seeking out and integrating diverse perspectives and learning opportunities. 
·  Sets career goals and identifies areas for development; takes steps to
·  achieve goals using available resources, seeking challenging assignments, sharing learnings and best practices with others, and completing assigned training on time.
·  Identifies innovative ways to improve productivity as well as associate and external partner/customer satisfaction.
·  Demonstrates technical excellence by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of job-relevant technologies, performing technical and complex tasks to solve problems, and by communicating the benefits of specific techniques in area of expertise.
·  Continually strives to learn and build expertise in new areas, and
·  identify ways in which to apply skills, knowledge, and insights across situations and tasks.

 

·  Deliver Results  - Set ambitious goals, create alignment, and drive execution. 
·  Learns from mistakes and takes responsibility for being innovative and delivering work that exceeds requirements.
·  Contributes to setting shared goals for the team or department and works effectively with team members to meet shared goals.
·  Stays organized and manages workload by requesting and using available resources, prioritizing activities, and making adjustments when appropriate, and anticipating and discussing possible challenges to completing assigned work with manager.
·  Accepts feedback and coaching and incorporates changes into work and behaviors.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. Be where you can do your best work,​ begin  your purpose,  belong  to an amazing global​ team, and  become  the best version of you.