Head Compliance (f/m/d), 80-100%

Following an internal move, we are looking for a Head Compliance for the Alpiq Group.  If you are a senior compliance professional with strong track record setting up and managing compliance and leading a diverse team in a diversified business environment, this may be your next challenge.  The Head Compliance is responsible for compliance across the Alpiq Group, covering a variety of business activities across Europe, including power generation, energy trading and project development.  He/she manages a group of compliance professionals in Olten, Switzerland and coordinates a network of local compliance and data protection partners throughout Europe. The position reports directly to Alpiq’s General Counsel and is ideally based in Olten, Switzerland. 

Your main responsibilities

• Fostering strong compliance culture throughout the Group
• Organisation and implementation of compliance risk assessments, and designing, maintaining and improving the Group’s Compliance Management System 
• Setting-up and implementation of compliance communication programme and trainings
• Ensuring ongoing compliance monitoring and reporting to the Executive Board and the Board of Directors, and liaising with CEO and Chairperson
• Advice and support on compliance-related issues, including ABC, sanctions, competition law, conflict of interest, data protection, etc.
• Overseeing KYC
• Management of Speak Up system and carrying out compliance investigations and forensic analyses
• Playing a key role in Alpiq’s Integrated Business Assurance Framework
• Overseeing the Group’s internal directive system and document management system
• Leading and developing a team of professionals in the areas of Compliance, Data Privacy and Records Management

Your profile

• University degree in law (bar exam and/or specialised further education preferred)
• Several years of professional experience in the field of compliance in an international company
• Leadership experience, including senior stakeholder management and leading teams
• Profound knowledge regarding Europe-wide best practice standards in compliance
• Understanding of energy industry, in particular power, of advantage
• Know-how in the field of internal investigations
• Personal gravitas and ability to challenge others, ability to find and propose alternative solutions
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, ability to inspire trust and promote cross-functional collaboration
• Business fluent in English, with additional fluent German preferred (additional languages, in particular French, Italian and/or Spanish of advantage

No Agencies Please!

Please note, that Alpiq has not briefed any third-party recruiter to work on our behalf in this matter and we kindly ask all people interested in this role to apply directly through our system. Unsolicited profiles by third-party recruiters will not be considered and any candidate exclusivity claims rejected. Thank you so much!