Senior Legal Associate - Business Integrity

Job Title: Senior Legal Associate - Business Integrity

Location: Bangalore

ABOUT UNILEVER:

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

The Legal Powerhouses are part of the legal function and provide defined, structured services to our other lawyers and to the broader business.

Where this position fits-into the team:

• Part of the Unilever Legal Powerhouse – a team we’re currently building, which consists of around 55 colleagues in Bangalore and 30 across Mexico City and Barcelona.

  
  

• Integral part of Unilever’s Legal Function - a global operation consisting of approximately 600 lawyers and specialists

  
  

• Based alongside the Uni Ops Function in Bangalore – a wider team of 1,600 that powers Unilever’s compass strategy through world class business operations enabled by technology and innovation

  
  

Role purpose

To support the Global Business Integrity Team in their business partnering, core compliance and investigations to ensure we help the business perform with integrity. This role requires a strong sense of ethics, excellent communication skills, ability to work with data and a passion for creating a positive impact.

Responsibilities

- Have a key role in the management of the speak up programme, producing reports, ensuring timely and quality closure of cases, as well as providing guidance and feedback to investigators

- Perform quality control checks on investigations reports and outcomes, ensuring alignment with Unilever policies and standards

- Triage and resolve conflict of interest and gifts & hospitality disclosures, applying a risk-based approach and escalating issues as appropriate

- Mitigate third party red flag risks by engaging with subject matter experts and different parts of the business

- Support our global Business Integrity efforts ensuring Unilever employees complete mandatory learning programs

- Collaborate with other functions and regions to promote a culture of integrity and ethical leadership across Unilever

Act as a Line manager for a small team of associates.

Key Interfaces

This is a people’s job potentially interfacing with all employees across the globe. Key stakeholders include:

• Business Integrity and the broader Legal function

  
  

• Subject matter experts in areas like information security, occupational health, human resources, quality, competition, privacy, etc.

  
  

• Third party compliance teams

  
  

Key Skills

Relevant Experience

• Professional qualification in Law.

  
  

• Ethics and compliance operations

  
  

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

  
  

Essential

• Min 5 years hands-on experience in matters related to compliance, investigations, regulatory, case management or other relevant area for a global ethics and compliance team.

  
  

• 5 years industry experience working within a large complex business environment requiring analysis of data and making balanced risk decisions.

  
  

• Providing risk based advice on different types of compliance interactions.

  
  

• Achieving outcomes and results by influencing the way resources not in your control are utilised.

  
  

• Attention to detail.

  
  

• Ability to work with colleagues across multiple time zones and countries.

  
  

• Willingness and drive for process excellence.

  
  

• Experience using Microsoft tools to manage and visualize data, especially Excel or PowerBI

  
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  
  

Preferable

• Experience within a consumer goods or retail environment.

  
  

• Broader ability across Microsoft tools like Sharepoint, Power Automate, so the jobholder can innovate and improve ways of working around documentation, flow management, etc

  
  

• Previous people management experience.

  
  

Leadership Behaviors

• Execution Responsibility

  
  

• Bias for Action

  
  

• Growth Mindset

  
  

• Consumer and Customer Focus

  
  

At HUL, we believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, caste, disability or marital status can bring their purpose to life. So apply to us, to unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make the world a better place. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you!