Compliance Specialist

KEYENCE•Itasca, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Compliance Specialist is primarily responsible for reducing risks to our company. Secondary responsibility is assisting both corporate and sales departments by assessing their business needs in areas such as customer agreements, contracts, new product releases, and importing and exporting regulations. A successful individual in this role demonstrates strong critical thinking skills and the ability to translate strategic business plans and goals into actionable projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in PolySci, Business, or related degree
Integrity – job requires appropriate handling of confidential, sensitive information
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Attention to detail, critical thinking skills, complex concept understanding
Able to work together in a team setting as well as individually
Ability to accurately and thoroughly document, record, and maintain information and data

Nice To Haves

2-3 years experience in a compliance role preferred
Online legal research experience with legal platforms such as Lexis Nexus or similar
Business acumen to create added value to our company, managers, and employees by aligning LPD practices with business objectives
Ability to establish and sustain positive and productive interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities

Responding to customer compliance requests.
Legal review of customer’s and vendor’s legal compliance documents and agreements
Safety and compliance auditing. Occasional visits to Keyence sales offices to confirm compliance.
Legal focused projects such as legal review of business law changes, updating compliance policies and procedures
Drafting and editing related Keyence legal documents
Legal law researcher of statutes, legislations and other state and Federal regulations, including new safety compliance requirements