Ethics & Compliance - Leader 1

cargill • Shorewood, MN

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 154 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive. The Ethics & Compliance Leader leads the design and deployment of global compliance framework activities and programs or implements specific programs within assigned businesses or functions. As a recognized subject matter expert in this area, this role advises on highly complex compliance programs and activities, ensuring they are risk-based, aligned with business needs, and consistent with regulatory requirements, expectations, and industry benchmarks.

Requirements

• Around 10 years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in related fields
• Availability to work full-time in São Paulo
• 8+ years of experience in Ethics & Compliance, Anti-Corruption, Investigations, Audits, Risk Management, or related functions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience developing and presenting training to business leaders.
• Experience supporting and managing mandatory compliance processes and controls.
• Required language proficiency and expected fluency level (English Advanced – written and spoken)

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification in Ethics & Compliance, or a related field (e.g., CCEP, CFE, CAMS, or CIA) is preferred.
• Law degree (JD, Bachelor of Laws, or equivalent)
• Experience with technological tools
• Intermediate Spanish

Responsibilities

• Advises on the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of global compliance framework activities and programs to support the development and implementation of effective compliance programs across businesses and functions.
• Uses data, dashboards, and AI tools to identify trends, monitor risks, and measure program effectiveness.
• Advises on the design and leads the deployment of ethics and compliance standards and procedures through training programs and communication channels to drive understanding and adoption.
• Advises ethics and compliance leadership, employees, and internal partners on regulatory and program requirements and expectations, guiding the application of compliance activities and programs.
• Advises on the development and execution of global compliance program strategy, identifies complex issues, challenges, and opportunities, and ensures alignment with broader company objectives.
• Conducts or provides input on complex investigations and audits related to compliance breaches, applying forensic techniques and data analysis tools to evaluate findings and support recommendations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior