Legal Counsel C&E Risk Management

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company•Akron, OH

About The Position

The Legal Counsel, Compliance & Ethics Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) for Goodyear is responsible for the implementation, enhancement, and execution of the processes for managing third-party compliance and ethics risks across the company globally. This role ensures that third-party relationships and interactions (including with vendors, customers, distributors, consultants, business partners, and others) adhere to the compliance and ethics expectations required by Goodyear’s Business Conduct Manual, internal policies and procedures, and legal and regulatory obligations. The Legal Counsel, Compliance & Ethics TPRM is responsible for managing third-party compliance and ethics risk processes (including those related to bribery and corruption, sanctions and export controls, human rights risks, and other emerging regulatory risks) and for coordinating with the owners of other third-party risk processes to help manage compliance and ethics-related risks that may arise within those other processes. This role will work closely with other members of the Compliance & Ethics team, Law Department, and other cross-functional teams and leaders to embed, enhance, and provide guidance on compliance and ethics TPRM in business operations. The ideal candidate will have global compliance expertise in processes for identifying, mitigating, and managing third-party compliance and ethics risks in support of business objectives.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in developing, improving, managing, and advising on global third-party compliance and ethics risk management processes, including anti-bribery due diligence and sanctions screening, for organization(s) with both U.S. domestic and global third-party relationships.
Strong understanding of laws and best practices related to anti-bribery/anti-corruption, sanctions/trade controls compliance, and human rights.
Strong understanding of current Know Your Customer (KYC) methodologies.
Experience with third-party compliance due diligence, monitoring, and risk assessment tools and technologies.
Excellent, demonstrated communication and stakeholder engagement skills across different functional, geographic, and cultural teams.
Extensive project, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to independently handle multiple tasks, set priorities, meet deadlines, and develop process efficiencies where required.
Ability to manage global projects and work across diverse cultural and regulatory compliance environments.
Ability to proactively issue spot third-party compliance and ethics risks; assist with providing legal guidance, contract language, or regulatory communications in response to issues identified; and develop responsive risk mitigation efforts.
Juris Doctorate or equivalent from an accredited law school and admission to practice in the United States or major country in good standing.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and using automation in mitigating third-party risks.
Experience using Artificial Intelligence in mitigating third-party risks.
Experience with investigating and remediating third-party compliance matters.
High degree of integrity and confidentiality.
Demonstrated ability to be a team player and work well in a global team.

Responsibilities

Manage and implement the day-to-day global TPRM program with respect to third-party compliance and ethics risks, and develop and implement enhancements to the program, in collaboration with global Compliance & Ethics and Legal teams.
Partner with global Compliance & Ethics team and other stakeholders to create and implement the global compliance and ethics TPRM strategy.
Work collaboratively on due diligence, onboarding, offboarding, and ongoing monitoring of third parties with respect to compliance and ethics risks.
Provide guidance and assistance with addressing compliance-related third-party risks, including related to contract terms, customer requests, and other questions arising from third-party relationships.
Work collaboratively with internal and external partners on third-party risk compliance audits, investigative issues, or regulatory inquiries and the timely remediation of identified issues.
Monitor regulatory developments affecting third-party relationships and work collaboratively in updating policies, procedures, and Supplier Code of Conduct accordingly.
Work collaboratively to support and provide legal guidance on internal human rights-related initiatives.
Support and drive the development of third-party risk assessment methodologies and tools to support monitoring, analytics, and reporting.
Support the preparation of reports on the compliance and ethics TPRM program and processes.
Support and implement initiatives to promote a culture of third-party compliance risk awareness through training, communication, and guidance documents.
Drive continuous improvement in TPRM processes through automation, analytics, and stakeholder feedback.