Our client is a global commodities business operating across the full agricultural value chain — sourcing, trading, processing, and distribution
Strong presence in high-growth markets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, playing a key role in global food security
Singapore acts as the group hub for a legal function spanning 66 markets, with 20 lawyers globally
Sustainability, supply-chain resilience, and responsible sourcing sit at the heart of the business strategy
Responsibilities
Lead the design, execution, and continuous enhancement of the Group's global ethics and compliance framework
Act as senior advisor to the Group General Counsel and executive stakeholders on ethics, business conduct, sanctions, and third-party risk
Oversee large-scale automated counterparty screening, enhanced due diligence, and UBO screening for higher-risk counterparties
Own resolution of high-risk, time-critical matters including sanctions exposure and regulatory issues, coordinating external counsel where needed
Oversee global conflicts of interest processes, investigations, and governance standards across jurisdictions
Drive enterprise-wide KYC standardisation and third-party/bank onboarding screening
Partner closely with Trading, Treasury, Risk, HR, IT, and Corporate Communications as a commercially grounded compliance advisor
Own the global compliance training and attestation framework, and lead consolidation of ethics & compliance policies
Lead compliance technology initiatives, including sanctions/risk screening tool integration and vessel screening frameworks for maritime operations
Requirements
10+ years in ethics & compliance, legal, regulatory, or institutional compliance roles within a multinational organisation with private practice background
Deep, hands-on expertise in sanctions compliance, counterparty and third-party risk, KYC, and investigations
Proven track record managing complex, sensitive matters and advising senior stakeholders
Experience operating in highly regulated, multi-jurisdictional environments
Legal qualification (LLB, JD, or equivalent) preferred; the role will have some commercial contracts/commercial legal work as the role belongs to the legal function
Sound judgment, high integrity, and a commercially pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach
Credible presence with senior executives; comfortable balancing governance with business enablement
Proactive and autonomous, with cultural awareness given the global and African market focus
