Corporate Compliance Director

Reporting to the Head of Compliance and working closely with the General Counsel and other members of the Legal Department, the Director of Corporate Compliance, HQ will play a key role in assisting and advising on compliance programs across the enterprise.

This individual will lead the oversight of the platforms utilized to manage all elements of the company's Compliance Program and work alongside employees and Company leadership to maintain and further develop a strong culture of compliance within a multinational, mission-driven organization.

This role will be based out of our Milford MA, HQ.

• Lead day-to-day oversight of all platforms utilized to manage all elements of the company's Compliance Program. Work alongside employees and Company leadership to maintain and further develop a strong culture of compliance within a multinational, mission-driven organization.
• Assist with the execution of the Corporate Compliance Program across the globe, while working with regional colleagues, and align program enhancements necessitated by emerging compliance risks to protect the brand, reputation, financial and operational viability of the enterprise to minimize the risk of violating laws and regulations. Examples areas include anti-bribery/anti-corruption, data privacy and data protection, cybersecurity and other compliance-related areas.
• Involvement in the design of the enterprise-wide compliance strategy and control framework by creating and overseeing effectiveness of associated controls, policies and procedures, and implementation in region localized with evolving regulatory environment and business needs.
• Collaborate with key business functions to ensure policy interpretation, guidance on new requirements, and inform new business processes as impacted by compliance regulations.
• Monitor and analyze emerging regulatory and legal compliance requirements, determining impact on enterprise, as well as action items; assist with implementation of any remedial plan to meet applicable requirements.
• Provide experienced compliance guidance on a multitude of risk areas including third-party risk, supply chain, data privacy, anti-corruption/anti-bribery, anti-fraud and cybersecurity.
• Collaborate on development of effective training to employees (and 3rd party sales intermediary representatives) on various compliance issues and related policies to facilitate compliance excellence and culture of compliance.
• Work in partnership with the Senior Director, Corporate Compliance, Legal and other corporate functions to strengthen governance, risk and control environments by anticipating issues, providing advice and sharing internal controls knowledge and best practices.
• Implement and monitor corrective action plans related to adverse findings; collaborate with impacted areas to ensure findings are addressed within stated timelines and escalate as necessary.
• Prepare regular reporting to various levels of the company, including Legal, Privacy Lead, CFO and other executive leadership, as necessary.
• Facilitate compliance by partnering closely with colleagues in Legal, Internal Audit, HR, Finance, IT and other core functions to escalate and direct compliance issues through the appropriate channels for investigation and resolution.
• Conduct internal investigations as requested by the Senior Director, Corporate Compliance or General Counsel.
• Contribute to proposed business strategies and programs, identify compliance and regulatory issues, analyze alternatives and work with Legal and other functions, as appropriate, to propose solutions to the business.
• At the direction of Head of Compliance or General Counsel, execute on due diligence plan and oversee and monitor due diligence compliance of 3rd parties

• Bachelor's degree required: preferably in accounting, finance, law, business management or related field; graduate degree preferred.
• Proven management qualities.
• 10+ years of compliance experience required and broad knowledge of medical device, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry preferred.
• Deep experience with policy and procedure drafting and implementation, managing training programs and performing testing and monitoring activities, preferably in compliance or legal business function for the operation of a compliance program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical or improper conduct.
• In-depth knowledge of applicable regulatory and compliance requirements (including but not limited to, EU GDPR, Anti-kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act and other global regulations), with an understanding of how these requirements apply to the organization's daily operations.
• Highly motivated with the ability to be proactive, adaptive to change, accountable, and complete projects in a professional and timely manner.
• Strong executive business and financial acumen, with demonstrated understand of core business functions and associated processes.
• Skilled in analysis, problem-solving and critical thinking, with the ability to drive results in an environment that has evolving risks and finite resources to mitigate the risks.
• Experience managing internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead workstreams that require sustained cooperation and coordination between and among internal departments and external vendors, when necessary
• Excellent relational and communication skills and an aptitude to cooperate efficiently with senior management across a matrixed, multi-disciplinary organization with a global footprint.
• Strategic advisor and long-term thinker

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We're the problem solvers and innovators that aren't afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We're all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.