Sr. Legal Counsel - Compliance

Position Summary

Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, and enterprise solutions. From our humble beginnings to our position today as a tech leader, our passion for innovation has been the common thread throughout our history. We’ve grown into one of the most recognized global brands. We consider ourselves “relentless pioneers” that push boundaries and defy barriers. The company pushes beyond the limits of today’s technology to provide groundbreaking connected experiences across its large portfolio of products and services, including mobile devices, home appliances, home entertainment, 5G networks, and digital displays. As EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Corporate Commitment Partner, SEA is dedicated to making a positive impact on the environment through its eco-conscious products, practices, and operations.

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Role and Responsibilities

The Senior Compliance Counsel will serve as a compliance advisor and counsel to Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) and all North America Headquarters (NAHQ) divisions of Samsung. The Senior Compliance Counsel will be responsible for analyzing operational risks and leveraging best practices across North American business units by proposing streamlined solutions, developing proposals to implement those solutions, managing those solutions, and developing policies and procedures to mitigate risks and improve efficiency of the compliance function. Primary tasks include handling internal investigations, drafting compliance policies, providing detailed legal analysis for business issues that arise through normal course of business, advising on varied legal topics to ensure compliance with laws while taking a business minded approach. Senior Compliance Counsel will have regular interactions with Samsung’s businesses and their leaders and will advise functions throughout the company.

This role will be based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. and New York, N.Y., and may require travel to other Samsung offices in North America which consists of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Role and Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Proactively work with Samsung’s North America businesses to identify risk areas and gaps and develop tools to drive compliance within the businesses, specifically counseling Samsung’s North American Ads business.
• Develop communications and trainings for employees to highlight key compliance messages and convey material changes within Compliance Policies and Annual Compliance Training.
• Run internal investigations related to suspected Compliance violations, which includes conducting interviews with all related parties, review of confidential documents to determine potential policy violations, drafting detailed investigation reports, and determination of recommended discipline and/or remedial actions resulting from the investigation.
• Manage investigations database and compliance hotline.
• Provide legal counseling on a wide variety of legal issues including: government contracting, healthcare products, import/export compliance issues, lobbying and federal gift regulations, and sustainability related topics (substantive knowledge in these areas is a plus).
• Support for the Customer Care team to address concerns raised by consumers with disabilities, providing guidance to Research and Development teams regarding designing new accessible design features in our products, and reviewing Samsung's web presence in the US to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Work on Conflict of Interest and Gifts & Hospitality request reviews on a daily basis.
• Provide data on Investigations, Conflicts of Interest, and Gifts & Hospitality Reviews on an as needed basis and draft quarterly reports.
• Support vendor on-boarding and customer due diligence processes.
• Provide support on the drafting, implementation, and maintenance of Compliance Training initiatives, including Annual Compliance Training.
• Work with Compliance colleagues to ensure consistency and leverage best practices.

Skills and Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Juris Doctor
• At least 5-10 years of legal experience in corporate compliance and ethics programs experience
• Experience providing legal counsel to businesses on compliance issues and arriving at efficient solutions
• Experience conducting regulatory and corporate compliance risk analysis
• Ability to work independently while providing efficient business-oriented advice
• Demonstrated effectiveness with multiple stakeholders and diverse constituencies
• Executive presence combined with strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to proactively provide sound advice and exercise good judgment in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Experience creating and effectuating corporate compliance programs and procedures and implementing compliance training programs strongly preferred
• Experience and understanding of working in a complex global environment, including sensitivity to cultures and practices outside the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years in-house experience strongly preferred
• Experience in conducting investigations from beginning to end
• Compliance risk assessment, risk management, or audit experience
• Experience representing corporations before regulatory agencies
• Knowledge and experience with some or all of the following subjects:
  • Accessibility
  • Trade and Customs
  • Government contracting, government procurement laws, and regulations
  • Workplace safety
  • Product safety
  • Environmental regulations
  • Sanctions screening
  • Consumer credit regulations
  • Anti-trust and fair competition

Skills and Qualifications

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