Director Ethics & Compliance Program

Job ID: 19901-VM
Division: Legal
Job Location: Palo Alto CA
Job Status: Full Time
Job Category: Legal

VMware (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in Business Infrastructure Virtualization, delivers proven virtualization solutions - from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud - that energize business, while saving energy. IT organizations in companies of all sizes rely on VMware and its industry-leading platform, VMware vSphere™, to achieve a more efficient, controlled and flexible IT environment. With 2009 revenues of $2 billion and more than 170,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware delivers the world’s most trusted solutions for virtualization, a strategic initiative that consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware’s award-winning technology, market-leading position and culture of excellence provide our 7,000+ employees in 40+ locations worldwide with a platform for professional growth and the excitement of being an
early-stage innovator.

Position Overview

The VMware Legal Department is a team of dedicated legal professionals who share a passion and enthusiasm to both understand and successfully navigate every aspect of our fast-growing company. VMware’s market-leading and evolving businesses routinely present complex legal challenges that demand creative solutions and allow each member of the department to impact the business. The legal team believes in maintaining the highest standards of business and professional conduct, while providing our clients with innovative and pragmatic advice to strengthen and enhance VMware’s competitive market position. If you are looking for a legal department where you can be a team builder, a team player and a leader, all while providing real world solutions to complex problems for the Company’s executives who share a high-level of intellect, confidence and professionalism, then you have found the place.

As the Director of VMware’s Ethics and Compliance Program, you will be responsible for working with Legal, HR, Finance and the Executive Staff to develop the company’s Ethics and Compliance strategy and program structure. You will ensure that ethics and compliance activities are strategically aligned with the Company’s business objectives and are a catalyst for executing the Company’s vision, mission and values. You will lead cross functional efforts to establish and/or continuously improve VMware’s ethics and compliance standards and policies/procedures, compliance risk assessment, training, employee awareness and communication, discipline and incentives, reporting and investigations, and program monitoring and measurement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Utilize a collaborative, creative, risk-based approach to work across functional groups and geographies to identify and understand the ethical challenges facing the company. Stakeholders may include general management, Finance, HR, Legal, and the Audit Committee
• Lead cross functional, global efforts in the implementation and monitoring of solutions to address ethics and compliance challenges. Solutions may include training and awareness programs, global investigations processes, and assimilation metrics
• Establish/Continuously improve mechanisms for management oversight and monitoring of ethics and compliance activities and culture for the company
• Continuously improve processes for answering employee ethics related questions involving appropriate subject matter experts in providing guidance

Qualifications & Experience

• Utilizes advanced Project Management effectively to deliver desired results. Lead projects that have enduring impact and staying power, not fading-out following the initial implementation. Deploys appropriate project methodology and establishes resource needs. Prioritizes projects based on potential business impact
• Well developed analysis skills to creatively (and appropriately) apply leading edge theories and tools to change organizational behavior. Able to grasp and dissect the key drivers of the analysis and minimizes time investment and detail level by focusing on the important issues. Performs analysis that drives recommendations
• Good written and verbal communication; identifies the desired impact of his/her communication, and constructs messages and themes appropriately. Seeks out and listens for feedback on how the message is received; tests for impact. Communicates effectively to senior audiences
• Ability to influence by anticipating controversies and knowing how to defuse them. Effectively uses insight, logic, and data to communicate identified issues. Skillfully navigates around obstacles. Proactively plans the best way to achieve objectives with business partners. Presents issues confidently and professionally
• Experience as Compliance Director at similarly sized public company, including managing cross functional, global programs, developing training curriculum and content, communicating with varied levels of the organization including senior management, and/or dealing with ethical issues and challenges
• Working knowledge of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission) and other applicable ethics and compliance benchmarks

Education

• Bachelor's Degree/12+ years or Master's Degree/8+ years, CCEP preferred
• Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school required

Apply Online

Remember to mention you found this listing at www.leaphart.com/JobOpenings.php

Top