Ethics Manager

About the Organization

We are a values-oriented organization dedicated to cultivating a culture grounded in integrity, accountability, transparency, and principled decision-making. Our multidisciplinary teams—including legal, compliance, HR, internal audit, risk management, operations, information security, finance, and executive leadership—work collaboratively to maintain exemplary ethical standards while driving sustainable growth and trust among stakeholders.

Role Overview

We seek a seasoned Ethics Manager to spearhead our ethics and integrity initiatives, advocating for ethical conduct and reinforcing a culture of compliance and responsibility. This role involves managing ethics policies, overseeing investigations, providing expert ethical guidance, and ensuring operations align with legal obligations and corporate values.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute enterprise-wide ethics strategies, governance frameworks, codes of conduct, and ethics-related initiatives consistent with organizational values and regulatory mandates.
• Oversee ongoing management and enhancement of the ethics and compliance program, encompassing policies, reporting channels, conflict of interest protocols, and integrity efforts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams—including legal, compliance, HR, internal audit, risk, info security, finance, operations, procurement, and executive leadership—to foster ethical decision-making and organizational accountability.
• Handle confidential ethics reports, whistleblower cases, hotline activities, investigations, and case resolutions ensuring fairness, privacy, and legal compliance.
• Track core performance metrics such as training completion rates, investigation durations, policy adherence, employee awareness, reporting trends, and program effectiveness.
• Perform ethics risk assessments, policy reviews, cultural evaluations, compliance audits, and root cause analyses to detect emerging ethical risks and recommend mitigations.
• Develop and deploy ethics education programs, leadership workshops, communications campaigns, and guidance materials to enhance ethical culture organization-wide.
• Guarantee all policies and business procedures comply with legal, regulatory, governance, anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and corporate ethics standards.
• Liaise with regulators, legal counsel, external investigators, auditors, ethics consultants, and other relevant parties to support ethics governance and compliance efforts.
• Leverage Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms, Ethics Case Management Systems, ERP software, Microsoft Office, Power BI, and analytics tools to oversee program performance and produce actionable insights.
• Prepare comprehensive ethics reports, executive dashboards, board updates, investigation summaries, policy advice, and strategic presentations for senior leaders and governance bodies.
• Lead and mentor ethics specialists, compliance staff, investigators, and stakeholders fostering an ethical culture founded on integrity, respect, inclusion, transparency, and continuous enhancement.

Desired Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Ethics, Compliance, HR, Risk Management, Public Administration, or related disciplines preferred.
• Advanced degrees or certifications such as Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional (CRCMP) are strongly favored.
• More than five years’ relevant experience in ethics, compliance, corporate governance, legal work, internal audit, investigations, or risk management roles.
• At least two years managing ethics programs, compliance initiatives, investigations, or governance frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of corporate ethics principles, compliance programs, governance, whistleblower protections, anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, conflict of interest management, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience using GRC tools, ethics case management systems, ERP platforms, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, reporting software, and compliance analytics.
• Awareness of ESG principles, human rights due diligence, AI governance, privacy laws, and international compliance frameworks is advantageous.
• Strong leadership, analytical, investigative, organizational, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, presentation, facilitation, report writing, and teamwork capabilities.
• Ability to handle sensitive ethics issues with discretion, balancing legal duties, corporate values, employee confidence, and business goals.
• Capability to work autonomously in remote or hybrid settings.

Benefits and Work Environment

• Flexible remote and hybrid work options based in the United Arab Emirates.
• Competitive salary package.
• Opportunities for professional advancement in ethics leadership.
• Experience in corporate governance, enterprise compliance, and organizational culture enhancement.
• A collaborative, value-driven workplace.
• A supportive culture emphasizing integrity, accountability, inclusion, transparency, and continuous progress.
• Chance to bolster ethical leadership, foster organizational trust, and shape a culture of responsible business conduct.
• Clear career path in ethics, compliance, governance, risk management, legal operations, and executive leadership tracks.