Compliance Officer

Overview

Compliance Counsel for the Indian Sub-continent Zone (ISC), responsible for developing and deploying the Zone compliance program and advising the business on legal compliance matters across ISC.

What you'll do

• Support the Head of Legal and ISC leadership in developing the annual Zone compliance program based on local and global priorities.
• Drive and coordinate implementation of initiatives in the annual Zone compliance program, including the ISC Compliance Program 2.0 and India compliance enhancement work.
• Monitor execution through the ISC Compliance Committee, track remediation actions and maintain evidence and documentation.
• Translate risks, audit findings and lessons learned into controls, action plans, monitoring activities and evidence-based reporting.
• Monitor General Business Principles (GBP) and legal compliance controls, identify deficiencies and follow up on remediation.
• Conduct periodic compliance risk assessments and use outcomes to shape training, communications, monitoring and risk mitigation.
• Develop and deliver practical, risk-based compliance training and communications for employees, leaders and relevant third parties.
• Support compliance due diligence, onboarding and ongoing monitoring of distributors, channel partners, agents, consultants and other third parties across ISC.
• Promote a culture of integrity and help embed compliance requirements in business processes and decision-making.
• Provide timely, pragmatic advice on anti-bribery and anti-corruption; healthcare compliance and interactions with healthcare professionals and government officials; competition and antitrust law; conflicts of interest; gifts, hospitality, sponsorships, grants and donations; third-party compliance risks; export controls, trade restrictions and sanctions; privacy and data protection; and other compliance risks across ISC.
• Advise on applicable laws, regulations and industry standards in ISC countries, including anti-corruption, competition, healthcare, medical device and product marketing requirements.
• Advise on competition and antitrust compliance, in coordination with the Market Legal Counsel and relevant subject-matter experts.
• Advise on privacy and data-protection compliance across ISC, in coordination with the Market Legal Counsel, Privacy Office and Group Legal.
• Partner with the ISC Legal team, business leaders, Finance, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Quality, Regulatory, Information Security and other functions.
• Conduct and coordinate investigations arising from SpeakUp reports and other compliance concerns in line with Philips' investigation standards and local laws.
• Develop investigation plans, conduct interviews, review records and prepare clear, objective investigation reports.
• Work with stakeholders to determine appropriate remediation, disciplinary and control-improvement actions, and monitor corrective actions through completion.
• Identify and share GBP and legal compliance best practices across Markets, and contribute to the annual global Market compliance program and minimum compliance requirements.
• Support or advise on GBP investigations escalated from Markets, and provide insights on emerging compliance risks, regulatory developments and enforcement trends across ISC.

What you'll need

• A law degree from a recognised institution.
• Preferably, qualification or enrolment to practise law in at least one ISC jurisdiction.
• At least 5–13 years of relevant experience in legal compliance, investigations or as a compliance officer, preferably within a multinational company, healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical or other regulated industry.
• Sound knowledge of anti-bribery, competition and healthcare compliance requirements applicable within ISC.
• Experience conducting or supporting internal investigations and managing sensitive matters.
• Experience developing or implementing compliance programs, controls, training and risk assessments.
• An understanding of third-party compliance risks involving distributors, channel partners, agents and interactions with public-sector or government-linked customers.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage senior business leaders.
• The ability to provide clear, practical and commercially balanced advice while maintaining independence and integrity.
• Willingness to travel within ISC, as required.

Nice to have

• An LL.M. or another relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Knowledge of one or more languages used within ISC.

Details

• Office-based teams work in person at least 3 days per week; onsite roles require full-time presence at company facilities; field roles are primarily at customer or supplier locations.
• Willingness to travel within ISC as required.