Compliance Specialist

At Hempel, success isn’t just about meeting targets – it’s about collaborating, innovating, and making a real impact.  You’ll be part of a dynamic and diverse team where your input and initiative are not only welcomed but expected from day one.

Compliance Operations Specialist

Role description and key responsibilities

• Management and administration of Compliance training courses (online training),

• Compliance assessment of business partners (e.g. distributors),

• Ensuring quarterly compliance controls are tested and adhered to.

• Handling of sanctions screening alerts,

• General Administration support to the Compliance & Data Protection team,

• Responding to customer and internal inquiries re Compliance Program,

• Monthly progress reporting to management, etc.

• Maintain and update cases in the Whistleblowing system

• Take minutes during investigation meetings and ensure secure storage of records.

• Handle highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion and integrity

Key Success Criteria’s / KPIs

• diligent, stable, precise, detail-oriented, reliable, on-time;

• excellent English language writing skills;

• strong Sense of Confidentiality;

• understanding of internal compliance programs;

• willing to take individual responsibility for the tasks, while understanding the team’s goals, deadlines, and priorities.

• Microsoft Office professional user (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

• Good at keeping focus on a variety of projects in different compliance areas and multiple stakeholders.

• Can efficiently handle complex tasks like data analysis, reporting, and presentation creation, while respecting deadlines and demonstrating high attention to details.

Required education, experience and job-related skills

• Many areas are relevant to compliance work including law, economics, finance, and international business

• Excellent operational skills are key.

• Min 3-4 years experience in international company in a regional or global role.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

• Experience with IT tools and AI solutions to optimize workflow efficiency is a plus.

Does This Sound Like a Match?

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Application due

2026-06-30

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Job Functions

General Business, Legal, Management

Industry

Chemicals

At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other. 

We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact. 

At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work.  We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents,  we can achieve great things, together.