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General Information:
Hitachi Energy offers power and automation products, systems and service solutions across the generation, transmission and distribution value chain - enabling a stronger, smarter and greener power grid. We are seeking an ESG Regulatory & Product Material Compliance Counsel responsible for the South America region to be based in Brazil who will be a member of our Global Competency Center in our business function Legal and Integrity. This role will report to the Head of L&I Regulatory Affairs.
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Your Responsibilities:
- Support corporate ESG & Product Regulatory Compliance roadmap.
- Monitor, interpret and advise on ESG and Product Material Compliance related regulations in the Region impacting the Hitachi Energy, including opportunities and risks.
- Translate legal requirements into company, business, and product impact; develop effective compliance and implementation strategies including adequate risk management.
- Align local or regional approaches with global processes and requirements, ensure consistent, and efficient implementation throughout Business Units and Functions.
- Guide and coordinate legal correspondence with officials, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders across Hitachi Energy's organization.
- Build and maintain work-relationship with regulatory bodies in governments and administration to further boost Hitachi Energy's compliance activities.
- Support the establishment of new or improvement of existing compliance processes.
- Proactively identify and lead compliance related issues and challenges, head internal investigations and lead Hitachi Energy's legal position.
- Ensure the implementation of corporate regulations and standards in the Region, monitor execution.
- Develop and provide education to all stakeholders, create effective ways for visible knowledge sharing throughout the company.
- Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your Background:
- Legal degree from an accredited law school; bar admission desirable, experience with ESG regulations with focus on environmental regulations.
- Workable knowledge in Chemistry, Materials or Engineering a great plus.
- Excellent communication skill on all managerial and executive levels in a complex matrix organization
- Ability to work and report remotely, open minded and dynamic attitude to changes; intercultural sensitivity.
- Experience in project and external resource Management
- Pro-active, self-driven personality, creative thinker, hands-on and problem-solving mentality to challenge "status quo"
- Willingness to develop the role and scope considering evolving regulatory environment
- Local language, fluent English, other languages an asset
- Willingness to travel (10-20%)
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