Head of Compliance MA EMEA

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This is an expanded and strategically important role. The Head of Compliance for Market Area EMEA carries a broad mandate, reflecting Ericsson's commitment to a holistic, forward‑looking approach to integrity, compliance and risk management across the business.

The role encompasses the full spectrum of ethics and compliance risk: anti‑bribery and corruption, antitrust and competition, anti‑money laundering, human rights, anti‑fraud, anti‑terrorism, reputational risk, and beyond. The role holder will proactively identify emerging threats, regulatory developments and business environment changes that could impact the organisation, and work with the business to own and respond where needed. This role will play a key part in enabling business leaders to own and manage risk as a driver of sustainable success.

As Head of Compliance EMEA, you will lead a team of compliance and risk professionals in a dynamic and exciting region. You will serve a diverse set of business and organisational units across the region, partnering with business stakeholders to embed Ericsson's Ethics and Compliance programme, enable genuine business ownership of risk, and drive accountability for compliance and sound risk management throughout the organisation.

Ericsson's Compliance Office, under the leadership of the Chief Compliance Officer, has responsibility for all components of Ericsson's Ethics and Compliance Programme. The programme covers compliance with our Code of Business Ethics and spans the broad range of subject matters within your remit — including anti‑fraud, anti‑bribery and corruption, anti‑terrorism, antitrust and competition, anti‑money laundering, human rights, sanctions and export controls, and the identification and management of emerging and reputational risks.

You will report to the Chief Compliance Officer and have a dotted‑line reporting relationship to the Head of Legal EMEA, sitting on both the Compliance Office Leadership Team and the Market Area Legal Leadership Team. This dual positioning ensures you are closely connected to both the global compliance agenda and the strategic priorities of the Market Area, enabling you to translate group‑wide standards into locally relevant, business‑enabling actions.

You will collaborate closely within Legal Affairs & Compliance (GFLA) and other assurance colleagues on matters such as training and communication initiatives, risk assessments, third‑party due diligence and monitoring, investigations and implementing remediation where needed. You will prepare insights, analyses and reports to stakeholders about the effectiveness of the ethics, integrity and compliance programme and the state of risk across the Market Area.

In this exciting role, you will lead and ensure the development of a diverse team of Compliance Officers, setting expectations, managing performance, and fostering a culture where every team member is empowered to enable the business to succeed — with integrity. You will guide them in partnering with business stakeholders to make sound judgments, implement the compliance programme, and support effective, business‑owned risk management throughout the Market Area.

The role will be located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

• Lead and manage all aspects of the Market Area's Ethics and Compliance programme, ensuring it enables the business to operate successfully within a robust framework of controls and ethical standards.
• Act as a solution‑oriented trusted advisor, actively supporting business stakeholders in proactively identifying, owning and managing compliance and broader risk matters and providing expert advice, practical problem‑solving, and clear paths forward.
• Drive a robust culture of ethics, integrity and compliance and a sense of shared responsibility, empowering business leaders to take ownership of risk as a foundation for sustainable success.
• Champion Business Success, Be a trusted advisor to the business, providing strategic and tactical solutions that drive things forward in the right way. You’ll understand the complexities of our business but always strive for simplicity in your approach.
• Lead…