.Legal Counsel - Ethics & Compliance - Mexico City - Office Based with FlexICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We're proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.JR123516Legal Counsel - Ethics & ComplianceMexico CityOffice Based with Flex (3 days at office and 2 days at home)As Legal Counsel on the Ethics & Compliance team, you will lead the ethics and compliance program in LATAM and support the global team on managing compliance operations.Responsibilities:Embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.Act as key Point of Contact for the ICON Ethics & Compliance program in LATAM, promoting the program across the regional business leads and providing pragmatic and timely advice on general ethics and compliance issues:Acting as the primary point of contact for ethics and compliance (including Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Healthcare Compliance, Trade Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering) support in the region.Conducting training independently for employees at different levels and ICON vendors, developing training materials and monitoring training progress.Identifying ethics and compliance matters that require follow-up or investigation, and as appropriate, providing assistance.Assisting in internal investigations arising in LATAM of a compliance nature.Assist and manage legal regulatory requests and investigations in LATAM.Build relationships with region business leads to partner and support in relation to compliance issues.Providing regional LATAM support for other global compliance initiatives and controls.Reviewing and advising on MSA, vendor and other third party compliance contractual terms.Acting as legal escalation point of contact for compliance screening of third parties.Providing legal advice on vendor compliance issues/escalations.Assisting in review of compliance disclosure requests from time to time.Lead and manage ICON's Ethics and Compliance Operations, globally, including responsibility for:Policy Management.Ethics and Compliance Training.Communications Strategy.Audit and RFI Defense.Maintenance of mailbox and other centralized resources.Internal team training.Team Metrics and Monitoring.Billing and Invoicing.Assist Compliance Monitoring Manager in reviewing, tracking and reporting on compliance monitoring controls within the business.To be successful in the role, you will have:3 years + PQE (Qualified Lawyer PQE)Relevant working experience in ethics and compliance and/or compliance operationsA good understanding of legal, regulatory and risk management concepts (anti-bribery corruption, economic trade sanctions, anti-money laundering, whistleblower awareness).Excellent written and verbal communication skills