Commercial policy specialist
About the role
What will you do?
- Drive alignment between global commercial compliance policies and local business operations, ensuring consistent adoption across all channel partners and business units.
- Monitor compliance with contractual, commercial, and governance requirements, identifying gaps and driving corrective actions to mitigate business risk.
- Partner with Sales, Channel, Finance, Legal, and Operations leaders to ensure compliance standards are embedded into day-to-day business practices.
- Lead reviews of commercial agreements, partner onboarding processes, operational controls, and policy adherence requirements.
- Assess potential compliance risks related to channel management, contracts, payment terms, inventory practices, and commercial operations.
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders, including senior leadership, to drive accountability and timely resolution of compliance issues.
- Act as a change agent by promoting compliance awareness, driving process improvements, and supporting adoption of governance initiatives.
- Develop tracking mechanisms, governance reviews, and follow-up processes to ensure sustainable compliance and operational discipline.
- Provide recommendations to leadership teams based on compliance assessments and operational risk evaluations.
What are the key skills we are looking for?
Commercial Compliance & Governance
- Intermediate/Advanced level; ensuring adherence to global commercial policies and governance standards.
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Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Intermediate level; identifying operational and commercial risks and implementing corrective actions.
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Change Management
- Intermediate level; driving organizational adoption of new policies, processes, and compliance requirements.
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Stakeholder Management & Influence
- Advanced level; effectively challenging and influencing senior leaders to drive business accountability.
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Policy Implementation & Process Governance
- Intermediate level; translating policies into practical and sustainable business processes.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Intermediate level; partnering with multiple business functions to achieve compliance objectives.
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Data Analysis & Reporting
- Intermediate level; monitoring compliance metrics, identifying trends, and recommending improvements.
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Project Execution & Follow-Up
- Advanced level; ensuring initiatives move from assessment to implementation and measurable results.
What qualifications will make you successful?
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Law, Compliance, Operations, or related field.
- Experience in Compliance, Commercial Operations, Risk Management, Channel Management, Internal Controls, Governance, or similar functions.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels, including Director and VP-level leadership.
- Strong change management and organizational transformation capabilities.
- Ability to balance business objectives while maintaining compliance and governance requirements.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex policies into actionable business practices.
- High level of integrity, accountability, and commitment to process discipline.
- Ability to operate with firmness and objectivity when enforcing compliance standards and driving corrective actions.
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