Compliance Officer Italy

**Compliance Officer Italy**:

- **Location(s)**:

- Rome, 62, IT, 00192

**RWE Renewables Italia S.r.l.**

**To start as soon as possible, full time, fixed term**

**Functional area**:Legal / Compliance

RWE Renewables, the youngest subsidiary of the RWE Group, is one of the world leaders in renewables. The company, which is subdivided into two functional units “RWE Renewables Europe & Australia” and “RWE Offshore Wind” in addition to RWE Renewables Americas, is driving the expansion of renewables in over 20 countries on five continents.

**Your future plans**
- You will report to the Head of Compliance of Onshore, PV, Europe and Australia (OPEA) and will be responsible for topics such as anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and sanctions for the OPEA business in your region
- Together with the OPEA Compliance team, you will develop and implement robust compliance strategies in alignment with the global compliance community
- You actively develop and implement various types of training, documentation and processes and provide with holistic and optimized operational advice, setting standards in the process
- You independently assess compliance-relevant topics and issues of high complexity in your area of responsibility and also develop solutions and recommendations for action for the management and the operational business
- You will lead and participate in large multidisciplinary national and international projects (including M&A), assess counterparty compliance risks and independently manage interdisciplinary interfaces

**Your skills**
- Successfully completed studies in the field of law, economics, social sciences or a comparable qualification, and have at least 5 years of professional experience in a law firm or consultancy, or in the legal or compliance department of a company, ideally (but not indispensable) in the energy industry.
- In addition to integrity and strong ethics and values, you like to think outside the box, enjoy creative processes, can familiarize yourself with topics very quickly and enjoy your work
- Ability to work independently as well as part of an international and interdisciplinary team.
- Ability to consult stakeholders on an equal footing, deal with conflict and defend own point of view when challenged by senior management.
- You have very good communication skills and master presentation and moderation techniques, and are able to translate complex issues into relevant messages and communicate them across all hierarchical levels of the organization.
- Analytical mindset, understanding of strategic decision making and the ability to work accurately under pressure while always finding pragmatic solutions in a fast-paced international business environment.
- Experience in the management of external consultants.
- Fluent in Italian and English (oral and written), other languages (specially German and/or Spanish) is an advantage.

**What do we offer?**
- The chance to shape the compliance culture within a fast-pace international group leading the energy transition and make an impact in its strategy
- The opportunity to constantly learn and develop in an exciting environment while working on projects with colleagues of different ages, genders and cultural backgrounds
- Room for new ideas, creativity and the opportunity to pursue your own goals, teamwork, support and openness, visibility and recognition of your work and a job that never gets boring
- A professional environment and the opportunity to interact directly with various RWE Group stakeholders and senior management
- A work culture that puts the individual at the center and offers flexible working solutions, work-life balance principles and competitive employment conditions

Any questions? **Contact in Recruiting**:Fabio Colombo