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Responsibilities:Develop: Design, enhance, and maintain a group-wide Compliance Management System, including mandatory policies aligned with Freudenberg Corporate guidelines while enabling local adaptations
Strengthen: Enhance decentralized compliance governance, develop Compliance Committees further, and establish transparent reporting and escalation structures across business units
Assess: Conduct annual compliance risk assessments, create risk heat maps, and prioritize mitigation measures for high-risk areas
Investigate: Lead and support compliance investigations in close alignment with the Head of Compliance and Corporate Audit
Enable: Roll out global compliance training programs with locally relevant content and use digital learning platforms for consistency and tracking
Monitor: Implement centralized monitoring tools and coordinate periodic assurance audits for decentralized units, with a focus on high-risk processes
Drive: Support the development and deployment of compliance technology solutions for policy updates, reporting, and tracking
Collaborate: Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and support cross-functional compliance initiatives, including M&A-related integration activities
Education: University degree in Law, Business Administration, or a related field with a focus on Compliance, Risk, or Governance; a master’s degree is desirable
Experience: Several years of professional experience in compliance, governance, or risk management within an international or matrix organization is essential
Expertise: Hands-on experience with compliance frameworks, risk assessments, investigations, internal controls, and regulatory requirements
Mindset: Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach and strong execution skills
Communication: Confident communicator with the ability to address sensitive topics clearly and collaborate effectively across functions and seniority levels
Languages: Fluent German and English (both C1-level) required
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Klüber Lubrication München GmbH & Co. KGSkills Required
- University degree in Law, Business, or related field with focus on Compliance or Risk Management
- 5+ years of experience in compliance, governance, or risk management within an international environment
- Proven expertise in compliance frameworks, risk assessments, and investigation processes
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance best practices
- Experience developing and implementing Compliance Management Systems and policies
- Ability to design and deliver group-wide training and awareness programs (including e-learning)
- Ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and influence across all levels
Freudenberg Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Freudenberg Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Freudenberg Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is considered strong at many U.S. sites, with low‑cost options, HSA contributions, and on‑site clinics in some locations.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is standard across U.S. entities, though exact match mechanics differ by business group and year.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often described as good, with some locations offering generous holiday schedules.
Freudenberg Group Insights
What We Do
Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations. Together with its partners, customers and research institutions, the Freudenberg Group develops leading-edge technologies and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, technical textiles, filters, specialty chemicals, medical products and the most modern cleaning products. Strength of innovation, strong customer orientation, diversity, and team spirit are the cornerstones of the Group. The 170-year-old company holds strong to its core values: a commitment to excellence, reliability and pro-active, responsible action. In 2022, the Freudenberg Group employed more than 51,000 people in some 60 countries worldwide and generated sales of more than €11.7 billion. Learn more about us and visit our digital home at freudenberg.com and read the stories that make us Freudenberg. Visit and follow us at www.freudenberg.com https://www.instagram.com/freudenberg.group/ www.youtube.com/FreudenbergGroup www.facebook.com/freudenberggroup *** Netiquette *** We look forward to receiving your comments and posts. On behalf of all users, we ask for constructive contributions, mutual respect, courtesy and tolerance. All contributions will be checked and we reserve the right to delete contributions. This applies in particular to unlawful content, incorrect statements, advertising for third parties, spam or slander. In addition, we reserve the right to remove comments that are otherwise inappropriate or incorrect. Contributions made by external users do not necessarily reflect Freudenberg’s opinion. Please find our data protect information here: https://www.freudenberg.com/fileadmin/downloads/english/2020-11_DataProtectionInformation_SocialMedia_EN.pdf
