Regional Ethics & Compliance Officer - Southeast Asia & Australia

Position Title

Regional Ethics & Compliance Officer, Southeast Asia & Australia

Position Purpose

The Regional Ethics & Compliance Officer (ECO), Southeast Asia & Australia, is the senior Ethics & Compliance leader accountable for advancing Carrier’s ethics, compliance, investigations, and integrity agenda across Southeast Asia and Australia.

The role also supports the strategic execution of international trade compliance priorities across Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (AME). Working in close partnership with senior business leaders and the Legal, Human Resources, Audit, Security, and Corporate Ethics & Compliance teams, the ECO identifies and mitigates compliance risk, strengthens a culture of integrity, and enables sustainable business growth. As a member of the AME Ethics & Compliance leadership team, the role provides trusted counsel on complex risk matters, leads significant investigations, and ensures consistent application of Carrier’s global compliance framework across diverse markets and jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Compliance Leadership

·       Define and execute the regional Ethics & Compliance strategy in alignment with Carrier’s global priorities, business objectives, and evolving regional risk profile.

·       Serve as a trusted advisor to regional leadership on ethics, compliance, governance, and integrity matters, translating regulatory requirements into practical business guidance.

·       Advance program maturity through continuous improvement, data-driven insights, and disciplined operational execution.

·       Provide compliance leadership for strategic business initiatives, including acquisitions, transformations, integrations, and market expansion.

2. Risk Assessment & Governance

·       Lead periodic compliance risk assessments, prioritize key exposures, and oversee timely remediation plans.

·       Monitor emerging regulatory developments, enforcement trends, and business risks across the region, and assess their potential impact.

·       Develop clear governance reporting, performance metrics, and executive briefings that support informed decision-making.

·       Partner with Legal, Human Resources, Audit, Security, and business leaders to design and implement effective risk-mitigation measures.

3. Investigations & Speak Up Program

·       Lead complex, high-impact investigations involving alleged misconduct, conflicts of interest, fraud, corruption, retaliation, and policy violations.

·       Ensure investigations are conducted promptly, independently, consistently, and with appropriate confidentiality and procedural rigor.

·       Oversee regional Speak Up case management and anti-retaliation efforts, identifying trends and opportunities for preventive action.

·       Present substantiated findings, risk implications, and practical recommendations to senior leadership and relevant governance forums.

4. Training, Communications & Culture

·       Develop and deliver risk-based Ethics & Compliance training and communications tailored to leaders, employees, and relevant third parties.

·       Promote a culture in which employees feel empowered to raise concerns, seek guidance, and make decisions consistent with Carrier’s values.

·       Engage leaders as visible champions of integrity and support initiatives that strengthen ethical leadership and accountability.

5. Third-Party & Trade Compliance Oversight

·       Provide oversight and guidance for regional third-party risk management, due diligence, onboarding, monitoring, and remediation activities.

·       Advise on export controls, economic sanctions, and other international trade compliance matters in partnership with relevant subject-matter experts.

·       Conduct site assessments, compliance reviews, and distributor or channel-partner engagements to evaluate control effectiveness and reinforce expectations.

6. Regional Network Leadership

·       Build, coach, and coordinate a high-performing network of local Ethics & Compliance Officers and compliance champions across SEAP.

·       Lead cross-functional and cross-border compliance initiatives, fostering consistent standards, shared learning, and effective execution across jurisdictions.

Job Grade

Manager / Professional M6 / P6

Location

Singapore (preferred) or Malaysia

Reporting Line

Reports directly to the Director, Deputy Ethics & Compliance Leader, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, with regular engagement and significant visibility to AME and Corporate Ethics & Compliance leadership.

Qualifications & Experience

·       Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline; an advanced degree is preferred.

·       At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in ethics and compliance, legal, investigations, audit, risk management, or a related function.

·       Demonstrated success leading regional or multinational compliance programs in a complex, matrixed organization.

·       Substantial experience managing complex and sensitive investigations, including the assessment of evidence and development of defensible recommendations.

·       Strong working knowledge of anti-corruption, competition law, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and third-party risk management.

·       Experience with international trade compliance, including export controls and sanctions, is strongly preferred.

·       Relevant professional certification—such as CCEP, ICA, legal, audit, or investigation credentials—is desirable.

Key Competencies

·       Executive presence and the ability to build credibility, challenge constructively, and influence senior stakeholders.

·       Strategic thinking, sound judgment, and an enterprise-wide perspective.

·       Uncompromising integrity, independence, discretion, and resilience.

·       Clear, persuasive communication and strong executive presentation skills.

·       Strong business acumen and the ability to balance risk mitigation with practical commercial considerations.

·       Cultural agility and the ability to operate effectively across functions, countries, and regulatory environments.

·       Fluency in written and spoken English; proficiency in an additional Asian language is advantageous.

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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