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Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Legal Expert - Compliance and Governance

Regulatory Compliance & EthicsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBudapest, HungaryNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A legal degree is required; an economics degree is an advantage.
  • At least 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in corporate internal regulations, compliance, ethical operations, integrity, or internal investigations.
  • A business- and client-support mindset that accounts for business operations and objectives alongside compliance requirements.
  • Strategic, systems-level thinking and the ability to develop independent, practical solutions in complex situations.
  • Ability to confidently coordinate professional tasks and processes involving multiple stakeholders.
  • Collaboration and stakeholder-management skills, including effective work with different business areas.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, including explaining complex professional content clearly to non-lawyer audiences.
  • Conflict-management ability and effectiveness under pressure.
  • Independent, goal-oriented, and flexible working style.
  • Openness to new technologies, digital solutions, and continuous learning.
  • Confident spoken and written English at a legal-professional level.

Responsibilities

  • Provide proactive legal and compliance advice to business areas, identify compliance risks, and propose ways to address them.
  • Support the company’s ethical operations and business decision-making on compliance and integrity matters.
  • Investigate compliance and ethics reports, recommend necessary measures, and improve related processes and controls.
  • Participate in proactive compliance reviews and propose improvements based on identified risks.
  • Coordinate the development, review, and improvement of internal policies, ensuring alignment with Group-level requirements and relevant domestic and EU regulations.
  • Support the management of third-party compliance risks, particularly during due-diligence processes.
  • Contribute to background checks of new suppliers and to the design and operation of regulations and controls for sanctions-list screening.
  • Develop, improve, and maintain anti-corruption, conflict-of-interest, and ethics regulations, processes, and controls.
  • Work with legal, data protection, and information security teams to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
  • Develop and deliver awareness programs and training on governance and compliance.
  • Monitor relevant domestic, EU, and Group-level regulatory changes, assess their business impact, and support the development of necessary measures.
  • Work closely with business areas and legal, data protection, and information security experts to develop compliance and governance operations, internal regulations, and controls, and support ethical operations.

About the Company

Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Bertelsmann is a global media, services, and education group made up of eight autonomous divisions, including RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, and Arvato. It operates across B2B and B2C markets, with activities in broadcasting, book publishing, music rights management, and business process outsourcing. Its products range from streaming subscriptions and printed books to logistics, CRM services, and AI-powered content and rights-management tools. The company differentiates itself through a decentralized, entrepreneur-led structure that reinvests profits into content and digital infrastructure via its Boost program, backed by private foundations and the Mohn family. It aims to grow organically and through selective acquisitions while leveraging large-scale data and cross-divisional synergies to deliver personalized content and service experiences at a global scale.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.4B
Headquarters
Gütersloh, Germany
Founded
1835

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