Legal Counselor

Welcome to the Drake companies : Part of UNACEM NA, the Southwest's leading supplier of cement and aggregate building materials. It is our mission to provide our customers with the highest quality products and services, while maintaining environmental and social responsibility and a strong focus on our most valuable resource, our employees. The Drake companies are growing rapidly, and we invite you to explore our site to find out more about us.

Job Overview :

This role involves overseeing various aspects of risk management, internal controls, policy implementation, and process improvement within an organization.

Responsibilities :

• Intermediary Role : Act as a bridge between various departments, including corporate compliance management, legal, and company management, ensuring effective communication and coordination.
• Design and Documentation : Develop and document risk assessment processes and internal control systems to support corporate policies on legal, ethical, and compliance issues.
• Adoption and Monitoring : Implement and oversee programs tailored to each company's needs and risk exposure levels, ensuring ongoing monitoring and effectiveness.
• Investigations : Conduct investigations as assigned by the Corporate Risk and Compliance Department, and follow up with action plans accordingly.
• Policy Supervision : Supervise compliance with corporate policies, identify inconsistencies, and propose corrective actions as needed.
• Policy Adoption : Ensure the adoption of corporate policies and alignment with senior management directives.
• Review Processes : Coordinate with internal supervisory departments to streamline review processes and ensure efficiency.
• Remediation : Lead efforts to address findings related to legal, ethics, and compliance matters within the internal control system.
• Ethics Commission Support : Assist the Company's Ethics Commission by conducting investigations and preparing necessary reports.
• Training : Develop and deliver training programs on risk management, internal control, legal, ethics, and compliance to employees.
• Continuous Improvement : Establish annual processes to evaluate and enhance risk management, internal control, and compliance processes.
• Policy Implementation : Coordinate and support the implementation of business ethics and legal affairs policies throughout the organization.
• Process Improvement : Implement actions and processes aimed at improving risk management, internal control, and compliance within the company.
• Other Duties : Undertake additional tasks assigned by Corporate Compliance Management and / or Corporate Legal Management as required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

Preferred :

Benefits :

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.