Director, Compliance Monitoring- Global

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Job Summary

Nidec is the world's No.1 comprehensive motor manufacturer handling "everything that spins and moves", miniature to gigantic. Nidec is a global enterprise comprised of over 300 subsidiaries/affiliates. We are a leading manufacturer of commercial motors, industrial motors, appliance motors, and controls. Nidec motors can be found in products that range from cell phones, computers and home appliances to industrial and mining equipment – and everything in between. Our product line features a full line of high efficiency motors for industrial applications in water treatment, mining, oil and gas, and power generation, and for commercial applications such as pool and spa, condensers, cooling towers and large refrigeration units.

From keeping us comfortable in our homes to pumping clean water to making our cars more safe, electric motors are an indispensable part of our daily lives. At Nidec, our employees are on the forefront of developing new motor technologies. As we move deeper into the age of robotics, the impact of motors will only increase.

With over 140,000 employees stationed worldwide, Nidec continues to be a unique organization, and each location maintains its individual personality.

Job Description

The Director of Compliance Monitoring serves as a compliance leader responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing Nidec’s enterprise‑wide compliance monitoring and testing program across global operations. Reporting to the Senior Compliance Counsel, Global Compliance Strategy Leader, this role provides independent oversight to assess the effectiveness of the Company’s ethics and compliance program and support the identification and mitigation of compliance risks.

This position supports the Senior Compliance Counsel, Global Compliance Strategy Leader and Chief Compliance Officer by evaluating monitoring outcomes, identifying trends and systemic issues, and ensuring appropriate escalation and remediation of material findings. The Director of Compliance Monitoring works closely with cross‑functional partners and global business leaders to promote consistent application of compliance expectations while enabling Nidec’s business objectives and ethical culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and enhance the global compliance monitoring and testing program in alignment with applicable laws, regulatory expectations, and recognized international standards, including U.S. Department of Justice guidance and ISO 37301.
• Develop and maintain monitoring methodologies, metrics, testing protocols, and assessment frameworks to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of compliance controls.
• Oversee continuous monitoring activities and periodic compliance testing cycles across regions, functions, and key risk areas.
• Analyze monitoring results to identify trends, control gaps, and systemic issues; assess root causes and potential enterprise impact.
• Escalate material findings and emerging risks to the Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and senior leadership in accordance with established governance and escalation processes.
• Partner with Global Compliance Leadership Team, Legal, Internal Audit, Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and Business Units to coordinate oversight activities and ensure effective use of compliance and assurance resources.
• Lead the development, tracking, and validation of remediation plans and corrective actions following monitoring activities, including follow‑up testing to confirm effectiveness.
• Oversee compliance monitoring activities related to third parties and supply chain partners, including review of supplier audit results where applicable.
• Develop with the Compliance Leadership Team and General Affairs Department and maintain a risk‑based compliance monitoring plan, updated annually through the compliance risk assessment process.
• Provide leadership and guidance to compliance monitoring personnel and support the continued development and scalability of the monitoring function.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in compliance, ethics, internal audit, risk management, or a related field.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.
• Strong knowledge of ethics and compliance risk areas, including the RBA Code of Conduct, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), UK Bribery Act, UFLPA, conflict minerals, and export controls.
• Familiarity with the Japanese regulatory environment, including UCPA and METI guidelines, preferred given Asia‑Pacific operational considerations.
• Experience using Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms (e.g., NAVEX, SAP GRC, Workiva) and applying data analytics to assess compliance program effectiveness.
• Experience with supplier audit and sustainability platforms (e.g., Sedex, EcoVadis) preferred.
• JD, CCEP, CFE, or CPA designation preferred; RBA auditor certification a plus.
• Strong analytical, judgment, and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Available for domestic and international travel, as required.

Additional Job Details

Management – M4
Organizational Impact 
•    Recommends tactical and operational strategies that will directly impact the achievement of overall business unit, department and/or job family group results
•    Directs the execution of strategies established by functional and/or executive leadership
•    Establishes operational plans for department and/or job family group with short- to mid-term impact on results (e.g., 1-3 years)
•    Work requires a high degree of responsibility for resources, and frequently influences business decisions made by senior leadership
•    Typically responsible for moderate revenue and/or expenditures in multiple areas or over multiple teams with moderate oversight, with signature authority
Communication & Influence
•    Communicates with parties within and outside of own business unit, department, and/or job family, and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the job family group, which may include clients or partners
•    Works to influence others to accept job family group/business unit’s view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices and approaches. Requires ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization
•    May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the business unit/job family group. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues
Innovation & Complexity
•    Responsible for making significant improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of business unit, department and/or job family group
•    Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, where information is typically difficult to obtain
•    Problems are frequently complex. Problems typically impact multiple business units and/or job family groups
•    Problems are typically solved through drawing from extensive prior experience and analysis of issues
Leadership & Talent Management
•    Manages a department or job family or a large team that includes multiple teams led by other people leaders
•    Responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for department/job family group/team to ensure availability of talent necessary to accomplish departmental business results
•    Typically has hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own area, in accordance with Corporate Guidelines
Knowledge & Experience
•    Requires advanced management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple job family group
•    Typically has mastery within a specific technical or broad expertise across multiple related disciplines
•    Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional certification and 10 years of prior relevant experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

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No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.