Compliance Manager – Investigations

Minor Hotels Europe and Americas

Compliance Manager responsible for leading investigations and ensuring compliance within Heraeus in Germany. Collaborating with stakeholders while overseeing risk areas like bribery and corruption.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeHanau • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsibility for key risk areas such as bribery and corruption, conflicts of interest, fraud, antitrust/competition law, anti-money laundering, supply chain compliance and export control
Lead and conduct internal investigations in cases of suspected misconduct, including conducting interviews, analyzing documents and preparing investigation reports
Perform non-incident-driven compliance checks as an integral part of the Internal Control System (ICS) and develop standard procedures and policies
Maintain and further develop the whistleblower system, ensuring confidentiality and professional case handling
Collaborate with internal stakeholders and interface areas such as Corporate Audit and Risk Management
Manage external service providers such as audit firms and law firms to ensure the structured resolution of compliance incidents
Document cases and report to the Compliance Officer, Investigation & Risk Detection

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree in business, law or a related field with a focus on compliance and internal investigations
At least 4 years of professional experience conducting investigations—ideally in an international industrial or banking environment, or at an international law firm or audit firm
Solid knowledge of anti-corruption, antitrust/competition law, anti-money laundering (AML), supply chain compliance and the use of eDiscovery tools
Integrity, independence and ethical leadership—even under pressure and in challenging situations
Strong communication skills and empathy to clearly convey complex information and to handle stakeholders sensitively
Strategic and analytical thinking to derive sustainable measures and assess complex matters
Strong understanding of business processes and commercial awareness, as well as very good MS Office skills
Fluent German and English; ideally an additional language (particularly Spanish, Portuguese or Mandarin)
Discretion and the ability to work in a team to ensure confidential collaboration and protection of all parties involved
Resilience and stress tolerance; interest in building a case management system and experience handling regulatory inquiries and proceedings

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation package – attractive base salary plus bonus and support for private pension provision
Modern working-time arrangements – time autonomy without time tracking, with a focus on result-oriented work
Regular time off – 30 days annual leave plus up to 6 additional days off (company closures on bridge days and between the years), special leave for significant events, and a life-phase account for paid time off (e.g., sabbatical, early retirement)
Additional benefits – public transport subsidy, discounts at many (online) stores, occupational health service with comprehensive preventive medical checks, sports offerings and an employee cafeteria with freshly prepared meals daily
Sustainability and social commitment – sustainability as part of the corporate strategy and targeted support for initiatives in education, family and science through corporate foundations

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Hard Skills & Tools

compliance checksinternal investigationsanti-corruptionantitrust lawanti-money launderingsupply chain complianceeDiscovery toolscase management systemregulatory inquiriesdocument analysis

Soft Skills

integrityindependenceethical leadershipstrong communicationempathystrategic thinkinganalytical thinkingcommercial awarenessdiscretionresilience