Compliance Officer

Job Title: Compliance Officer

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN OR Reston, VA/Hybrid - 3 Office Days/Week

As a Compliance Officer for Rolls-Royce, you will play a crucial role in ensuring corporate and employee compliance with the Code of Conduct, various policies and relevant laws and regulations. The role involves partnering with the business to sustain a culture of integrity based on ethical principles and effective risk management. You will also provide support and guidance on all Ethics and Compliance policies including Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Hospitality, Sponsorships and Donations, Confidential Information and Speak Up, as well as manage day-to-day operation of third-party risk management program for the business and support with Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) risk assessment, monitoring, assurance, training and communication activities.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing

• Support the Head of Ethics and Compliance – Defense in implementing the company’s Ethics and Compliance program and sustaining our culture of integrity throughout the business.
• Act as a first point of contact for Ethics and Compliance questions and concerns, providing support and guidance to employees in both the Defense and Civil Aerospace businesses on Ethics and Compliance policy matters, including reviewing and advising on conflict-of-interest declarations and conducting due diligence on recipients of sponsorships and donations.
• Operate the Third-Party Risk Management program within the business.
• Support the business to follow proper Ethics and Compliance policies and procedures, including reviewing and advising on conflict-of-interest declarations and conducting due diligence on recipients of sponsorships and donations.
• Carry out monitoring and assurance, including ABC risk assessment, Ethics and Compliance maturity reviews, joint venture monitoring and internal audits.
• Manage Ethics and Compliance speak up cases and investigations as required.
• Collaborate with various business, regional and head office Ethics and Compliance team members and other members of the General Counsel function to solve problems, share knowledge and help to develop and improve the global Ethics and Compliance program.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop risk mitigation strategies
• Support presentations and trainings on anticorruption and broader ethics and legal compliance topics
• Support the response to government investigations or queries as appropriate and/or required
• Engage with other business functions with people with differing levels of experience and knowledge and communicate effectively
• Other duties as assigned

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, business, or a related field with 8+ years of related, OR
• Master's degree in Law, business, or a related field with 6+ years of related, OR
• JD in Law, business, or a related field with 3+ years of related
• In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• A fundamental understanding of compliance and ethics principles and processes
• Prior experience with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act and other relevant laws.
• An individual with equivalent regulatory and/or commercial experience.
• Skilled in facilitating open dialogue with management to navigate complex decisions and ensure alignment with company values.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with employees in a range of seniorities.
• Experience of negotiating and managing commercial contracts.
• An awareness of anti-bribery and corruption laws and related experience.
• Experience in an ABC compliance program will be an advantage.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• Experience in investigative techniques
• Experience in producing training materials and successfully running training programs.
• Passion and commitment to the development of professional capability.
• Experienced with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Global Grade/Level: Level B

Closing date: 09/19/2025

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Ethics and Compliance $168,291 - $273,473-Annually Reston, VA

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.