Legal Compliance Officer

Bell Integration is a medium-sized international group of companies with a workforce of about 1200 employees spread across India, USA, Europe, UK, and the Middle East. Bell Integration is committed to its Core Values, being: Honesty and Integrity; Open and Straightforward; One Version of Events, Agile and Responsive; and Friendly and Inclusive.

The Legal Compliance Officer is a newly created and strategically vital role in the business, designed to support our expanding global operations. As part of the Legal Team, you will be responsible for ensuring the organisation adheres to legal standards and internal policies across multiple jurisdictions. You will implement compliance programs, monitor adherence, provide risk-based legal advice, and help shape a compliance-focused culture aligned with Bell's values.

• Ensure compliance with Bell's data protection and information security policies.
• Be aware at all times of diversity and inclusion and acting in line with Bell's core values.
• Foster and promote continuous improvement in systems and processes.
• Use the resources available to you (e.g. Practical Law, MBL & law firm publications) to seek to keep up to date with developments in the law in the areas where the Group operate. At a worldwide level that amounts to a general awareness and at UK level a deeper understanding.
• Look to improve skills using training resources available to you e.g. Udemy
• Be an active participant in improving the business of the trading Group.
• Seek to ensure accurate, complete, accessible and secure records of our commercial obligations are maintained
• This role profile is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all activities, responsibilities and tasks associated with the role, therefore these may change from time to time.

Compliance and Governance

• Ensure the organisation adheres to corporate governance standards, codes of conduct and relevant laws across all jurisdictions where Bell Integration operates.
• Monitor regulatory developments and interpret their relevance and impact on the business, providing timely advice to leadership and relevant stakeholders.
• Support the development and application of internal controls to ensure full compliance with all applicable.

Legal Risk Management

• Proactively Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and compliance risks across all the group companies.
• Advise on the legal and regulatory implications of strategic and operational decisions, supporting the business in managing risk appropriately.
• Maintain legal risk register and contribute to companywide risk review.

Policy Oversight and Monitoring

• Where relevant implement and/or maintain key corporate policies owned by the legal team, including but not limited to anti-bribery and corruption, competition, whistleblowing, data protection and ethical conduct.
• Monitor adherence and manage internal reporting mechanisms by liaising with internal Global Risk and Compliance (GRC) function.

Global Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with international legal and regulatory frameworks (e.g. GDPR, FCPA, local employment laws).
• Liaise with external counsel where jurisdiction-specific advice is needed with approval from line manager.

Insurance

• Communicate insurance arrangements clearly to the legal team, ensuring awareness of coverage, exclusions, and actions required to preserve the integrity of the policies.

Training and Development

• Produce training and guidance on legal issues and corporate policies to the business as appropriate to mitigate risks and implement guidelines and compliance with group legal processes and procedures.
• Ensure legal team members are up to date with regulatory and changes in the law.

Audit Support and Participation

• Participate in internal and external audits relating to legal and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain audit readiness by ensuring all legal compliance documentation, registers, and internal controls are regularly reviewed, updated and accessible.
• Prepare and present relevant compliance materials, including legal registers and policies during audits, with coverage in all relevant areas such as information security, data privacy, environmental law, and health and safety
• Support post-audit activities, including the development and implementation of corrective action plans where findings are identified by internal or external auditors.

Internal and External Collaboration

• Actively contribute to internal steering committees, including those focused on the organisation's sustainability and ESG initiatives, by providing legal and compliance insight where relevant.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with key internal stakeholders across HR, Finance, IT, Legal and GRC function to embed legal compliance into day-to-day processes.
• Represent the legal function as a proactive, responsive, and business-enabling partner, contributing positively to cross-functional initiatives and maintaining a "solutions-oriented" approach.

• A university degree in Law (LLB or equivalent).
• Membership in good standing with a nationally recognised legal association such as the SRA in the UK.
• The ideal candidate will be a qualified Data Protection Officer with all relevant training and certification.
• 3+ years of working in an in-house legal department, compliance or risk team.
• Experience participating in or leading the design and implementation of compliance frameworks, policies, and legal risk controls across multiple jurisdictions.
• Familiarity with international compliance standards and regulations.
• Working knowledge of ISO standards such as ISO information security), ISO compliance management), or ISO 9001 (quality management), and their practical application within business operations.
• Understanding of internal control design, maintenance of compliance registers, and participation in internal/external audits.
• Proficient in using legal research tools, compliance management platforms, and document control systems.
• Skilled in drafting and managing corporate policies and procedures to support legal, regulatory, and operational compliance.
• Prior experience working in an international business environment is highly desirable.