Criminal Law Specialist (m/f/diverse) ContiTech - REF95244I

As a Criminal Law Specialist (m/f/diverse), you will play a key role in strengthening our global compliance framework, ensuring integrity, trust, and legal certainty across all business areas worldwide.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Criminal Law & Compliance Expertise

• Act as the central expert for all criminal law–related matters and advise the business on appropriate responses
• Continuously develop and improve the global Compliance Management System with a focus on criminal law
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into practical compliance improvements
• Drive global compliance initiatives, including policies, training, communication, and integrity culture
• Support continuous compliance risk analysis and early detection mechanisms in close cooperation with relevant functions
• Build and maintain a strong global compliance network and collaborate closely with the Compliance Central Team

Compliance Case Management

• Design and operate an effective, independent, and confidential compliance case management system
• Act as the key driver in assessing, prioritizing, and assigning incoming reports to the appropriate investigators
• Oversee ongoing investigations and evaluate outcomes and lessons learned
• Strengthen awareness and trust in the global whistleblowing system through training and communication
• Prepare case statistics, trend analyses, and management reporting
• Define and enforce appropriate measures in case of confirmed violations
• Functionally lead the Compliance Case Management team and coordinate key stakeholders worldwide

• Fully qualified lawyer or legal counsel with relevant professional experience
• Solid knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards
• Confident user of MS Office; advanced Excel and Power BI skills are a plus
• Business‑fluent German and English (written and spoken); additional languages are an advantage
• Independent working style
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, both written and verbal
• High ethical standards, integrity, and a strong sense of responsibility
• Strong intercultural competence combined with a collaborative, team‑oriented mindset

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

The well-being of our employees is important to us. That's why we offer exciting career prospects and support you in achieving a good work-life balance with additional benefits such as:

• Training opportunities
• Mobile and flexible working models
• Sabbaticals

and much more...

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Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging are important to us and make our company strong and successful. We offer equal opportunities to everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.

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Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2024, Continental generated sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.

ContiTech is one of the world’s leading industry specialists. The Continental group sector offers its customers connected, environment-friendly, safe and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 39,000 employees in more than 40 countries and sales of some 6.4 billion euros (2024), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.