Compliance Officer – Corporate (F/M/X)

🌍 Join Accor – a professional journey at the heart of a committed, international and transforming group

Accor, a global leader in hospitality, present in more than 110 countries with 5,500 hotels, welcomes you to its offices located in Issy-les-Moulineaux.

This is where the Group’s global expertise comes together: strategy, finance, human resources, legal, technology, marketing, sustainability, communication, audit, procurement, etc.

Joining Accor means actively contributing to defining, structuring, and supporting the transformation of an international group, in direct connection with operational teams around the world.

Under the supervision of the Central Compliance Director, the Compliance Officer shall:

• Support the drafting and revision of applicable policies, procedures and guidelines, and assist in ensuring their effective deployment throughout the Group.
• Contribute to the monitoring of the Group Compliance Programme to ensure continuous improvement, including through the performance of 2nd level controls, and assist with risk mapping exercises at central level (e.g., Anti-Bribery & Corruption risk mapping).
• Support the implementation and monitoring of the control pillars of the Group Compliance Programme in coordination with Internal Control and Internal Audit teams.
• Perform compliance adjudication and advisory tasks on key processes including Third Party Due Diligence, conflicts of interests, gifts and entertainment, sponsorship and philanthropic activities requests, and timely escalate associated risks and issues to management.
• Support the administration, monitoring and reporting on the whistleblowing channel, including through KPI generation and presentation to Senior Management, and participate in internal investigations into alleged compliance violations under the guidance of senior team members.
• Monitor regulatory developments and best practices relevant to the Group, and contribute to proposals to ensure that any regulatory changes are anticipated and appropriately managed.
• Assist in coordinating and supporting the network of Regional and Divisional Compliance Officers and support Compliance’s responses to internal and external controls and audits.
• Coordinate Compliance's participation in mandatory reporting and documentation such as CSRD, Plan de Vigilance and URD updates.
• Support the design and roll-out of appropriate Compliance-focused trainings.
• Assist in rolling-out and monitoring the use of the digital tools and platforms used in the Group Compliance Programme (registers, solutions, KYCs, etc.) and contribute to transversal projects to improve the promotion of Compliance within the Group.
• Any other tasks deemed appropriate or necessary to improve the efficiency of the deployment and monitoring of the Group Compliance Programme.

• At least 3 years of previous experience in a company, in a consulting capacity or law firm
• Training in law and/or compliance/business ethics
• Experience in an international environment is a plus
• Understanding of the relationship between a parent company and its various subsidiaries
• Knowledge of main compliance matters such as the fight against bribery and corruption, the adherence to and respect of international sanctions regimes
• Ability to understand and articulate requirements of various Compliance and ESG-focused regulations (Duty of Vigilance, Modern Slavery, AML, etc.)
• Fluent English
• Strong communication and people skills
• Ability to simplify and be impactful
• Methodical organisational skills
• Ability to plan and to be pragmatic
• Strong project management skills
• Technology savvy, good understanding of information systems and advanced technologies
• Team player with strong attention to detail
• Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset

💡 Why join us?

And what are our commitments?

To the world

• Accor is committed to the world around us, with a strong employer culture focused on the development of our 300,000 talents.
• We adopt a continuous improvement approach to reduce the environmental impact of digital across all our projects.

To your career

• We enable all our employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance and give them the means to shape their working environment in their own image.
• Dedicated Talent Management, continuous improvement, and training and development paths are defined both individually and collectively so that we can grow together, every day.

Concretely, at Accor:

• Remote work possible several days per week from France and flexible working options: work from home, our offices, or even our hotels and coworking spaces thanks to Worklib.

And also,

• ALL - Heartist® program: preferential rates and flash offers for unforgettable stays and experiences across all our Accor locations and with our partners worldwide.
• Heartist® for Good volunteering program: 1 day offered during your working time to get involved with a non-profit organization.
• A Social and Economic Committee (CSE) that supports you in financing your cultural and sports activities.
• Sustainable Mobility Package for using an eco-friendly means of transportation or a “company bike” program in partnership with Zenride.
• Coverage of urban public transport subscriptions between home and workplace, in accordance with the French Finance Law scale.
• Meal vouchers with a face value of €11.
• A mandatory health insurance plan funded at 50% by Accor, at no additional cost in case of enrollment of your dependents.
• Not to mention attractive working conditions with collaborative workspaces, restaurants, game areas, as well as well-being and sports spaces on site or through Gymlib.

Your talent and motivation are our only selection criteria.

We value the richness of diverse nationalities, personalities, and professional backgrounds.
We know how to adapt to the specific needs of our employees, particularly those with disabilities.
We encourage all applications, without distinction of gender, so dare to apply!

For us, recruitment is above all a story of encounters.

Does this role appeal to you? Apply, and we will offer you:

• An initial discussion with our recruitment team to present the key elements of the role or guide you toward a position that may better suit you,
• One or more interviews with managers and team members,
• For certain roles, you may also be asked to complete a test or case study, as well as a questionnaire about your personality and motivations.
• A final interview with our Human Resources team to discuss our Group culture, working environment, training program, and career prospects, as well as the different Group benefits.
• Personalized feedback.