Regional GRC Manager, Americas

Overview Department: Governance, Risk & Compliance Location: Mexico (Remote) Reports to: Lead GRC (disciplinary) with dotted line to Local Controlling Direct Reports: None About The Role The Regional GRC Manager strengthens TecAlliance’s Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) framework across the Americas, with a primary focus on Central and South America. This role ensures effective governance, risk transparency, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance while aligning regional practices with global GRC standards. The position works closely with Controlling, Finance, global GRC leadership, and local AMA teams to build a mature, consistent compliance environment across all entities. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain the regional risk matrix in partnership with the Lead GRC and Global Risk Manager. Support harmonization of governance documents and Articles of Association across Americas entities. Serve as a regional contact for AMA leadership to ensure adherence to governance, compliance, and internal control requirements. Roll out and adapt global GRC standards, policies, and frameworks for use within the region. Implement and oversee regional corporate social responsibility and trade compliance requirements. Ensure compliance with regulatory obligations, internal controls, SOX-related frameworks, and TecAlliance policies. Partner with process and control owners to evaluate, design, and implement internal controls and mitigate risk. Support internal and external audit activities, including documentation preparation, control testing, and remediation tracking. Translate regulatory and corporate requirements into clear internal procedures and guidelines. Coordinate regional compliance and risk-related trainings, including SOX, internal controls, and policy adherence. Maintain compliance documentation and contribute to process standardization and audit readiness. Execute routine GRC responsibilities independently (e.g., CSR data collection, risk updates, documentation reviews). Engage with local management, global GRC, Controlling, external auditors, and regulatory bodies to support compliance outcomes. Contribute to continuous improvement of global GRC frameworks, tools, and processes to raise maturity across the organization. Collaborate with Lead GRC on recommendations, solutions, and escalations for complex or region-specific compliance matters. Day-to-Day Duties Manage irregular and ad-hoc GRC work that arises based on regulatory or corporate priorities. Conduct recurring internal control documentation reviews, risk updates, and compliance coordination with Controlling. Goals & Objectives Support the global GRC objective of establishing robust risk and compliance processes by 2030. Contribute to creating a prioritized roadmap for improving compliance maturity across the Americas and Europe. Qualifications Degree in Business Administration or a related field. Experience designing or supporting GRC-related processes including internal controls, SOX frameworks, audit readiness, or compliance monitoring. Experience delivering training to stakeholders at multiple levels to improve governance and compliance maturity. Experience modeling complex processes, interpreting regulations, and developing practical internal policies and procedures. Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, particularly with Finance or Controlling, on compliance and risk-related initiatives. Experience Experience leading or supporting regional/local GRC projects in collaboration with global GRC leadership. Experience with control design, testing, documentation review, and supporting internal or external audits. Experience preparing compliance documentation, risk assessments, and supporting ongoing monitoring processes. Experience working with international teams on compliance, audit, or risk initiatives. Technical Skills Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint). Experience with GRC or audit software beneficial. #J-18808-Ljbffr