Location
The Woodlands, TX | United States
Job description
VP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Date: Feb 16, 2024
Location: LA, US
Company: Entergy
Posting End Date: [[custPostingExpDateInternal]]
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
* The preferred location is New Orleans, LA. *
Job Summary/Purpose
The Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer (CECO) serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for Entergy. The CECO is responsible for developing, implementing, and leading Entergy’s Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Program, which includes supervising the E&C department. The mission of Entergy’s E&C department is to lead an E&C Program that is designed to:
Promote and foster an organizational culture of integrity, ethical decision-making, and commitment to Entergy’s values;
Assure that the Company’s directors, officers, and employees conduct business with the highest standards of integrity and in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Company policies; and
Provide employees a safe haven for reporting concerns.
The CECO leads a department that is responsible for establishing standards and implementing procedures to ensure that compliance programs and activities throughout the organization are effective and efficient in identifying, preventing, detecting, and correcting noncompliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies. The E&C Department also:
Provides corporate oversight of and facilitates compliance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requirements and state and local affiliate rules;
Provides oversight of Human Resources compliance, collaborating with the Human Resources and HR Operations organizations to define and maintain policies and procedures that ensure employment and work practices demonstrate a thorough understanding of applicable laws and regulations, while also aligning with Entergy’s larger human resource objectives; and
Through the Internal Investigations team, maintains the Entergy Ethics Line as a channel to report suspected ethics and compliance violations, and leads a Company-wide process for prompt, thorough, and objective investigations of ethics and compliance concerns.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
This position will lead the compliance and ethics function, have hands-on responsibility for the day to day management and operation of the compliance and ethics programs, and will ensure that the programs include the appropriate components. (e.g., appropriate policies and procedures, training, reporting, monitoring, and enforcement).
Partner with the Board of Director, the Office of the Chief Executive and senior leadership, including human resource, legal, IT, internal audit, business leaders and other key stakeholders to identify institutional compliance and ethics priorities, implement and monitor appropriate compliance-related policies and procedures, and monitor the effectiveness of the compliance and ethics programs.
Responsible for overseeing internal investigations; leading Entergy’s cross-functional Investigations Oversight Committee, which reviews all investigations that are undertaken in response to concerns reported to the Entergy Ethics Line; and leading the Investigations and Discipline Governance Committee. Responsible for leading a team that conducts internal investigation of compliance issues and maintains documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.
Identify federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements, collaborate with business leaders to identify operational implications, recommend and ensure development of procedures to satisfy these requirements, and support operations with the implementation of solution strategies.
Lead the development of implementation of written policies and procedures related to compliance activities and incorporate enhancements as a result of internal and external audits.
Responsible for administering the Code of Entegrity, the Entergy Corporation Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the Code of Conduct for Non-Employees, and the Suppliers’ Code of Conduct while periodically reviewing and, as necessary, recommending revisions for approval.
The CECO has the responsibility to communicate personally to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on any matter involving criminal conduct, potential criminal conduct, or other significant compliance issues. Additional responsibilities related to the Audit Committee include: reporting annually to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on the Program’s implementation, continuous improvement, and overall effectiveness; and reporting to the Audit Committee regularly, but no less than quarterly, on the statistics related to the Company’s Ethics Line and on any significant investigations, including any matter involving criminal misconduct, financial reporting concerns, or other potentially serious violations of Entergy’s policies.
Responsible for the hiring, development and retention of a team of E&C professionals.
Serve as a confidential point of contact for employees to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or dilemmas, or report irregularities.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum education required of the position
Typically requires a college or university degree in related field or the equivalent work experience.
Preferred: Juris Doctorate
Minimum experience required of the position
10+ years’ experience in legal or fields related to the described position.
Preferred: Prior experience in a function with management responsibility for compliance
Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position
Requires broad and comprehensive understanding of different systems, theories and practices.
Ability to lead and work with a team and to develop, facilitate, and implement broad based initiatives, and negotiate pragmatic solutions
Ability to apply broad industry and commercial awareness to drive financial and operational performance across sub-functions.
Ability to lead through subordinate managers of managers; execute functional business plans and contribute to the development of functional strategy.
Ability to lead, organize and coordinate complex projects working with peers in other organizations
Ability to lead others to solve complex problems; use analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
Guided by functional strategy, intellectually curious, impacts results of part of a function, division or region or facilitates the work done by other functions by providing support to impact the business.
Excellent oral and written communication skills including ability to effectively convey complex concepts in understandable terms both in writing and verbally; deliver oral presentations to diverse groups
Ability to negotiate with and influence the opinions of others within the business unit and in external organizations; and exercise sensitivity to the audience.
Ability to effectively lead a team of ethics & compliance and investigations professionals, including providing clear direction, an open and trusting environment, motivation, and support for career development
Emotionally intelligent—patient and self-aware, able to maintain balance amid opposition and change, multi-culturally aware and sensitive
Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position
Other Attributes
Functional Knowledge: See ‘Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position’
Business Expertise: See ‘Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position’
Problem Solving: See ‘Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position’
Impact: See ‘Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position’
Interpersonal Skills See ‘Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position’
Working Conditions/Essential Functions/Physical Requirements
Office environment with minimal physical requirements. As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Other
Not all aspects of the job are covered by the description - may require "other duties as assigned"
Job may change over time in accordance with business needs
Job description does not guarantee employment
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Primary Location: Louisiana - New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans || Arkansas : Little Rock || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : Houston || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function : Professional
FLSA Status : [[cust_flsaStatus]]
Relocation Option: Level I
Union description/code : [[cust_uniondescription]]
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID: 114052
Travel Percentage : Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere ( to view the EEO page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
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Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity (and Pay Transparency (.
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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
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