Group Director, Specialty Compliance and Ethics

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

1d • $160,000 - $320,000

About The Position

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving problems, and working collaboratively toward a solution, you’ll find all these exciting and challenging opportunities in our Global Ethics and Compliance organization. The Group Director of the U.S. Ethics team is a critical role that leads a large team and oversees the U.S. Ethics program for the world’s largest retailer. You will be managing a team that is responsible for handling high-volume ethics matters in the U.S., which consists of 1.6 million associates at more than 5,000 stores, clubs, and supply chain facilities nationwide. You will work collaboratively with Global Ethics & Compliance leadership and other cross-functional teams to advise business leaders, drive strategy, and optimize processes. You will be responsible for overseeing allegations of violations of our Code of Conduct, evaluating reports, supporting the development of educational and awareness materials, providing executive updates on ethics trends and data, and promoting the culture of integrity among internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• You’re driven to execute and to act quickly.
• You’re process-minded and look for opportunities to streamline for improved efficiency and effectiveness.
• You have strong communication skills to interact with senior leadership and stakeholders.
• You have experience working in cross-functional teams.
• You have experience managing and leading a team.
• You possess strong analytical reasoning skills and exceptional judgment.
• You have a proven track record in directing or conducting complex investigations.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 6 years’ experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area OR 8 years’ experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area.
• 5 years’ experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.
• 5 years’ of supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

• You have a law degree and working knowledge around laws and regulations involving employment law (highly preferred).
• Communications Doctorate: Law
• Masters: Business Administration
• Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and managing the U.S. Ethics program, which includes evaluating resources, structure, and talent, and having oversight of all U.S. ethics cases.
• Developing risk-based and measurable objectives and goals for the U.S. Ethics program that align with the overarching Global Ethics strategy.
• Serving as the primary contact for executive business leaders and the U.S. Chief Compliance Officer on ethics matters, initiatives and offering ethics guidance and support.
• Collaborating with Global Ethics associates, legal counsels, investigators, and other stakeholders to establish, maintain, and continuously evaluate and modify the handling of ethics allegations, case management best practices, risk identification and mitigation strategies, interpretation of the Code of Conduct, and standards for case management performance.
• Assessing enterprise risks that arise from significant violations of our Code of Conduct, including legal and regulatory violations, and identifying and mitigating misconduct, risks, and gaps in policies and controls.
• Analyzing findings of investigations, formulating decisions and recommendations for accountability and remediation, ensuring uniform assessment and disposition of ethics cases in line with ethics case management governance, and supporting the development of training and awareness initiatives.
• Leveraging data, metrics, and analytics and establishing key performance indicators to proactively identify emerging risks and trends; continually refining and enhancing our use of data to evaluate risks; and producing actionable insights to executive leadership.
• Actively seeking opportunities to leverage AI and automation technologies to streamline processes, enhance reporting insights, increase efficiency and productivity, and drive innovation.

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees