Manager, Specialty Compliance and Ethics - Controlled Substance Compliance
About The Position
The Manager, Specialty Compliance & Ethics plays a pivotal role in protecting the business while enabling growth. This role leads compliance and regulatory governance across high impact areas, translating complex laws and emerging regulations into practical, operational solutions. It’s an opportunity for a strategic, execution focused leader to influence decision making, guide teams, and ensure integrity, efficiency, and trust across the organization. About the Specialty Compliance & Ethics Team: The Specialty Compliance & Ethics team partners across the business to proactively manage regulatory risk and strengthen ethical decision making. The team monitors evolving laws, conducts risk and trend analysis, and develops governance strategies that align with business priorities. This role directly supports leadership by delivering insights, driving operational discipline, and helping the company anticipate and adapt to regulatory change.
Requirements
- Experience in compliance, ethics, regulatory analysis, or risk management
- Proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into operational processes
- Strong data analysis, reporting, and executive‑level communication skills
- Experience partnering cross‑functionally and guiding teams through change
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 2 years’ experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area OR 4 years’ experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area.
- 2 years’ experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field
- Project Management Certification
- Supervisory experience
Responsibilities
- Oversee compliance and ethics activities by monitoring regulations, answering inquiries, and identifying risk gaps
- Develop and update policies, SOPs, and governance documentation in partnership with leadership
- Analyze trends, manage reports, and communicate findings to senior leaders with actionable recommendations
- Lead legislative and regulatory assessments, including impact analysis and prioritization
- Requires up to 70% domestic travel to support field operations, conduct on‑site assessments, partner with stakeholders, and drive consistent execution across locations.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
