Manager, Specialty Compliance and Ethics - State Reporting

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

4d•$80,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join a dynamic team as a Manager, Specialty Compliance and Ethics – State Reporting, where you will execute state-level regulatory reporting programs and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. This role owns end-to-end reporting processes, including data collection, validation, and submission, and supports leadership with insights on regulatory changes. This is a high-impact opportunity to drive accountability, ensure data accuracy, and maintain audit-ready compliance processes across complex operations. About Specialty Compliance & Ethics Team: The Specialty Compliance & Ethics team manages state-level regulatory reporting for products sold across Walmart and Sam’s Club, including EPR, trash bag, NVOC, and embedded battery reporting requirements. The team ensures timely, accurate reporting while adapting to evolving regulations and maintains compliance across a complex regulatory landscape.

Requirements

Proven experience executing regulatory reporting or compliance operations within complex organizational environments
Strong ability to manage data collection, validation, reconciliation, and reporting with a high degree of accuracy
Experience managing multiple reporting deadlines across diverse regulatory programs
Demonstrated ability to identify data gaps and implement process improvements
Experience developing and maintaining SOPs and audit-ready documentation
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate across internal teams and external partners
Detail-oriented with a focus on execution, accuracy, and compliance with regulatory requirements
Strong organizational and project management skills focused on delivery and follow-through
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

Supervising Associates
Masters: Business Administration
Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Responsibilities

Own execution of state-level regulatory reporting (EPR, NVOC, embedded battery, etc.), including data collection, validation, and submission
Maintain and update legislation and reporting trackers; monitor regulatory changes and flag impacts to reporting requirements
Prepare and submit filings to regulatory agencies in accordance with state-specific deadlines
Collect and consolidate data from internal systems and suppliers; follow up on missing or incomplete inputs
Perform data validation and reconciliation to ensure accuracy and completeness of reporting datasets
Identify data or process gaps and implement corrective actions to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency
Develop and maintain SOPs, process documentation, and audit-ready records for all reporting activities
Support regulatory audits and inquiries by preparing documentation and responding to information requests
Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Legal, Sustainability, Merchandising, Sourcing, Suppliers, etc.) to obtain required data and resolve reporting issues
Research proposed legislation and summarize potential business impacts for leadership review

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
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 leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption expense reimbursement
Surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO/PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)