Manager, Specialty Compliance and Ethics

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

4d • $80,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Join us as the Emergency Response and Aboveground Storage Tanks Manager, where you’ll lead critical environmental programs that safeguard our operations and compliance across all retail and non-retail locations. This role offers the opportunity to make a measurable impact by ensuring rapid, effective responses to environmental incidents and driving continuous improvement in compliance programs while leveraging innovation to stay ahead of evolving requirements. If you’re passionate about risk management and operational readiness, this is your chance to lead with purpose. Our team is dedicated to protecting the environment while enabling business continuity. We manage emergency response and regulatory compliance programs that minimize risk and disruption. In this role, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners, encourage feedback, and surface innovative ideas to embed proactive environmental practices into everyday operations, ensuring our company meets regulatory standards.

Requirements

• Proven experience in environmental compliance, emergency response, or regulatory risk management.
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting data and identifying trends.
• Expertise in managing audits, inspections, and corrective action programs.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with external vendors effectively.
• Demonstrated success in fostering collaboration and open feedback to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ability to use technology and data-driven tools to improve compliance workflows and support efficiency.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 4 years’ experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area.
• 2 years’ supervisory experience.
• 3 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
• Masters: Business Administration
• Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Responsibilities

• Analyze incident trends and root causes to improve program performance and reporting accuracy.
• Lead environmental incident response efforts, ensuring timely documentation and regulatory reporting.
• Oversee emergency response and AST compliance programs, including audits, inspections, and corrective actions.
• Direct and manage third-party environmental service providers to maintain compliance and performance standards.
• Continuously adapt strategies to align with new compliance requirements and business priorities.
• Leverage technology and data analytics to streamline processes and enable automation for efficiency.

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. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
• 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.
• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

What This Job Offers

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