Manager, Specialty Compliance and Ethics

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

1d • $80,000 - $155,000

About The Position

The Manager, Specialty Compliance & Ethics – Product Recalls and Removals is responsible for leading and coordinating the company’s product recall and removal activities, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies. This role manages the end-to-end recall and removal process, including risk assessment, strategy development, execution, post-recall analysis, and compliance with jurisdictional limitations and omit traits requirements. This position is ideal for a detail-oriented, proactive compliance professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about protecting customers and the brand through effective recall and removal management. About the team: The Specialty Compliance and Ethics team leads the coordination of product recall and removal activities, ensuring adherence to all regulatory requirements and internal policies. This team monitors compliance trends, develops and updates policies, and collaborates with leadership to address potential gaps. They manage stakeholder relationships and support continuous improvement initiatives to uphold ethical standards. Focused on risk analysis and process enhancement, the team fosters accountability and delivers strategic guidance to maintain regulatory compliance and protect the company’s integrity across operations.

Requirements

• Proven experience in compliance management and regulatory compliance within complex organizational environments.
• Strong skills in stakeholder management and effective communication with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Expertise in policy development, drafting, and updating procedures aligned with evolving laws and regulations.
• Ability to conduct thorough risk analysis and identify compliance gaps, recommending strategic solutions.
• Demonstrated capability in process improvement and managing data-driven compliance reporting.
• Commitment to upholding ethical standards and fostering a culture of integrity and accountability.
• 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

• Lead and coordinate product recall and removal activities for non-food products, from initiation through closure.
• Oversee compliance with regulatory requirements that prohibit the sale of certain products or products containing specific ingredients/components in identified jurisdictions.
• Ensure all recall, removal, and jurisdictional limitation activities are compliant with federal, state, and local regulations, including required notifications to regulatory agencies and customers.
• Partner with legal, supply chain, merchandising, customer service, and other teams to ensure effective recall, removal, and jurisdictional limitation management and communication.
• Directly supervise senior analysts, providing coaching, direction, and support for their work in product research and the execution of recalls and removals.

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: Manager