Senior Counsel, Consumer Protection & Product Regulatory

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

129d • $130,000 - $260,000

About The Position

The Senior Counsel, Consumer Protection and Product Regulatory counsels highly-regulated areas of the U.S. business at Walmart on regulatory requirements across multiple product categories and regulatory agencies. This is a cross-functional role working closely with multiple stakeholder groups across the company, such as Compliance, Merchandising, E-commerce, Marketplace, and Private Brands, to minimize regulatory and legal risk. This role will serve as subject matter expert on multiple regulatory issues. This role will also be responsible for working with Walmart's advertising and marketing legal teams to ensure our policies reflect up-to-date regulatory standards.

Requirements

• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• 5 years' experience in law.
• License to practice law in at least one state.
• Experience working in-house or at a regulator focused on consumer goods, e.g. CPSC, FDA, FCC, FTC.
• Experience working on eCommerce from a regulatory perspective.
• Experience working with legal and compliance stakeholders.
• Process-minded and look for opportunities to streamline for improved efficiency and effectiveness.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working in large cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Take a holistic approach in identifying and mitigating regulatory risks associated with regulated products.
• Work with multiple teams in various subject matter areas to set up processes that preserve regulatory compliance while also meeting business needs.
• Understand the way regulators view products and how to reduce enforcement risk.
• Review product claim substantiation.
• Effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders to establish best-in-class compliance functions in various product categories.
• Coordinate with legal, compliance, and business stakeholders.
• Escalate concerns based on risk to the company and recommend a plan of action for resolution and risk mitigation.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Performance-based bonus awards.
• Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits including PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree