Specialist/Paralegal, Ethics & Compliance

Warner Bros. Discovery•Atlanta, GA

2d•$46,956 - $87,204•Remote

About The Position

As a key member of our Ethics & Compliance (E&C) team, this role collaborates closely with and supports E&C's attorneys to ensure seamless client service and administration of WBD’s ethics and compliance program through the implementation and management of policies, procedures, trainings and workflows. This role will be a vital member of the E&C team, helping to develop and administer a best-in-class ethics and compliance program at the Company.

Requirements

3-7 years of experience with legal and/or ethics and compliance administration and/or analysis
BA/BS degree required
Motivated, diligent, proactive, and easily adaptable to change.
Demonstrates initiative, common sense, and ability to work independently.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Detail-oriented.
Excellent written and spoken English
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other standard E&C-related platforms (e.g., Sharepoint, Onspring, Smartsheet).

Nice To Haves

additional written and spoken language proficiency a plus
Project management experience a plus

Responsibilities

Preparing first drafts of policies, procedures and training documents.
Legal/regulatory research, as needed.
Maintaining and updating trackers, summary tables and reports.
Managing and maintaining an efficient, current and centralized filing system via dedicated internal Team site, such as SharePoint.
Following up on the status of policy, training, guidance and other documentation, including coordination of pre-launch testing and review vetting (e.g., Code of Ethics and all related E&C policies and training/awareness materials).
Managing 3rd party due diligence documentation and workflows, including preliminary substantive review of due diligence reports to identify and analyze adverse findings and their potential risk.
Performing daily monitoring, compliance tracking, and analysis of multiple mandatory program elements, including the Ethics Hotline, Conflicts of Interest and Gifts/Entertainment/Hospitality trackers, sanctions screening ongoing monitoring alerts, and Code of Ethics training metrics.
Monitoring and liaising with internal and external platform providers re functionality and system configuration of platforms.
Coordinating with E&C attorneys and P&C to help determine targeted employee populations for E&C trainings based on defined specifications.
Running reports on various E&C platforms to analyze and validate E&C training and internal investigation requirements.
Developing process and knowledge/training documents and assisting in implementing process and training/awareness improvements for compliance monitoring.
Analyzing, interpreting, and communicating compliance monitoring impacts based on requested changes to audience or system functionality (e.g., analytics around worker populations who require specialized targeted training outside of the Company-hosted environment and identification of workaround platform to ensure such populations receive required training).
Researching, responding and resolving E&C mailbox inquiries daily by using a strategic mindset to compile the facts and circumstances to categorize and analyze the issue, attendant risk, and possible resolution/remediation/risk mitigation.
Providing support with data gathering and analysis during internal audits and other inquiries.