SENIOR ANALYST, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS OPERATIONS
Summary
A compliance and ethics operations role at Walmart: the analyst conducts assessments, audits, and investigations across stores and markets, implements and improves compliance/ethics programs, mitigates risk, and delivers compliance training. Requires a bachelor's degree, 3+ years in intellectual property or item compliance, and fluent English.
- Supports compliance and ethics improvement by conducting assessments and audits; supporting the development of plans to correct deficiencies; ensuring timely execution of plans; preparing reports and presentations; ensuring sensitive data is protected; identifying action items in response to store and market gaps; obtaining operational support of initiatives; leading investigations; escalating issues with compliance and ethics implications; developing market strategies to respond to risks; and aligning company compliance and ethics strategy with market and facility needs.
- Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales.
- Implements compliance and ethics programs and reviews by identifying industry best practices and incorporating them into compliance and ethics programs; implementing and maintaining compliance and ethics programs; conducting reviews; escalating on-going concerns to leadership.
- Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.
- Conducts compliance and ethics training and education by supporting the training strategy; analyzing data to determine trends or areas of opportunity; conducting and facilitating ongoing market or facility level training; ensuring trainers are properly trained; and providing expertise for the development and implementation of compliance and ethics education.
- Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.
- Implements strategies and programs to mitigate risk by; building relationships with internal business partners to better understand their business practices; sharing best practices across markets; identifying organizational specific ethics strategies; supporting the implementation of ethics programs to ensure needs are met; and supporting projects from concept to implementation to achieve desired results.
- Provides proactive ethics guidance and advice by conducting research to ensure consistency of opinions; contacting subject matter experts to understand situation; and responding to clients on requests about facility-level ethics opinions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or above.
- Minimum 3 years of solid working experience in intellectual property or item compliance industry.
- Sharp attention to detail, sound logical thinking and good adaptive ability to evolving policy requirements.
- Strong interpersonal acumen and proven capability in efficient cross-team communication and alignment.
- Proficient in both written and spoken English.