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Walmart Canada · 2 days ago

Director, Specialty Compliance and Ethics

Bentonville, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$110K/yr - $220K/yr

5+ years exp

Walmart Canada is a trusted retailer that prioritizes consumer safety and compliance. The Director of Specialty Compliance and Ethics will lead a team to ensure product safety and regulatory compliance, manage state reporting obligations, and collaborate across functions to reduce regulatory costs and risks.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Leading a team responsible for on-time and accurate product-related state reporting requirements (EPR, VOC, etc.)

Developing and automating EPR reporting processes, registration, managing cross-functional projects to implement EPR requirements, and coordinating with tech teams on data systems, including: establishing and continually improving the data reporting process for packaging, identifying efficiencies to reduce effort and minimize fees/penalties; and managing regulatory reporting; coordinating the collection of packaging data across the organization and ensure timely submission of EPR reports to government agencies

Advising the business and partnering with cross-functional teams (e.g., Merchants and Sourcing) on best practices to embed sustainability and EPR requirements into day-to-day product development, packaging design and decision-making

Developing a formal state product reporting program across multiple stakeholders and product types

Leading continual improvement of state reporting for Product Compliance

Developing analytics and insights to spot risk across state reporting regulations

Working with key stakeholders to remediate risks and build compliance controls

Collaborating across stakeholders to ensure program awareness and communicate change impact to other business areas

Qualification

Regulatory compliance managementData analytics strategySourcing experienceProject managementExecutive communicationLeadership skillsCross-functional collaborationGovernment agenciesCost of Goods understandingCompliance program developmentProcess improvementMicrosoft Office proficiencyCritical thinkingOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field

5 years' experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area OR 7 years' experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area

3 years' supervisory experience

4 years' experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office

strong leadership, executive communication, and critical thinking skills

experience working with government organizations / state programs

experience in Sourcing, Merchandising and/or Sustainable Packaging or Product Design

understanding of Cost of Goods and Merchandising P&L strategy

ability to guide insights and lead data/analytics strategy

experience building and scaling compliance programs/processes

organized, disciplined, and can manage multiple programs simultaneously

ability to work cross-functionally to improve processes through indirect influence

Preferred

Masters degree or 10 years of related experience in Sourcing, Merchandising or Compliance

5+ years experience in working with governmental agencies

5+ years experience building and improving cross-functional programs / process improvement

5+ years experience in regulatory compliance management or finance (budgeting/cost tracking)

Experience in Data Analytics strategy and execution

Communications

Masters: Business Administration

Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Benefits

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.

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