(USA) Senior Manager, Specialty Compliance and Ethics

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:
The Sr. Manager, Origin Verification, drives the strategy, governance, and execution of country of origin compliance programs for merchandise imported into the United States. This role is responsible for ensuring imported products comply with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations, trade laws, free trade agreement requirements, and country of origin regulations including marking requirements. The position executes origin verification activities, including supplier due diligence, origin validation reviews, document analysis, risk assessments, audits, investigations, and responses to government inquiries.
About the team:
The Import Trade Compliance team ensures adherence to all U.S. laws, regulations, and customs requirements for imported products and purchase orders. This team manages customs compliance activities, including tariff classification, country of origin, customs valuation, trade remedy compliance, government agency requirements, and import documentation. They support lawful and efficient merchandise entry by developing policies, conducting gap analyses, and monitoring regulatory developments. The team collaborates across functions to maintain compliance risk management and implements business strategies that align with regulatory standards, fostering a culture of integrity and operational excellence.
What you'll do:

• Direct compliance and ethics consistency by addressing questions, monitoring regulations, and updating policies with leadership input.
• Lead research and analysis of laws, regulations, and policies to identify gaps and develop strategic compliance solutions.
• Manage legislative assessment strategies, forecasting regulatory trends, and evaluating business impacts of proposed legislation.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to senior leadership and coordinate follow-up actions across teams.
• Oversee compliance risk management, ensuring alignment with business strategies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development opportunities to associates, fostering a high-performing team environment.
• Promote adherence to company policies, ethics, and integrity standards while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience in governance, compliance strategy, and regulatory compliance management.
• Proven ability to lead compliance risk management and policy development initiatives.
• Strong skills in analyzing regulatory developments and conducting gap analysis.
• Strong background in conducting country of origin reviews related to regulations for importing into the United States. 
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams and fostering a high-performing work environment.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively convey complex compliance information to stakeholders.
• Ability to synthesize research and provide actionable recommendations to senior leadership.

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. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 4 years’ experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in compliance, ethics, legal, project management, or related area. 2 years’ supervisory experience. 3 years’ experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Masters: Business Administration

Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Primary Location...

811 Excellence, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.