Position Summary...

The Seller Compliance team ensures adherence to legal, regulatory, and company standards by third-party sellers. This team monitors controls and seller activities, enforces compliance policies, and collaborates across departments to mitigate risks and protect customers. Leveraging data-driven insights and strategic partnerships, the team upholds marketplace integrity through transparency and trust. Members actively contribute to continuous improvement and compliance risk management, supporting Walmart’s commitment to ethical business practices and regulatory adherence while promoting accountability and operational excellence throughout the organization.

The Director, Specialty Compliance and Ethics - Seller Lifecycle leads the development and execution of compliance strategies across the seller lifecycle within our marketplace ecosystem to ensure adherence to evolving regulatory requirements. The person in this role ensures that sellers meet regulatory, ethical, and operational standards throughout the seller’s lifecycle through ongoing monitoring. This person directs policy creation, risk mitigation, and training initiatives while collaborating with senior leadership and stakeholders to address compliance gaps. By leveraging industry best practices and data analysis, the Director will bring deep expertise in compliance, risk management, and marketplace operations. This person leads talent development and cross-functional alignment.

What you'll do...

Lifecycle Strategy & Oversight

• Design and implement a holistic seller compliance framework covering lifecycle behaviors, monitoring, enforcement, and offboarding.

Policy Development & Enforcement

• Lead the creation and refinement of seller compliance policies.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with Legal, Marketplace Risk, and Operations to align compliance initiatives with business goals.

Technology & Automation

• Collaborate with Tech teams to build tools that automate compliance checks, reporting, and communications.
• Drive adoption of AI and ML models to proactively detect and prevent violations.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Establish KPIs and KRIs to track compliance performance and trends across the seller base.

Training & Education

• Develop training programs for sellers and internal teams on compliance expectations and best practices.

What you'll bring...

• Extensive experience in compliance management, risk governance, and mitigation within complex regulatory environments.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage and develop high-performing teams.
• Expertise in policy development, internal controls, and compliance risk management aligned with business strategy.
• Strong stakeholder management and effective communication skills to influence and collaborate across functions.
• Ability to analyze data and key performance metrics to identify gaps and drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated capability to develop and implement training programs and compliance strategies addressing regulatory changes.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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.
Bentonville, Arkansas US-09440: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00
San Bruno, California US-08848: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 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 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.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Communications

Masters: Business Administration

Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Primary Location...

9440 Tba, Bentonville, AR 72716-0001, 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.