Senior Counsel, Consumer Protection & Product Regulatory

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Position Summary... The Senior Counsel, Consumer Protection and Product Regulatory counsels highly-regulated areas of the U.S. business at Walmart on regulatory requirements across multiple product categories and regulatory agencies. This is a cross-functional role working closely with multiple stakeholder groups across the company, such as Compliance, Merchandising, E-commerce, Marketplace, and Private Brands, to minimize regulatory and legal risk. This role will serve as subject matter expert on multiple regulatory issues. This role will also be responsible for working with Walmart's advertising and marketing legal teams to ensure our policies reflect up-to-date regulatory standards What you'll do... Take a holistic approach in identifying and mitigating regulatory risks (outside of the product safety space) associated with regulated products, including the evolving state product and consumer protection regulatory frameworks impacting Walmart. Work with multiple teams in various subject matter areas to set up processes that preserve regulatory compliance while also meeting business needs Understand the way regulators view products and how to reduce enforcement risk Review product claim substantiation Effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders to establish best-in-class compliance functions in various product categories Coordinate with legal, compliance, and business stakeholders Escalate concerns based on risk to the company and recommend a plan of action for resolution and risk mitigation. What You'll Bring: You worked in house or at a regulator focused on consumer goods, e.g. CPSC, FDA, FCC, FTC You have experience working on eCommerce from a regulatory perspective You have experience working with legal and compliance stakeholders You're process-minded and look for opportunities to streamline for improved efficiency and effectiveness You have excellent communication and collaboration skills You have experience working in large cross-functional teams 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,…