Sr. Compliance Specialist - Compliance Advisor (All Levels)

Conducts and leads the most complex investigations identified by the Legal Department that may expose the company to the highest and most significant legal and financial risk. Understands complex business, financial, legal and regulatory processes and concepts; applies knowledge of those processes and concepts to formulate and execute investigatory plans/strategies involving document analysis and witness interviews to gather pertinent data; communicates findings.

Sr. Compliance Specialist

Supports legal and regulatory compliance by designing, implementing, administering, and monitoring compliance and policy-related programs, assessments, projects, internal customer training and related functions. Conducts highly complex compliance investigations and vendor assessments.

Essential Functions

• Conducts highly complex investigations that involve significant legal risk to the company including, but not limited to, fraud and falsification investigations, workplace investigations, and regulatory compliance investigations.
• Leads the designing, implementing, and monitoring of compliance-related programs, assessments, projects and related functions.
• Develops, implements, and conducts compliance training of internal customers.
• Collaborates with Field personnel and other functional departments to promote and enhance corporate compliance objectives.
• Assesses contractual and legal compliance related to vendors and Service Providers.
• Assists FedEx attorneys in reviewing highly complex compliance assessments, drafting recommended action plans, following-up on such action plans, and communicating assessment results and recommended action, as needed.
• Performs compliance trend analyses and makes recommendations for further action regarding short and long-term business and compliance objectives.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of current compliance best practices and industry standards to support company and department goals and objectives.
• Develops and maintains understanding of changes in legal, government and regulatory environment, and assists FedEx attorneys in promoting company awareness of and compliance with such changes.
• Design and implementation of the company's compliance programs including anti-corruption/3rd Party vendors, training & communications, risk assessment, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (including anti-money laundering, antitrust and anti-fraud) and the FedEx Alert Line.
• Design and implementation of compliance programs relating to restricted or regulated commodities, import and export controls, and other compliance obligations and functions.
• Works collaboratively with other departments to ensure possible integrity issues are promptly investigated and corrective action is taken where necessary.
• Assists in the group's providing of consultative support and advice to management and employees about compliance programs.
• Reviews compliance assessments and identifies areas of improvement based on standard operating procedures and established guidelines; communicates assessment results and required remediation, if any, for issues identified during assessments; performs trend analysis of same.
• Collaborates with legal and compliance groups to develop process improvements (e.g., specifications, standards, project processes, including other department's roles in those processes) that relate to compliance.
• Conducts investigative interviews and writes investigative reports; drafts investigatory action plans.
• Mentors and advises department personnel within area of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree required; 4 (four) additional years' of compliance, analytics, audit, investigative or additional applicable experience beyond the minimum years' experience, will be accepted in lieu of a degree.

Minimum Experience:

Eight (8) years 'experience required in compliance, analytics, audit, investigative or related area.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Software skills, including use of Microsoft Office software (SharePoint), data analytics tools, and web-based applications.
• Verbal and written communication skills necessary to explain highly complex and/or confidential information.
• Presentation skills necessary to facilitate training and/or deliver informational sessions to groups and/or individuals.
• Time management and organizational skills necessary to manage multiple projects, appropriately prioritize workload, plan for resources to meet deadlines and goals, and respond to day-to-day functional needs.
• Ability to analyze review and make recommendations.
• Ability to mentor, coach and act as a knowledge resource to other employees.
• Knowledge of concepts, practices, policies and procedures related to FedEx operations

Compliance Advisor

Essential Functions

• Conducts investigative interviews and writes thorough and comprehensive investigative reports; drafts investigatory action plans.
• Communicates investigative findings to the highest levels of executive management on a consistent and routine basis.
• Acts as a resource and provides technical guidance, mentoring and direction to less experienced Compliance Specialists.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of current compliance best practices and industry standards to support company and department goals and objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, Pre-Law, Criminal Justice or related field required.

Minimum Experience

Ten (10) years' experience required in compliance or related area; must have prior experience in being exclusively responsible for preventing, detecting and responding to potential violations of company policy, regulations, or statutes, and any other misconduct, or being responsible for leading development of compliance programs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Software skills, including use of Microsoft Office software and web-based applications.

Verbal and written communication skills necessary to explain complex and/or confidential information.

Presentation skills necessary to facilitate training and/or deliver informational sessions to groups and/or individuals.

Time management and organizational skills necessary to manage multiple projects, appropriately prioritize workload, plan for resources to meet deadlines and goals, and respond to day-to-day functional needs.

Ability to analyze review and make recommendations.

Ability to mentor, coach, and act as a knowledge resource to other employees.

Preferred Qualifications: Project management experience to provide updates to the FedEx restricted party screening tool, policies, and procedures. Experience in sanctions, export controls, and familiarity with work of regulatory agencies. Experience supporting investigations into export controls and sanctions compliance issues. Ability to track transactions requiring "blocking" under US sanctions regulations and prepare reports to the Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control

Pay Transparency: This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all potential locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay would be determined by experience relative to the job, market level, pay at the location for this job and other job-related factors permitted by law. An employee may be eligible for additional pay, premiums, or bonus potential. The Company offers eligible employees health, vision and dental insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay: U.S. Pay Range: $6,168.90/month - $12,533.14/month

Additional Details: This position may be located anywhere within the US excluding AK, HI, and US territories. Depending on your location, you may be required to work at a FedEx Campus several times per week.

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• FORTUNE Magazine: No. 18 among "World's Most Admired Companies" (2023)
• Newsweek Magazine: One of "America's Most Responsible Companies" (2023)
• Forbes Magazine: One of "Americas Best Large Employers" (2023)
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