Director Ethics & Compliance- Risk & Monitoring

About Us

Based in Chesapeake, VA, Dollar Tree, Inc. operates more than 16,000 stores across the 48 contiguous states and five Canadian provinces, supported by a coast-to-coast logistics network and more than 210,000 Associates. With two iconic brands, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar, and a history of opening hundreds of stores each year, the Company has grown its store formats to serve customers in all types of geographic markets. Come help us grow!

The Opportunity

In this role, you will own and drive key capability functions for our Ethics & Compliance program. Specifically, you will lead our risk assessment and monitoring and response building blocks. We are seeking a highly qualified and motivated person. If you have a passion for driving excellence in Ethics & Compliance, along with outstanding judgement and analytical, research, communication, organization, and collaboration skills, we want to hear from you.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead the design, implementation, execution, and continuous improvement of the Ethics & Compliance risk assessment and monitoring and response methodologies, plans, processes, activities, and tools.

• Leverage internal and external data, information, and resources to design and execute a robust and comprehensive Ethics & Compliance risk assessment process and risk-based monitoring plans and activities.

• Oversee and facilitate the development and completion of risk-based, root-cause mitigation plans and actions, and promote the risk-based allocation of resources.

• Collaborate with a broad range of subject-matter experts and internal stakeholders to proactively identify new and emerging risks and develop and implement mitigation plans.

• Partner with leaders of the Company's Enterprise Risk Management process to incorporate consideration of relevant Ethics & Compliance risks and to promote efficiencies and knowledge sharing.

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve our Ethics & Compliance monitoring and response approaches, plans, processes, activities, and tools, creating and driving an overarching strategy linked to both our risks and our standards and controls.

• Drive the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Ethics & Compliance processes and tools relating to regulatory tracking and change management and new business initiatives.

• Serve as a key contributor and thought leader within Ethics & Compliance, driving relevant strategic, organizational, and operational initiatives.

• Effectively distill complex situations and technical matters and communicate them simply and effectively to internal and external stakeholders.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain a customer-centric approach.

• Be resilient and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Position Requirements:

• 10-15+ years of professional experience in compliance, ethics, risk, or auditing.

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or certification (e.g., JD, CCEP, CFE, or CPA) preferred.

• Extensive experience owning and driving ethics and compliance program activities, including experience designing and executing risk assessments and monitoring and response approaches, plans, and activities.

• Knowledge of auditing and testing methodologies, compliance program operations, enterprise risk assessments, and other risk and monitoring capabilities.

• Outstanding analytical and risk-management skills.

• Highly effective communicator with strong personal presence and credibility and the ability to influence, engage, collaborate, and build trust-based relationships at all levels and across the organization.

• Excellent organization, documentation, technology, and project-management skills.

• Strong decision-making capabilities, even in ambiguous situations; adept at solving problems and seeing them through to resolution.

• Strategic thinking, with the ability to develop and implement successful program enhancements.

• Humble, resilient, and self-motivated, with a demonstrated ability to work autonomously.

• Able to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.