Senior Counsel, Government Response Team

Imagine a position that allows you to apply your trusted legal expertise while working alongside the worlds largest retailer. Imagine an opportunity where your knowledge takes you beyond the courtroom and positions you as a trusted business advisor. At Walmart, our Senior Counsels drives strategy while empowering the organization to make informed decisions that align to enterprise objectives. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving problems and working collaboratively toward a solution, youll find that being a part of our legal division is a move that brings with it tremendous growth potential and exciting new challenges. The most exciting part? Youll likely find yourself in a place you never envisioned your law degree would take you.

Senior Counsel for the Government Response Team will join the team responsible for evaluating enterprise risk resulting from significant government requests and determining the appropriate resources needed to respond to such requests. The position will further support significant government enforcement matters and provide legal advice and strategic direction to leadership regarding the Companys interactions with regulatory & law enforcement agencies. In addition, the senior counsel will be responsible for providing legal guidance to Global Security, Aviation and Investigations teams. Check out the exciting opportunity we have available below.

• Identifying, prioritizing, and managing risk to the company by driving the strategy for response, including engaging, directing, and supervising outside counsel and contractors as it relates to any inquiry or subpoena from Federal, State, or local agencies.

• Providing legal advice to the company by providing an informed understanding the clients legal rights, obligations, and risks to allow the client to make informed decisions.

• Collaborating with key stakeholders on significant risk; seeking authority and obtaining informed consent to proceed with legal matters.

• Leveraging technology to streamline processes, communication, and workflows

What you'll bring:

• Government enforcement experience.

• Proven success as a federal or state prosecutor managing criminal and/or civil litigation.

• Substantial, diverse legal experience (ex. Combination of in-house, government, leading law firm, etc.)

• Empower your business partners while working collaboratively to achieve cross-functional goals within a corporate environment.

• Proven track record of risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.

About Walmart
At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainabilityand everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industriesall while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

Future Ways of Working:
Our company's success can be attributed to our employees. While technology has allowed us to be effective while working remotely, there is no substitute for being in the office together; it helps to shape our culture, collaborate, innovate, build relationships, and move more quickly. We strive to provide flexibility in order to promote a healthy work-life balance but recognize that in-person interactions are important to our culture and shared success. We'll meet in person on a regular and purposeful basis.

Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity-unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.

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 responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.