Managing Counsel - Compliance

ALDI is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the nation, and we are charting an aggressive growth course with plans to add 800 new stores by 2028, increasing to nearly 3,200 locations nationwide. You can play a vital part by joining our Legal team. Our Legal team is key to our strategic direction and the management of a wide range of legal matters impacting the business. As a member of this team, you'll support ALDI in achieving our company initiatives and upholding our core values.

Position Type: Full-Time

Starting Salary: $207,000

Salary Increases: Year 2 - $220,000 | Year 3 - $233,000

Work Location: This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Legal Hybrid Work Program, which requires work in-office at least 1 day per week and reports to the National Compliance Officer

Duties and Responsibilities:

Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Establishes, communicates and evaluates job responsibilities and performance expectations to their direct reports to assure mutual understanding and desired results.
• Identifies training and development opportunities that will assist their direct reports in achieving enhanced performance.
• Understands the overarching company strategy, as well as communicates and models the core values of the organization, to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees.
• Consults with leadership on the development of their team's strategy and oversees implementation of strategy.
• Analyzes current working procedures and proposes improvements.
• Assists in managing internal relationships with business partners and external relationships with outside counsel.
• Communicates effectively and informs direct leader of issues, status, and results of assigned tasks.
• Identifies legal issues and recommends responsive action, with an emphasis on risk mitigation.
• Advises on the design, implementation and continuous improvement of the company’s ethics and compliance program.
• Experience with and knowledge of anti-corruption, antitrust, unfair trading practices, conflicts of interest, fraud, sanctions and embargoes, and anti-money laundering laws.
• Engages with executive leadership, various business units, and external parties involved in the legal process.
• Partners and liaises with outside counsel on legal matters and manages relevant external consultants.
• Collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to integrate legal and compliance considerations into business operations and initiatives.
• Evaluates and analyzes legal and compliance issues in multiple jurisdictions and nationwide and reports findings, as well as recommendations, to the National Compliance Officer.
• Provides input to their direct leader on hiring for positions reporting to them.
• Informs management of major team milestones, developments, and concerns.
• Acts as a subject matter expert in the areas of US compliance laws and the DOJ Manual for effective compliance programs and contributes expertise that aligns with and advances the company’s objectives.
• Provides strategic counsel to leadership, internal team members, and relevant areas of the business without significant oversight to minimize risk and potential legal liability.
• Leverages legal expertise, experience, and business acumen to proactively support the company in achieving its objectives.
• Provides expert legal advice on special projects to drive company strategy and operational needs.
• Ensures completion of tasks, projects, presentations, and reports as assigned by their direct leader.
• Operates as a subject matter expert and escalation point to resolve questions and issues.
• Researches, monitors, and assesses emergent legal and compliance trends, new legal issues and laws, legislation, regulations, and court decisions; identifies and communicates impactful updates to relevant business units.
• Supports enterprise compliance risk assessments, monitoring, and testing, and reports on compliance risks, trends, and program effectiveness to executive leadership and, as appropriate, the Board or its committees.
• Manages complex legal negotiations with key stakeholders while collaborating with various cross-functional business teams.
• Provides proactive analysis of current projects and analytical review of reported results.
• Drafts legal memorandums, case assessments, reports, attorney correspondence, and other work product to identify exposures and risk.
• Performs pre-litigation work to minimize risks and potential legal liability.
• Provides legal oversight of the ethics hotline and other reporting channels, and directs or advises on internal investigations of alleged misconduct, preserving privilege, confidentiality, and protection against retaliation.
• Manages outside counsel with respect to complex legal matters.
• Supports responses to any government and/or regulatory inquiries, audits, and/or subpoenas related to ethics and compliance matters.
• Partners in the development of and/or review of operating policies, practices, procedures, agreements, and training to ensure ongoing compliance, consistency, and risk mitigation.
• Advises on the Code of Conduct and related compliance policies.
• Partners with Group Compliance on cross-border and multi jurisdictional compliance matters and policies.
• Partners with Group Compliance on global compliance structures, programs and policies.
• Manages complex legal negotiations with key stakeholders while collaborating with cross-functional business teams.
• Manages strategies for reducing costs and transferring risk.
• Directs the team’s completion of tasks, projects, presentations, and reports in a timely and effective manner to provide the highest level of customer service to the business.
• Operates as an escalation point for team members to resolve questions and issues.
• Oversees the training, development, performance management, and goal setting for direct reports.
• Supervises the day-to-day operations of their team, escalating issues to the appropriate level of support and/or leadership when necessary.
• Ensures direct reports complete assigned responsibilities in a timely and effective manner to provide the highest level of customer service for the business.
• Partners across the enterprise and with diverse stakeholders on compliance matters.
• Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job-specific Competencies:

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Consistently demonstrates the Mindsets, ALDI Acts Competencies and Professional Skills (M.A.P.) as outlined for the role.
• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction.
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and performance of direct reports.
• Conflict management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understands the history, strategy, organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services of the company.
• Demonstrated skills in the areas of time management, interpersonal skills, relationship building, collaboration, presentation, and problem solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills, including the ability to professionally communicate with a wide variety of individuals and respond to inquiries in a timely, professional manner.
• Strong legal analysis, drafting, research, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of corporate ethics and compliance program standards and of the laws and regulations governing compliance areas, including anti-corruption (e.g., FCPA), antitrust, unfair trading practices, conflicts of interest, fraud, economic sanctions and embargoes (e.g., OFAC), and anti-money laundering.
• Knowledge of how legal issues affect organizations and the ability to develop strategies to coordinate legal considerations to business objectives.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to analyze and present complex data.
• Ability to anticipate legal risks as well as utilize excellent judgment and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential matters, with the credibility and independence to provide candid counsel to executive leadership.
• Ability to interpret and apply company policies and procedures.
• Ability to multi-task and independently prioritize and work under strict deadlines.
• Knowledge of retail industry standards and practices.
• Negotiation skills.
• Ability to plan and organize workflow and embrace new challenges.
• Ability to apply creative solutions.
• Proficient in assessing data to determine accuracy and completeness.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree required.

• A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in a legal environment required, preferably in a combination of law firm and corporate or in-house experience.
• J.D. from an ABA accredited law school required.
• Experience in a law firm, corporate legal department or in-house legal counsel required.
• Licensed to practice in Illinois (or immediate ability to become licensed) required.
• Experience advising on ethics and compliance matters, including program development, internal investigations, and government inquiries, with substantive experience in compliance areas including of corruption, antitrust, unfair trading practices, conflicts of interest, fraud, sanctions and embargoes, and anti-money laundering required.
• Experience managing others and/or leading a team preferred.
• Experience conducting and overseeing investigations.
• Experience in a global environment and/or experience with or exposure to international compliance laws and structures preferred.
• Experience implementing and managing change initiatives within a team or organization preferred.
• Compliance certification (e.g., CCEP) preferred.
• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.

Physical Requirements:

• Work may be performed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment may be used as needed to perform duties.
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs.

Travel:

• Domestic travel required.
• Up to 10%.

ALDI offers competitive wages and benefits, to all employees including:

• 401(k) Plan
• Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PerkSpot National Discount Program

In addition, full-time employees are offered:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
• Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
• Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance

*Full-time employees average 30 or more hours per week within an annual lookback period

**Benefits offered to full-time and part-time employees may vary by state

ALDI is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other protected characteristic. Employment may be contingent upon ALDI's receipt of an acceptable and job-related drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.