Specialist Compliance & Risk Management BUILD Program

About the Role

The Acuity Inc. BUILD program is a two-year rotational experience designed for early-career talent. Participants rotate to a different functional area every six months to build business acumen and skill proficiency, developing broad business understanding, functional expertise, and professional skills for future career opportunities at Acuity. This role is based in Atlanta, GA, and begins employment on July 12, 2027.

BUILD Program Activities

• Specialized onboarding for integration into the organization and program.
• One-on-one mentorship from a Compliance leader.
• Social and networking events.
• Collaboration with program peers on business processes and initiatives.
• Leadership report-out meetings for rotational learnings and performance reviews.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance and Risk Management Specialists will rotate within functional areas, exploring areas such as:

• Corporate Compliance:
• Supporting the third-party risk management program, including due diligence, documentation, issue escalation, and use of compliance tools/systems.
• Assisting with Code of Ethics and Business Conduct programs, training, and regulatory analysis.
• Regulatory Compliance:
• Supporting regulatory monitoring, tracking, and assessment in areas like product compliance, environmental health and safety (EHS), and sustainability.
• Assisting with regulatory advocacy efforts and process improvements.
• Trade Compliance:
• Supporting global trade compliance analysis, assessments, and audits in areas including import, export, tariffs, and broker compliance.
• Assisting with global trade regulatory monitoring and analytics.
• Risk Management:
• Supporting the enterprise risk management (ERM) program, including risk identification, monitoring, and use of ERM tools/systems.
• Assisting with insurance review, claims analytics, property risk control, and contract compliance.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Skills:
• Ability to develop collaborative relationships to enhance understanding, respect, cooperation, and problem-solving.
• Flexibility and pragmatism to quickly adjust priorities in a fast-moving, high-changing environment.
• Strong ethics and integrity, sound judgment, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• High level of interpersonal skills, mature judgment, emotional intelligence, and independent thinking.
• Strong attention to detail ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and time-management skills.
• Availability to travel based on business need (up to 20%).
• Technology:
• Experience with compliance tools and systems (specifics not detailed).
• Experience with ERM tools and systems (specifics not detailed).

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Political Science, Risk Management, International Affairs, Occupational Safety, Supply Management, or Economics or a related field is required.
• Less than two years of related work experience is highly preferred.