Senior Compliance Manager – Retail Operations

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Oversees retail compliance programs across stores and e-commerce, ensuring adherence to privacy, payment security, pricing/weights & measures, labeling, safety, and advertising rules. Leads audits, corrects issues, and partners with operations and legal to reduce risk.

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Key Responsibilities

Develop and enforce retail compliance policies and SOPs
Plan and lead store and e‑commerce compliance audits
Remediate findings and track corrective action plans
Monitor laws on pricing, labeling, privacy, payments, and safety
Oversee PCI DSS and data privacy controls (e.g., CCPA/CPRA)
Deliver compliance training to field and headquarters teams
Report risk metrics to executives and advise on mitigation

Career Progression

Can Lead To

Director of Compliance (Retail)

Head of Retail Operations Compliance

VP, Risk & Compliance

Transition Opportunities

Internal Audit Manager (Retail)

Risk & Controls Manager

Data Privacy Program Manager

Asset Protection/Loss Prevention Director

Common Skill Gaps

Often Missing Skills

PCI DSS compliance leadershipCCPA/CPRA privacy compliance executionPricing accuracy and weights & measures complianceGRC platform proficiency (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow GRC)

Development SuggestionsComplete a PCI DSS training (e.g., PCIP) and a CCPA/CPRA practitioner course; run a pilot store audit and build a remediation playbook to demonstrate capability.

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Salary & Demand

Median Salary Range

Entry Level$65,000-$85,000

Mid Level$95,000-$125,000

Senior Level$130,000-$170,000

Growth Trend

growing

Companies Hiring

Major Employers

WalmartTargetAmazon

Industry Sectors

RetailE-commerceGrocery & Pharmacy

Recommended Next Steps

Earn CCEP (SCCE) or CIPP/US (IAPP) and complete PCI SSC PCIP training to validate expertise

Lead a pricing/labeling or PCI gap assessment for a store district and document results in a KPI dashboard

Gain hands-on with a GRC tool (Archer or ServiceNow GRC) by building a basic control library and issue workflow