Ethics & Compliance Specialist

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About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for an Ethics & Compliance Specialist located in Midland, MI! As a member of the Legal Department, you will provide advanced legal and compliance support to the Ethics & Compliance function, including internal investigations, program operations, compliance monitoring, third-party due diligence, training, and related risk management. You will work closely with Ethics & Compliance attorneys, investigators, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Security, Privacy, and business stakeholders to help run the Company's ethics and compliance program effectively.

You will independently handle a wide range of assignments that call for sound judgment, discretion, analytical thinking, organization, attention to detail, and strong communication. You will also help resolve compliance concerns promptly, improve investigation processes, deliver meaningful compliance reporting, and drive operational excellence across the function.

The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and committed to integrity, with strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills and sound judgment. You will be a trusted partner to Ethics & Compliance attorneys and investigators, supporting investigations, program operations, reporting and analytics, legal hold coordination, EthicsPoint administration, training, and continuous improvement.

You will receive substantive guidance from Ethics & Compliance attorneys and leaders while independently managing your assigned work within established authority and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Investigation and Case Management Support

• Review investigation reports, case files, records, findings, and supporting documentation for consistency, accuracy, completeness, and adherence to investigation standards.

• Serve as an investigation team member on lower-risk, lower-complexity matters, and support more complex matters under a lead investigator's direction.

• Help investigators with witness interviews, evidence collection, documentation, chronologies, and case administration.

• Draft investigation reports, executive summaries, presentations, analyses, and recommendations for review by attorneys, investigators, and compliance leadership.

• Coordinate legal holds and evidence preservation with Legal, Information Security, Human Resources, and other stakeholders to support investigations, audits, litigation, and regulatory inquiries.

• Maintain investigation records and case management systems in line with applicable policies, procedures, and retention requirements.

• Act as backup administrator for the EthicsPoint reporting and case management system, covering case intake, routing, reporting, user support, and system administration.

• Monitor EthicsPoint workflows, protect data integrity, perform quality reviews, produce reports, and support process improvements in case management.

• Coordinate responses to audits, assessments, and compliance reviews by gathering information, tracking deliverables, and engaging stakeholders.

• Compliance Program Support

• Monitor and triage inquiries to the Ethics & Compliance inbox and coordinate responses.

• Act as liaison with Human Resources on referrals of workplace concerns and investigations, ensuring proper routing, coordination, and documentation.

• Support third-party due diligence, including reviews, documentation, screening follow-up, issue escalation, and stakeholder coordination.

• Support Gifts & Entertainment reviews by gathering information, coordinating stakeholder input, assessing requests against established criteria, and preparing documentation and recommendations for attorney or compliance review.

• Assist attorneys and compliance professionals with conflict-of-interest reviews, compliance monitoring, policy implementation, and other compliance initiatives.

• Research legal and compliance topics related to investigations, policies, regulations, enforcement developments, and emerging risks.

• Support audit, assessment, and regulatory responses by coordinating information gathering, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.

• Reporting, Metrics, and Analytics

• Build, maintain, and improve compliance and investigation dashboards and reporting tools that support program oversight, risk monitoring, trend analysis, and decisions.

• Collect, analyze, validate, and report compliance data from multiple sources to inform program oversight and decisions.

• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports, presentations, summaries, and metrics for Ethics & Compliance leadership, Legal leadership, Internal Audit, and other stakeholders.

• Find ways to improve reporting, data quality, efficiency, and adoption of technology-enabled solutions.

• Training and Communications

• Partner with Ethics & Compliance attorneys and investigators to design, develop, and deliver investigation and compliance training.

• Create training materials, presentations, job aids, communications, and reference resources that build awareness of ethics and compliance expectations.

• Support compliance outreach, investigator development programs, and training for employees and leaders.

• Help develop, maintain, and improve compliance procedures, guidance documents, and resource materials.

• Collaboration and Continuous Improvement

• Partner with Legal, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Security, Privacy, Procurement, and business stakeholders to manage compliance matters effectively.

• Support continuous improvement through process standardization, automation, simplification, and smart use of technology.

• Share accountability for team objectives, provide backup across compliance operations, and contribute to business continuity.

• Help foster a professional, collaborative, and inclusive workplace that values integrity, learning, and operational excellence.

• Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking. In lieu of a degree or military equivalent, at least 4 years of relevant working experience will be accepted.

• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting investigations, compliance programs, legal operations, audits, or regulatory processes.

• Experience preparing reports, summaries, presentations, analyses, recommendations, and other written work.

• Experience handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

• Experience coordinating work across multiple stakeholders and functions.

• Experience with case management systems, compliance workflows, or similar operational processes.

• Experience supporting ethics, compliance, workplace, fraud, or employee misconduct investigations.

• Experience administering EthicsPoint or similar ethics reporting and case management systems.

• Experience supporting third-party due diligence programs and related risk reviews.

• Experience supporting Gifts & Entertainment, conflicts of interest, or other compliance program areas.

• Experience supporting legal holds, evidence preservation, and records management.

• Experience building dashboards and compliance metrics in Power BI or comparable business intelligence tools.

• Experience using Power Automate, Microsoft 365, or similar tools for reporting, workflow management, analytics, or process improvement.

• Experience designing and delivering training with attorneys or compliance professionals.

• Familiarity with corporate compliance programs, investigation methods, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.

• Experience in a corporate legal department, ethics and compliance organization, or similar corporate setting.

Skills

• Communication: Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.

• Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical, critical-thinking, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Time Management: Ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines with limited supervision.

• Risk Assessment: Ability to spot issues, assess risk, use sound judgment, and escalate appropriately.

• Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

• Technical Proficiency: Proven proficiency with Microsoft Office, reporting tools, and data analysis platforms.

• Relationship Building: Ability to build effective working relationships across levels and functions.

• Professional Integrity: Commitment to ethics, integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.

• Additional Notes

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

• Benefits – What Dow offers you

• We invest in you.

• Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.

• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.

• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

• Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).

• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).

• Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.

• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.

• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.

• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.

• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.

• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).

• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.

• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.

• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).

• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.

• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:

• Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)

• Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)

• Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to wor