Ethics & Compliance Specialist — Policy, AI & Risk

Balfour Beatty Communities; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

Medical and Dental Insurance

Health Savings and Dependent Care

401K plan with employer matching

Robust PTO including sick, floating, V

2 Volunteer Days per year

Company paid short-term and long-term

Company paid life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

The Compliance Specialist at Balfour Beatty Communities serves as an individual contributor driving Ethics & Compliance program initiatives across policy governance, third-party compliance, training, monitoring, and risk management. Reporting to the Vice President, Ethics & Compliance, you will design, implement, measure, and continually improve our program while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.

You will leverage Microsoft 365 tools, Power BI, SharePoint, Smartsheet, and Copilot

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, compliance, legal studies, public policy, communications, or related discipline preferred; 1–3 years of maintenance experience.
• CCEP certification preferred.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in ethics and compliance, corporate compliance, risk management, internal audit, governance, legal operations, or a related function.
• Strong understanding of corporate compliance program elements, including policy governance, training, communications, monitoring, and program effectiveness.
• Exceptional presentation and facilitation skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly, and strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and work independently.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Copilot. Experience with Power BI, Smartsheet, workflow automation tools, and data analysis.
• Experience using generative AI tools; experience creating, configuring, or managing AI agents using Copilot Studio or comparable platforms strongly preferred.
• High ethical standards, sound judgment, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to conduct in-person focus groups, facilitate training sessions, and travel to company locations, conferences, and corporate offices as required.
• Valid state-issued driver’s license with a safe driving record is required.

Responsibilities

• Administer conflict of interest and gifts and hospitality disclosure workflows.
• Review submissions, coordinate approvals, maintain records, monitor trends, and recommend process improvements.
• Conduct testing and monitoring activities designed to evaluate program effectiveness and policy compliance.
• Develop key performance indicators, dashboards, scorecards, and management reports.
• Monitor implementation of recommendations arising from Ethics & Compliance investigations.
• Analyze survey results and other metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and coordinate ethics and compliance communications, awareness campaigns, newsletters, manager resources, training content, facilitator materials, and culture-building initiatives.
• Conduct employee focus groups, facilitate live training sessions, and periodically travel to company properties to assess culture and program effectiveness.
• Own policy lifecycle processes including drafting, editing, stakeholder review, approvals, publication, maintenance, benchmarking, and periodic reviews.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen policies and procedures based on emerging risks, regulatory developments, lessons learned, recommendations resulting from Ethics & Compliance investigations, and best practices.
• Leverage Microsoft Copilot, Power BI, SharePoint, Smartsheet, and related technologies to improve compliance operations
• Support development and governance of AI-enabled workflows and agents using Copilot Studio or similar platforms. Lead special projects and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Skills

Presentation skills

Facilitation skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Written and verbal communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Smartsheet

SharePoint

Copilot Studio

Microsoft 365

Job description

The Compliance Specialist at Balfour Beatty Communities serves as an individual contributor driving Ethics & Compliance program initiatives across policy governance, third-party compliance, training, monitoring, and risk management. Reporting to the Vice President, Ethics & Compliance, you will design, implement, measure, and continually improve our program while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.

You will leverage Microsoft 365 tools, Power BI, SharePoint, Smartsheet, and Copilot