Global Social Impact Compliance Leader

PepsiCo; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 94,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Disability coverage

Retirement plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Insurance (Accident/Life/Legal)

Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking a senior-level compliance and governance leader to design and run the global framework for Social Impact and PepsiCo Foundation grants. You will own risk assessment, policy development, and cross-functional governance across diverse grants portfolios.

You will lead adherence to IfG standards, Spendwise policy, and regulatory requirements, while enabling auditable, scalable operations and timely approvals.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in compliance, risk management, audit, grants management, or nonprofit operations.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, public policy, nonprofit management, legal studies, or related field.
• Proven experience building governance processes from the ground up and embedding compliance discipline.
• Hands-on audit experience with remediation and closing findings.
• Nonprofit due diligence including 501(c)(3) validation, financial transparency review, COI and BOD screening, watchlist checks, and international due diligence.
• Experience embedding controls into systems and workflows (e.g., CyberGrants, Bonterra, Blackbaud, Benevity).
• Policy authorship and documentation skills; able to produce policies, SOPs, and criteria.
• Strong cross-functional influence with Legal, Finance, and program teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end grant compliance and eligibility validation, ensuring nonprofit status, transparency, and governance alignment.
• Validate COI and Board affiliations and enforce guidelines across all grantees.
• Ensure required documentation is complete before grant approval.
• Embed IfG compliance into grant design and program management.
• Ensure programs are open to all and mitigate legal/reputational risks.
• Design and run a global compliance framework for Social Impact.
• Define policies, controls, and approval processes for objective funding decisions.
• Establish audit trails and thresholds across grant lifecycle stages.
• Align with internal audit expectations and risk standards.
• Oversee compliance controls in grants systems like CyberGrants/Bonterra.
• Ensure fields, workflows, watchlists, and gates are enforced in the system.
• Drive transition to system-enabled, auditable controls.
• Monitor exceptions and incomplete submissions for compliance.
• Lead risk management and audit readiness across the portfolio.
• Conduct due diligence and third-party risk assessments for partners.
• Ensure self-audit readiness and documentation traceability.
• Lead remediation efforts tied to audit findings.
• Act as strategic compliance advisor to program teams.
• Enable speed and innovation while managing compliance risk.
• Develop training and tools to build compliance capability globally.
• Serve as primary contact for high-risk compliance decisions.

Skills

Compliance management

Risk management

Audit

Grants management

Nonprofit operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

CyberGrants

Bonterra

Blackbaud

Benevity

Job description

PepsiCo is seeking a senior-level compliance and governance leader to design and run the global framework for Social Impact and PepsiCo Foundation grants. You will own risk assessment, policy development, and cross-functional governance across diverse grants portfolios.

You will lead adherence to IfG standards, Spendwise policy, and regulatory requirements, while enabling auditable, scalable operations and timely approvals.