Political Compliance Program Specialist

Apple Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 141,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Political Compliance Program Specialist in the United States to organize and scale the company’s political compliance program. You will build workflows, track deadlines, and coordinate with legal counsel to ensure ethical and regulatory alignment across activities.

The role focuses on program management, documentation, and cross-team collaboration to improve efficiency. It offers a structured environment with opportunities for growth within Apple’s Compliance and Business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of experience in a corporate or law firm setting.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience building, managing and updating internal team process and reference documents.
• Experience designing and driving programmatic improvements with a goal of growing team efficiency and building automation where appropriate.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to take ownership of projects and drive them to completion.
• Demonstrated program or project management experience, including planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination.
• Preferred: ability to work independently and build relationships across business teams; technical understanding/abilities to assess tools and capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain compliance workflows, tracking systems, and internal controls for lobbying registration and reporting.
• Track, review and approve events involving public employees and officials to determine what hospitality is permissible to provide and reportable using guidelines provided by legal counsel.
• Research regulations and policies related to ethics, gifts and conflicts of interest.
• Clearly communicate approvals and instructions to employees for events following our standard process, and make sure all supporting documentation is filed.
• Draft and send follow-up communications for individuals who attend events and either need to reimburse for items received or need a detailed accounting for disclosure purposes.
• Manage a master compliance calendar, ensuring all filing deadlines are tracked and met while assisting with collecting, reviewing, and compiling information needed for all internal and external reporting.
• Support vendor and outside counsel relationships necessary for meeting all deadlines.
• Review emails that come in to the group inbox and respond or direct to attorneys as appropriate.
• Manage internal tools and databases including owning project timelines for compliance initiatives and updates using project management tools to track milestones and deliverables.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation to support compliance needs.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Documentation

Communication

Process improvement

Organization

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Corporate Functions

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.Do you love taking on big challenges without precedent? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? We have a phenomenal new opportunity for Political Compliance Program Specialist.

Description

Apple’s Political Compliance team is looking for an organized and quick-thinking individual with good judgment. Political Compliance is part of the Compliance and Business Conduct team, and helps ensure that Apple’s interactions with public employees and officials comply with ethics, anti-corruption, lobbying and campaign finance regulations around the world. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of political compliance regulations with strong program management skills to build scalable processes, track deadlines, manage inputs, and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain compliance workflows, tracking systems, and internal controls for lobbying registration and reporting.
• Track, review and approve events involving public employees and officials to determine what hospitality is permissible to provide and reportable using guidelines provided by legal counsel.
• Research regulations and policies related to ethics, gifts and conflicts of interest.
• Clearly communicate approvals and instructions to employees for events following our standard process, and make sure all supporting documentation is filed.
• Draft and send follow-up communications for individuals who attend events and either need to reimburse for items received or need a detailed accounting for disclosure purposes. This will include pulling together expenses from different internal stakeholders, drafting letters with reimbursement instructions or expense breakdowns, and sending the communications to external third parties.
• Manage a master compliance calendar, ensuring all filing deadlines are tracked and met while assisting with collecting, reviewing, and compiling information needed for all internal and external reporting.
• Support vendor and outside counsel relationships necessary for meeting all deadlines.
• Review emails that come in to the group inbox and respond or direct to attorneys as appropriate.
• Manage internal tools and databases including owning project timelines for compliance initiatives and updates using project management tools to track milestones and deliverables.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation to support compliance needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Candidate should have a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years of experience in a corporate or law firm setting.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience building, managing and updating internal team process and reference documents.
• Experience designing and driving programmatic improvements with a goal of growing team efficiency and building automation where appropriate.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to take ownership of projects and drive them to completion.
• Demonstrated program or project management experience, including planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and with a variety of business teams and build relationships to drive success.
• Technical understanding/abilities preferred, as will assist in assessing internal and external tools and capabilities.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $140,700 and $211,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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