Sr. Employment Law and Compliance Specialist

About the Company

Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) is an industry leader with 125+ years of success—success powered by our people. We offer a high-performance culture, a dynamic and collaborative environment in the Willis Tower, and the perks of a global company with the close-knit culture of a smaller one. We empower our employees to make an impact from day one and provide tools and resources to advance their careers.

About the Role

This position will assist the Associate General Counsel – Labor & Employment and Compliance (“AGC”) in coordinating elements of GATX’s corporate compliance program, including:

• Development and administration of the annual compliance training curriculum and compliance awareness messaging.
• Assistance with ethics and compliance investigations and reporting.
• Support for labor and employment compliance across North America.

This is a hybrid position reporting to the AGC.

Responsibilities

• Assist the AGC and the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) in managing and enhancing GATX’s corporate compliance training and awareness program. Work with business partners to develop or select relevant compliance training content, oversee Learning Management System (LMS) administration, and support compliance awareness messaging.
• Stay abreast of industry issues and ethics and compliance developments to continuously improve practices and procedures.
• Oversee the GATX Ethics & Compliance Portal hotline administration, including tracking calls, quarterly testing, and coordination with the third-party hotline provider.
• Support ethics and compliance investigations in accordance with the Global Investigations Policy. Ensure investigation records are complete, including steps taken, conclusions, action items, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist the AGC in addressing labor and employment legal matters, including policy updates consistent with statutory and regulatory changes across North America. Coordinate with Human Resource managers and other business partners to support compliance with HR, compliance, and employee training requirements.
• Ensure appropriate legal holds of documents are placed and maintained for employment-related matters. Assemble and transmit documents in response to subpoenas, document discovery requests, and other employment litigation-related matters.

Requirements

• 4+ years of applicable experience as a labor/employment law and compliance professional, ideally for a publicly traded, multi-national company.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Employment Law Compliance experience preferred.
• Highest professional and personal standards, unquestioned integrity, and strong business ethics.
• Knowledge of legal concepts, terminology, principles, and research techniques in labor/employment law and corporate compliance.
• Experience with labor and employment matters and ethics and compliance investigations.
• Proficiency in web-based software applications, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint, etc.
• Strong analytical and project management skills; highly organized.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively across functions and teams.
• Ability to work on confidential matters with independent judgment.

Other Details

• Minimal travel: approximately 1 to 2 trips annually, including domestic and international locations.
• Hybrid work model: 60% of working days in the Chicago office, the remainder remote.

Pay

Salary range for this position: $111,800.00 USD - $144,000.00 USD. This role may be eligible to participate in the Company’s short-term incentive plan, with details provided upon hire.