Workforce Compliance & Ethics Specialist

The Workforce Compliance and Ethics Specialist supports Thrivent’s efforts to promote workforce accountability, consistent application of workforce policies and practices, and a culture of integrity aligned with Thrivent’s values. This role serves as a flexible, utility-player resource for the Workforce Compliance and Ethics team, balancing assigned investigation-related work with broader team support across training, communication, advising, process, reporting, and special projects. The role contributes to timely, consistent handling of workforce concerns while also helping the team strengthen execution, scalability, and practical support for leaders and partners. This position helps enable business objectives through strong judgment, adaptability, collaboration, and partnership with key stakeholders. DUTIES &RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Investigations and Workforce Concern Support

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Serve as a point of contact for intake, referrals, and triage of questions or concerns related to workforce policies and practices.

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Conduct promptinitialreview of concerns toidentifyapplicable policy, potential risk,requirednext steps, andappropriate routingor escalation.

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Complete work related to early resolution and follow-up actions, including referring reported matters thatare best addressedby leaders or another business unit.

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Conduct assigned investigations and investigative support activities, including intakes, planning, interviews, reviewing evidence and documentation,establishingfacts and findings, and preparing documentation with recommendations as applicable.

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Partner with theWorkforce Compliance and Ethics teamforinvestigationguidance, support, and alignment onappropriate recommendationsand remedial action considerations to support consistent, well-coordinated handling of workforce concerns.

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Consult,advise, and influence leaders, Human Resources, Employment Law, Compliance, Corporate Security, and other stakeholders on investigation findings and recommendations, risk, issue resolution, remedial action, andappropriate escalation.

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Monitor case progress and follow through on open items to help ensuretimelyresolution,accuratestatus reporting, andappropriate escalationof complex or sensitive matters.

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Retain and enterappropriate documentationin the designated repository, ensuring tracking systems/data areaccurateand complete.

Team Enablement, Advisory, and Operational Support

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Continuously evaluate Workforce Compliance and Ethics team owned processes toidentifyopportunities for improved efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness.

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Apply established playbooks, templates, documentation, and team processes and practices to promote consistency, quality, and efficiency. Provide suggestions for continuous improvement and make updates as requested.

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Support data collection, trend reporting, and other reporting needs related toWorkforceCompliance and Ethics team.

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Assistwith policy, training, and communication efforts by helping translate themes based on data and recurring questions into practical support materials as requested andworkingwith stakeholders to create/deliver training and communication related to policies owned by the team.

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Support the design, development and delivery of learning initiatives and follow up on training completion related to policies owned by the team, as assigned.

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Support general ethics work and ethics-owned programs, including responding to questions related to programs such as Conflicts of Interest and Business Gifts,assistingwith policy governance activities, supporting ethics culture development and measurement efforts, and contributing to ethics award applications and related recognition efforts.

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Assistwith reductions in force by responding to employee inquiries, supporting compliance, and performing related operational tasks.

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Provide agile, cross-functional support for other team priorities as assigned, such as policy and practice guidance, benchmar