Ethics Specialist - Integrity

McKinsey & Company is seeking an Ethics Specialist - Integrity in Atlanta, GA. The role emphasizes driving impact, continuous learning, and valuing diverse perspectives within a global community. The position involves managing risks and enhancing compliance capabilities within the firm. McKinsey offers a supportive culture for personal growth, mentorship, and a comprehensive benefits package. The role is located in North America and is not remote.
Who You'll Work With

Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you’ll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.

When you join us, you will have
• Continuous learning Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World-class benefits On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, mental health, and vision coverage for you, your spouse/partner, and children.

Your Impact

McKinsey & Company is a premier global management consulting firm and trusted adviser on strategy, organization, operations and information technology to the world’s leading businesses, governments and institutions. Serving 90% of the 100 largest global companies, McKinsey is a global

firm, with over 130 offices in 65 countries, linked by closely-knit industry and functional practices that concentrate on knowledge and expertise.

Since 2018, we have invested nearly $1 billion to upgrade our internal risk, legal, and compliance capabilities as part of our ambition to lead our industry—and we have recruited some of the world’s best talent to help. Among other enhancements, we introduced an industry-leading client service framework (CITIO), which helps us vet each new client and guides our approach to projects. Our commitment extends to our suppliers and internal systems, where we have improved cybersecurity controls, data and document retention, and process management. Annually, our colleagues participate in a rigorous Professional Standards and Risk training program.

You will be part of McKinsey’s Ethics and Compliance (E&C) function and will be based in the North America region. The E&C function’s mission is to manage risks to our firm, our clients, and our people, while also enabling our firm’s client impact and innovation. The E&C function is a globally integrated team within the second line of defense of our firm. McKinsey has an E&C program that is structured in a way that ensures that it is well designed, empowered to function effectively, and works in practice. Our E&C program includes a clear message that misconduct is not tolerated as well as policies, procedures, training, monitoring and consequence management to ensure the program is well-integrated into our firm’s operations and workforce. You will be a member of the Ethics and Regulatory Relations pillar, which is responsible for instilling trust by amplifying integrity, effectively managing concerns, and leading labor and human rights compliance.

This role reports to the Associate Director of Ethics, Integrity.

You will execute and implement our firm’s global Ethics and Integrity program overseeing and managing various projects and workstreams using tools such as JIRA and other project management software.

You will set up and monitor complex project schedules, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.

You will prepare materials to support clear articulation of our ethics obligations to various stakeholders as well as refine and adjust our approaches and frameworks to enable an effective and comprehensive program.

You will support initiatives to infuse integrity into our firm's recruiting, training, way we work, evaluation, disclosures, and promotion processes.

You will be expected to be a contributor and thought partner within the function, in addition to supporting key organizational, operational, or strategic initiatives, as relevant.

You will identify and leverage internal and external data to enable regular reporting, actionable insights, and compelling recommendations for the ethics and integrity program.

You will collaborate with a cross -functional and senior stakeholder group (e.g., Legal, Risk) across our firm in a timely and efficient manner.

You will play a critical role in sustaining and evolving our E&C program and upholding our commitment to integrity and lawful practices.

Your Qualifications and Skills
• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree(s) and/or applicable professional certifications preferred
• 5+ years of professional experience in risk, ethics, culture, change management, program management, compliance and/or governance in a large organization
• Proven experience in managing and overseeing multiple projects and workstreams using tools such as JIRA and other project management software
• Experience using MIRO boards and building Tableau dashboards
• Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset to progress on ambiguous problems and see them through to resolution
• Outstanding English written and oral communication skills, including clear and concise writing and editorial skills and excellent listening skills
• Builds trust-based relationships with leaders within and outside of the team; collaborates generously with others and is sought after as a key thought partner
• Exhibits highest levels of discretion and judgment in safeguarding confidential materials
• Fosters a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive environment for all colleagues
• Strong analytical, issue-spotting and problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to handle complex, sensitive issues
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, changing environment and able to manage ambiguity with confidence