Associate, Global Compliance
About The Position
The Associate, Global Compliance sits within tms’ Global Compliance & Safety team and supports the global compliance program by monitoring emerging regulations, researching compliance requirements, maintaining regulatory intelligence, and preparing reports to inform business decisions. This is a development opportunity, with coaching, training, project assignments, and increasing responsibility to build knowledge of global regulations, packaging compliance, environmental requirements, product safety, client standards, compliance systems, and regulatory risk management. The role is intended to develop into a Compliance Specialist who can independently manage compliance initiatives and support global clients. The Associate collaborates with Sustainability, Quality, Sourcing, GCPS, and Category Management on cross-functional compliance projects, and assists project teams with regulatory research requests. The role requires organization, curiosity, problem-solving through research, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and clear, accurate written reporting.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
- 0–3 years of professional experience if degreed, or 2–4 years if qualifying through experience.
- Strong research capability.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to synthesize large volumes of information into concise business insights.
- Strong organization and planning skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
Nice To Haves
- Internship, co-op, research, or project experience involving research, compliance, technical writing, policy analysis, regulatory affairs, or data analysis.
- Exposure to packaging, food, chemicals, manufacturing, consumer products, sustainability, or regulatory affairs.
- Comfort learning and using technology and AI-enabled tools to support research, reporting, and process efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Monitor regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, industry associations, and standards organizations for emerging developments.
- Research proposed and enacted regulations affecting packaging, product safety, environmental compliance, chemicals, labeling, and sustainability.
- Maintain regulatory intelligence databases, tracking tools, and the global compliance knowledge repository.
- Summarize regulatory developments in concise, business-focused reports.
- Escalate significant regulatory changes that require further assessment.
- Prepare recurring regulatory intelligence reports and assist with executive dashboards and compliance scorecards.
- Maintain regulatory calendars and implementation timelines.
- Support the development of compliance metrics and key performance indicators.
- Track implementation status of regulatory changes and maintain documentation supporting compliance decisions and historical records.
- Compare regulatory requirements across regions and research interpretations from authoritative sources.
- Identify potential business impacts of proposed regulations and assist with preliminary regulatory impact assessments and compliance risk evaluations.
- Participate in developing implementation recommendations.
- Collaborate with Sustainability, Quality, Sourcing, GCPS, and Category Management on cross-functional compliance projects.
- Assist project teams with regulatory research requests.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits.
- Paid parental and medical leave programs.
- 401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing.
- 15 days of paid time off plus company holidays.
- Hybrid work model.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance.
- Inclusive employee resource groups.
- Learning and development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
