Regional Compliance Manager: East Coast

NABIS•New York, NY

12h•$75,000 - $105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Nabis is the #1 licensed cannabis wholesale platform in the world, supplying $1B+ worth of cannabis products annually from hundreds of brands to retailers across California, New York, and Nevada. Our mission is to empower the world to discover cannabis by providing choice, access, and innovation. We’re at the forefront of this movement, building an innovative, technology-first platform to scale the entire cannabis industry. Backed by Y Combinator and investors, including DoorDash Co-Founder Stanley Tang, NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana, Gmail creator Paul Buchheit, and Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, Nabis is rapidly expanding across the U.S. with the goal of becoming the largest and most influential cannabis distribution network globally. Location Eligibility: This person must be located in the New York state area and be able to travel in and around the state. About the Role The Regional Compliance Manager owns operational compliance for our East Coast operations. New York today, New Jersey next. Reports to the General Counsel. You will set the tone for execution, author the SOPs, and serve as the senior compliance voice for everything that happens in or around our warehouses, drivers, brand partners, and customer experience on the East Coast. Compliance at Nabis is a pillar of the business, not a necessary evil. We operate under a “compliance by design” model: the function exists to make our operation defensible from day one, not to police it after the fact. On-site compliance reports fully under the General Counsel, independent of the operations it oversees. That’s the standard structure in any mature regulated industry. This role builds that model for the East Coast. This is hands-on execution work. It is not a corporate compliance, policy, or government relations seat. Those scopes sit separately under the GC with our Head of Government Relations, who handles new regulations, policy interpretation, and senior regulator relationships. The two roles partner closely: GR writes the policy memos; the Regional translates them into operational SOPs and makes sure they get executed.

Requirements

5+ years of compliance experience in a licensed cannabis operation. Multi-state and distributor experience strongly preferred
Deep, hands-on METRC proficiency is required. You have personally run manifests, reconciled packages, and resolved errors in production
Working knowledge of New York OCM distributor regulations. Familiarity with New Jersey regulations is a strong plus
Demonstrated experience authoring SOPs, conducting internal audits, and managing regulatory inspections
People management experience: hiring, coaching, and developing a team of compliance analysts or equivalent
Comfortable in a fast-moving, technology-driven environment. Comfortable owning the Engineering relationship for METRC integration and automation work
Strong written and verbal communication. Able to translate regulatory language into clear guidance for non-compliance teams, and to brief executives at the GC level
High attention to detail and strong organizational skills. Able to manage multiple concurrent deadlines and a team without losing visibility
Background in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, GMP environments, or supply chain compliance in pharma, CPG, or agriculture is a plus
Willingness and ability to travel regularly to East Coast facilities. On-site presence at our New York operations is required
Must successfully pass all state-mandated background checks required for cannabis industry employment in the states we operate

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with New Jersey regulations is a strong plus
Background in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, GMP environments, or supply chain compliance in pharma, CPG, or agriculture is a plus

Responsibilities

Author and maintain all East Coast SOPs covering METRC operations, receiving, intake, transfers, storage, destruction, returns, inspections, incident response, and driver conduct
Translate the Head of GR’s policy memos into specific SOP updates and training as new regulations and emergency rules take effect
Maintain a regional compliance calendar (renewals, audits, training, inspection windows) with 30+ days of forward visibility
Sign off on partner onboarding decisions where compliance is the gating factor
Own day-to-day METRC operations across all active East Coast facilities. New York operates on METRC; you are the senior METRC voice on the East Coast
Lead METRC integration work for the region: coordinating with Engineering on system integrations, new METRC feature rollouts, and automation that improves analyst workflow
Oversee package reconciliation, manifest creation and resolution, error remediation, and waste and destruction entries across the region
Ensure all product labeling, packaging, and COA standards are met prior to order fulfillment in each East Coast market
Apply OCM (NY) and other applicable state distributor regulations to live operational decisions: manifest rules, transfer windows, transportation requirements, labeling, and storage standards
Build and maintain field-level relationships with OCM staff and local authorities having jurisdiction
Execute state license renewals and regulatory reporting in partnership with the Head of GR and the General Counsel
Translate operational changes from state rulemakings into action items for the warehouse and CX teams
Act as primary operational point of contact for routine state regulator communications at the license and facility level
Hire, onboard, and develop the East Coast Compliance Analyst team. Two analyst roles are open and being filled in parallel
Set daily priorities for the team, including coverage assignments across facilities
First-line escalation point for analyst-surfaced issues and warehouse-level compliance concerns
Coach and develop the team on METRC fluency, regulatory judgment, and cross-functional communication
Lead inspection response across all East Coast facilities. Serve as on-site or virtual point of contact when OCM or other regulators arrive
Keep facilities inspection-ready at all times: METRC in sync, records current, labeling correct, storage compliant
Document findings from every inspection and drive corrective actions to completion
Conduct quarterly internal compliance audits across the region
Partner with Operations leadership (GM, VP of Supply Chain) on regional operational priorities
Partner with Brand Partnerships on partner onboarding compliance, packaging review, and partner license verification
Partner with Customer Experience and Sales on customer-facing compliance questions and holds
Compliance has the authority to hold product, freeze a transfer, or stop a delivery for regulatory reasons. You exercise this authority directly and escalate to the GC when business impact is material