Associate, Global Compliance

About the Role

The Associate, Global Compliance will support tms' global compliance program by monitoring emerging regulations, researching compliance requirements, maintaining regulatory intelligence, and preparing reports. This role is designed as a development opportunity for future Compliance Specialists, with opportunities for structured coaching, project assignments, and increasing responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Intelligence & Research

• Monitor regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, industry associations, and standards organizations for emerging regulatory developments.
• Research proposed and enacted regulations affecting packaging, product safety, environmental compliance, chemicals, labeling, and sustainability.
• Maintain regulatory intelligence databases and regulatory tracking tools.
• Summarize regulatory developments into concise, business-focused reports.
• Escalate significant regulatory changes requiring further assessment.
• Assist in maintaining the organization's global compliance knowledge repository.

Compliance Reporting & Business Intelligence

• Prepare recurring regulatory intelligence reports.
• Assist with executive dashboards and compliance scorecards.
• Maintain regulatory calendars and implementation timelines.
• Support development of compliance metrics and key performance indicators.
• Track implementation status of regulatory changes.
• Maintain documentation supporting compliance decisions and historical records.

Regulatory Analysis

• Compare regulatory requirements across regions.
• Research regulatory interpretations from authoritative sources.
• Identify potential business impacts of proposed regulations.
• Assist with preliminary regulatory impact assessments.
• Support compliance risk evaluations.
• Participate in development of implementation recommendations.

What You Will Bring

• Cross-functional collaboration between Sustainability, Quality, Sourcing, GCPS, and Category Management, assisting in cross-functional compliance projects.
• Assist project teams with regulatory research requests.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to summarize research findings into clear, organized, and accurate written reports.
• Enjoys solving problems through research.
• Curiosity and enjoyment in learning complex technical subjects.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 0–3 years of professional experience if degreed; 2-4 if coming by experience.
• Strong research capability.
• Excellent written communication.
• Possesses strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail.

We’d love you to…

• Can synthesize large volumes of information into concise business insights.
• Organization and planning.

Any of the following would be a plus

• 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.
• Comfortable learning and using technology and AI-enabled tools to support research, reporting, and process efficiency.