Associate, Global Compliance

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Reporting

Location:

Chicago - 345 North Morgan

$55,000-$65,000

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

ABOUT US

tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With more than 1,400 employees across 28 countries., we offer an impressive range of solutions – from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.

Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.

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WHAT MATTERS THE MOST

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WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE

Associate, Global Compliance will sit within our Global Compliance & Safety team. This individual plays a key role in supporting tms' global compliance program by monitoring emerging regulations, researching compliance requirements, maintaining regulatory intelligence, and preparing reports that enable informed business decisions.

This role is designed as a development opportunity. Working alongside experienced compliance professionals, the Associate will progressively build technical knowledge of global regulations, packaging compliance, environmental requirements, product safety, client standards, compliance systems, and regulatory risk management. Through structured coaching, project assignments, and increasing responsibility, the Associate will develop into a Compliance Specialist capable of independently managing compliance initiatives and supporting global clients.

Primary objective s of this role include the following:

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 TO THE ORGANIZATION

• Cross-functional collaboration between Sustainability, Quality, Sourcing,…