Vice President, Compliance

We are Builders First Source, America's largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. You’ll feel proud of the work you do here every day to transform the future of home building and help make the dream of home ownership more achievable. At BFS, we believe building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree.

Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not more so. As such, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and experience levels.

The Vice President, Compliance is a senior member of the legal team responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing the Company's enterprise-wide compliance program, including regulatory compliance and ethics. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this role provides regular engagement with the Board of Directors, its committees, and the executive leadership team on compliance matters and risk exposure.

The position requires an experienced compliance leader who can operate as a strategic business partner, partnering with the sales and operations teams, to build a compliance culture across a geographically distributed organization. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a strong track record in building compliance programs, conducting risk assessments, managing regulatory relationships, and driving a culture of integrity, combined with a collaborative approach that supports the Company's mission and business objectives.

Compliance Program Management

• Design, implement, and continuously improve the Company's enterprise-wide compliance program, including written policies, procedures, training, monitoring, and reporting mechanisms.
• Conduct and oversee periodic compliance risk assessments across all business units and functional areas, identifying emerging risks and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Develop, maintain, and administer the Company's Code of Conduct and supporting compliance policies, including anti-corruption, antitrust, conflicts of interest, gifts and entertainment, data retention, government contracting, sourcing and trade compliance, denied party screening and data privacy.

Regulatory Compliance and Government Affairs

• Monitor and advise on federal, state, and local regulatory developments affecting the Company's operations, and industry-specific regulations applicable to lumber and building materials distribution and manufacturing.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory agencies and manage the Company's response to government inquiries, audits, examinations, and enforcement actions.
• Develop and maintain the Company's compliance training program, delivering role-specific training across locations.
• Prepare and present regular compliance reports to the Chief Legal Officer, executive leadership, and the Board of Directors (or applicable Board committee), including metrics on program effectiveness, open investigations, and emerging risk areas.

Third-Party and Supply Chain Compliance

• Oversee third-party due diligence and compliance vetting processes for suppliers, vendors, agents, and business partners.
• Develop and manage the Company's anti-corruption compliance program, including FCPA and state anti-bribery requirements applicable to government contracting and procurement.
• Support the development of compliance standards for the Company's supply chain, including responsible sourcing, trade compliance, and sanctions screening.

Cross-Functional Advisory and Program Governance

• Partner with Operations, Human Resources, Environmental Health & Safety, IT/Technology, Finance, Internal Audit, and other business units to embed compliance requirements into day-to-day operations.
• Support compliance-related due diligence in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and integration of acquired businesses into the Company's compliance framework.
• Develop and track compliance program KPIs, leveraging data analytics to measure program maturity and effectiveness.
• Manage relationships with outside compliance counsel and third-party compliance service providers, including budget oversight.

• Provides guidance and direction on priorities and standards.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability…