Brand License Compliance Director

Brand License Compliance Director

Park Ridge
- Park Ridge, NJ 07656

Salary Range $ - $ Salary/year Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education Level 4 Year Degree Travel Percentage Up to 25% Category Legal Admin

PIM Brands, the world's largest maker of real fruit snacks and many iconic confections is seeking a Brand License Compliance Director based at its headquarters in Park Ridge, NJ.

At PIM, We Make The Brands You Love ® with a portfolio of market leading products ranging from Welch's® Fruit Snacks to Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins and Sour Jacks® Sour Candies to Creamsicle® Candy Twists. Our treats are enjoyed by millions of consumers across the world each day. We seek talented, results-oriented individuals who want careers where they contribute to building and nurturing our amazing portfolio of snacks and confections brands in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-paced office environment.

As a PIM Associate, you will be joining our Legal team, reporting to our General Counsel though formal legal experience or a legal degree is not required. You will make immediate and lasting contributions and enjoy a career with mutual rewards, working for a top ranked company, named one of America's Best Workplaces 2026 and Best Place to Work in New Jersey.

The Brand License Compliance Director will be responsible for three key areas of success:

• Reporting – Ensures timely and accurate completion of all required reporting; maintaining precise and well organized, internal records as well as responding to regular, licensor-required reporting requirements.
• Payments – Manages payment obligations to meet contractual deadlines; partnering with Finance to pre-empt potential roadblocks.
• Delivery – Oversee delivery commitments, including timelines, product accuracy, order fulfillment, and complaint resolution.

• Quality Control:
• Review quality standards in client/licensor agreements and translate them into actionable guidelines and controls for internal teams.
• Monitor factory quality control and production, both domestic and international, while working with internal teams to ensure compliance meets client/licensor standards and approved specifications.
• Manage documentation and independent auditing review related to quality approvals, testing results, and compliance reviews.

• Royalty Payment Compliance:
• Responsible for ensuring royalty payments are paid on time, in coordination with the Accounting team.
• Discounts
  - Assisting in managing customer discount and rebate programs and ensuring credits against royalty payments as applicable.

• Other:
• Completely, understand and "live" the terms of the licensing agreement, especially deadlines and other highly exacting provisions. The Director will be responsible for serving as the internal subject matter expert of the licensing agreement, aiding in decision making and strategy development for the future product lifecycle.
• Design, implement, and oversee compliance frameworks to support all programs related to the licensing agreement and ensure adherence to licensor's requirements.
• Develop, document, and maintain internal compliance procedures aligned with licensor's standards.
• Create, manage, and deliver compliance metrics, dashboards, reports, and executive presentations for senior leadership and licensor's reporting.
• Develop and oversee communications and training to internal businesses.

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, sales, audit, compliance or related fields, preferred

• 8+ years of brand license management experience

• 5+ years of compliance, audit or regulatory experience within the CPG industry

• Experience in CPG and/or manufacturing environments

• Developed and implemented compliance frameworks for licensing programs

• Proven track record of creating internal compliance procedures aligned with licensor standards agreement

• Strong knowledge of internal audits, legal, compliance, and auditing practices

• Advanced ability to produce metrics, dashboards, reports, presentations for senior leadership and licensor

• Proficiency with SAP S/4

HANA, PowerPoint, and Power BI

• Strong capability in synthesizing complex information into clear…