Vice President, Compliance Lead

About the role

The VP, Global Compliance Lead is responsible for centralizing and governing all regulatory, environmental, safety, and client/brand-mandated compliance requirements across the global packaging and supplies portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Centralized Compliance Governance (Core Focus)
• Establish and maintain a global “single source of truth” for: Regulatory requirements, Environmental and sustainability standards, Product safety requirements, Client and brand-mandated compliance standards
• Aggregate, harmonize, and reconcile external regulations with internal client/brand requirements into a unified framework
• Define global policies, standards, and governance models to ensure consistent application across markets
• Eliminate fragmentation by consolidating compliance ownership into a centralized, globally governed model
• Anticipatory Issues Management (Critical Capability)
• Lead a global anticipatory issues management framework to proactively identify: Emerging regulatory changes, Shifts in environmental and sustainability requirements, Evolving client/brand expectations and claims standards, Industry risks across materials, safety, and supply chain
• Assess impact and interdependencies across regulatory and client-driven requirements
• Develop forward-looking guidance, risk mitigation plans, and positioning statements
• Provide early visibility to leadership and clients to enable proactive decision-making
• Cross-Functional & Client Alignment
• Partner With Sustainability (environmental standards and claims), Quality & Food Safety (product safety requirements), Sourcing & Supplier Management (supplier compliance and advocacy), Legal / Regulatory Affairs (interpretation of laws and standards)
• Engage directly with clients and brand stakeholders to understand evolving internal standards
• Align on compliance expectations
• Translate requirements into scalable global frameworks
• Report at a regular cadence regional regulatory requirements, client/brand requirements, and anticipatory issues
• Ensure compliance requirements are aligned with category strategy, innovation, and cost decisions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Packaging Engineering, Chemical Engineering / Materials Science, Sustainability, Food Safety and Compliance, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs
• 10–15+ years of relevant experience, with:
• Regulatory compliance / quality systems
• Packaging product development or manufacturing
• Global supply chain or category management
• Experience leading and developing a team (preferably in a global organization)
• Foodservice packaging, consumer packaging, or related industries preferred
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional client projects
• Technical depth in foodservice packaging, consumer packaging
• Proactive and forward-thinking balanced with structural rigor
• Enterprise leadership
• Strategic mindset and commercial acumen
• MBA particularly with operations or supply chain focus

Skills

• Brings regulatory & technical expertise
• Ability to interpret complex legislation and translate into practical, scalable requirements
• Delivers proactive risk anticipation and the ability to shift the organization from reactive issue management to proactive horizon scanning

Benefits

Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant: Our commitment to rewarding results, Opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers’—and our company’s—success There's more ... Generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits, Paid parental and medical leave programs, 401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing, 15 days of paid time off plus company holidays, Hybrid work model, Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance, Inclusive employee resource groups

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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