Director of Compliance

Company Overview Image One Industries is a privately owned, national services company dedicated to enhancing operational efficiency and customer experience for brick\-and\-mortar businesses. With expertise spanning construction, branding, and facilities maintenance, the company fosters a value\-driven approach that builds lasting relationships and promotes excellence across all service lines. Job Summary A Director of Compliance and Vendor Relations manages third\-party supplier partnerships while ensuring complete adherence to legal rules, regulatory standards, and internal company policies. This leader balances risk reduction and quality control with strong commercial relationships. **Core Responsibilities** * **Vendor Management:** Build positive, long\-term partnerships with suppliers. Lead contract negotiations, renewals, and pricing structures. Oversee vendor management staff in following best practices to assure that all vendors are in compliance with company requirements. * **New Customer Diligence:** Perform credit, financial and operational risk assessments on potential new customers using all available sources of relevant information. Work with business development teams to determine that the company meets all requirements of potential new customers. * **Compliance Oversight:** Ensure all active vendors meet all compliance, regulatory, legal, and cybersecurity requirements. Run background and risk assessments, where needed. * **Performance Tracking:** Set clear key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs). Track supplier delivery and address poor performance quickly. * **Cross\-Functional Work:** Partner with legal, finance, management and procurement teams to review vendor documentation, contracts, tax files, and risk certificates. Provide advice to all departments regarding legal implications of all contracts and agreements. * **Risk Mitigation:** Identify operational or financial red flags. Create remediation plans to protect the organization from penalties or supply breaks. Work with company’s insurance brokerage team to determine that the company is identifying and implementing all recommended loss control initiatives. **Required Skills and Qualifications** * **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field. * **Experience:** 7 to 10\+ years working in vendor management, finance, procurement, corporate legal or compliance, or contract administration. * **Negotiation Skills:** Proven record of managing high\-stakes contracts and lowering costs while keeping service high. * **Regulatory Knowledge:** Deep understanding of third\-party risk frameworks, data security protocols, and industry laws. * **Risk Management:** Basic understanding of property / casualty insurance and surety bonds, * **Communication:** Strong leadership, conflict resolution, and presentation skills for working with executive leadership and external suppliers. Ability to effectively communicate terms and conditions of all company contracts and their impact on company operations. Ability to modify terms of existing company contracts / subcontracts as needed. Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Flexible schedule * Flexible spending account * Health insurance * Life insurance * On\-site gym * Paid time off * Referral program * Retirement plan * Vision insurance Work Location: In person