General Manager of Legal & Compliance for a Franchise Corp. with over 3500 independently owned and operated food service counter locations in retail establishments throughout the world.

Summary:
The General Manager of Compliance provides overall guidance and oversight for the development, implementation, and ongoing administration and monitoring of our franchising practices which promotes an effective compliance program by collaborating with other departments. Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.

Key Responsibilities: Licensor Documentation / Customer & Vendor Agreements – Ensure franchise agreement renewals, fee/payment collections, and keeping franchise agreements up to date with current legislation. Ensure that franchisee understands and deploys/practices company systems and processes. Regulatory, Policy, Litigation – Works with outside counsel to review and evaluate compliance issues/concerns within the organization and provides legal support for all regulatory, policy, litigation, licensing, and legislative matters at the Federal, State, County and Local level. Licensing / Permits – Ensure compliance with all licensing and permitting requirements. Risk Mitigation – Ensure that franchisees maintain insurance that adequately protects both the franchisor and franchisee from claims that present the most significant impact to their respective businesses. Reports to CEO. Experience, Education, Skills and Abilities: Bachelor’s degree in related field. Master’s degree preferred. Minimum of 7 years of experience in related field. General franchise knowledge and experience. Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook. Effective and proven management and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with people on all levels, in person and remotely. Ability to lead, influence, and develop people as well as achieve results through others.   Supervisory Responsibilities: Provides management, direction, and counselling to 3 direct reports within the division. Benefits and Perks:
Medical, dental, and vision health benefits; basic life and AD&D, flexible PTO, paid holiday, and 401k retirement plan with company match provision.
Discretionary bonus

Expected Working Hours:
This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, TeamPeople, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.