Associate Compliance Manager, Retail Risk & Recalls

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

EAP

Sick Pay

Paid Time Off including paid Maternity

Parental Leave

Company Holidays

Transit

401(k) with Company Match

Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical

Dental and Vision)

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Barnes & Noble is seeking an Associate Compliance Manager to join our compliance team in New York. The role focuses on collecting and analyzing product data, maintaining compliance procedures, and interfacing with internal teams and vendors.

Responsibilities include recalls management, regulatory tracking, e-waste compliance, and researching applicable laws. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree with 2–5 years of retail compliance experience.

Qualifications

• Outstanding communication skills across written and verbal formats.
• Strong research, data mining, reporting and analytical abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills for data management and documentation.
• Proactive, collaborative team player and self-starter.
• Prior recalls experience with proprietary products preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Director with all recalls (proprietary and third‑party).
• Monitor the CPSC site weekly for product recalls and investigate listed products.
• Assist with Proposition 65 and related claims, including data management and inventory disposition.
• Track customer-reported product compliance incidents with the service team.
• Manage e-waste compliance with external consultants as needed.
• Update trackers on laws affecting store and cafe operations by jurisdiction.
• Process invoices for the Compliance department.
• Support EPR projects by coordinating data collection and procedures with cross-functional teams.
• Participate in risk assessments of domestically supplied merchandise.
• Review safety test reports from labs and communicate actions to vendors.
• CPSC eFiling: set up CPC/GCC in registry and coordinate with imports team.
• Build and maintain vendor relationships; respond to testing and compliance inquiries.
• Assist with internal training/outreach with Merchants and other departments.
• Research other laws/regulations affecting the Company as they arise.

Skills

Communication skills

Research & analytics

Proactive

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Barnes & Noble is seeking an Associate Compliance Manager to join our compliance team in New York. The role focuses on collecting and analyzing product data, maintaining compliance procedures, and interfacing with internal teams and vendors.

Responsibilities include recalls management, regulatory tracking, e-waste compliance, and researching applicable laws. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree with 2–5 years of retail compliance experience.