Compliance Specialist

Yesway; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Outstanding benefits

Job summary

A leading convenience store operator in Fort Worth, Texas, is looking for a candidate to manage relationships with regulatory stakeholders and oversee licensing processes. This role requires three years of related experience, with a preference for experience in legal or compliance settings. Key responsibilities include handling licensing renewals and maintaining accurate records. The ideal candidate must be detail-oriented, organized, and capable of effective teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Three years related experience; at least one year in legal, regulatory, or compliance preferred.
• Ability to organize and meet deadlines for diverse job assignments.
• Effective communication in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with stakeholders, including regulatory agencies.
• Lead licensing process for all locations, ensuring timely renewals.
• Maintain licensing database and manage multiple project deadlines.
• Mediate violations and fines with regulatory agencies.
• Maintain accurate records concerning licenses and permits.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Yesway is one of the fastest-growing convenience store operators in the United States. Established in 2015, Yesway is a multi-branded platform headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, which operates 403 stores located in Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. We operate our portfolio primarily under two successful brands, Yesway and Allsup’s. Our sites are differentiated through a leading foodservice offering, featuring Allsup’s famous deep-fried burrito, and a wide variety of high-quality grocery items and private-label products. Our geographic footprint consists of stores located in attractive rural and suburban markets across the Midwest and Southwest, where we often are the convenience retail destination of choice and effectively the local grocer. We have a successful track record of growing through acquisitions and believe we are well positioned to continue to solidify our market position and grow our store count. We have received numerous industry awards for our growth initiatives, management team, loyalty program, and our employees’ contributions to the industry. We offer competitive wages and outstanding benefits. Yesway values employees who thrive in a fast-paced, service-oriented, work culture and are focused on execution and collaboration.

Position Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to regulatory agencies and internal management;
• Lead process for obtaining and maintaining a variety of licenses and permits for all existing and new locations – including business, taxation, food, liquor, and tobacco;
• Maintain and use the licensing database to ensure all renewals are submitted in a complete and timely manner, avoiding penalty and interest charges. Manage multiple project deadlines and multi-task to meet those deadlines; and
• In coordination with internal legal counsel, mediate violations and fines with regulatory agencies, negotiate abatement efforts and coordinate timely resolution of such violations and fines (e.g. payment, corrective actions). Coordinate abatement efforts with internal stakeholders and communicate those efforts to regulators.
• Maintain complete and accurate records regarding the acquisition and maintenance of licenses and permits for all locations (e.g. all related correspondence, check requests, applications and the resulting licenses and permits);

Qualifications

• Three years related experience is required with at least one year of experience in a legal, regulatory, and/or compliance environment preferred
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to organize and meet deadlines for a wide variety of job assignments
• The ability to effectively work within a team environment with effective communication skills;
• The ability to continuously balance urgent and long term tasks.