The Role 

This role supports the Regulatory Compliance Department at headquarters by assisting with administrative duties for a fast-paced, energetic cannabis company.  The Regulatory Compliance Specialist reports to the Assistant General Counsel and will receive assignments from the Regulatory Compliance team.

Responsibilities 

• Assists licensing, advertising and packaging, retail and CPG regulatory compliance operations with meticulously tracking due dates and archiving documents.
• With oversight from the Director of Regulatory Compliance, electronically organizes and maintains all compliance documents, using the company’s internal document control system.
• Maintains the monthly compliance calendar for personnel and calendars regulatory compliance due dates.
• Handles all calendaring and scheduling of meetings, calls, and planning of travel itineraries for the Regulatory Compliance team.
• Works with the Regulatory Compliance team to coordinate and organize documentation to send to regulatory agencies for license renewals and various submissions, including, advertising submissions; product, packaging and labeling submissions; modification, alteration, and variance submissions; deficiencies; and reporting submissions.
• Prepare weekly compliance status report for General Counsel.
• Assist with the creation and production of PowerPoint presentations.
• Organizes the Regulatory Compliance Department’s SharePoint web page and keeps it up-to-date.
• Provide general administrative support to Regulatory Compliance Department.

Qualifications  

• Associate’s degree required, Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Paralegal certification preferred.
• A minimum of 1-3 years of corporate paralegal or compliance experience at a law firm or in-house.
• PC, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Adobe proficiency.
• Specific experience in the cannabis or similarly regulated industries preferred.
• Ability to work in team environment as well as the ability to work independently in solving daily obstacles.
• Accuracy, detail oriented, and confidentiality a must.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness 
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, fast-paced environment 
• Possesses a high level of critical thinking 
• Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information 
• Must understand and comply with the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of Green Thumb 
• Must have a solid understanding of the Cannabis laws, rules and regulations and passion to further their understanding and knowledge of the industry and the laws. 

Additional Requirements 

• Must pass any and all required background checks  
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry  
• Must possess valid driver’s license 
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age