Senior Compliance Specialist Job Salt Lake City area,Utah USA,Business

Overview

The Senior Compliance Specialist plays a key role in developing, managing, and enhancing Black Diamond’s product compliance and ESG compliance programs. This position ensures that products meet global regulatory, environmental, and sustainability requirements; maintains compliance documentation and records; and leads the coordination of testing, certifications, and audit activities. The role also supports ESG reporting by gathering, validating, and analyzing data from cross-functional stakeholders.

In this senior role, the specialist serves as a subject-matter expert for internal teams, suppliers, and regulatory partners—driving clarity, consistency, and continuous improvement within compliance systems and processes. The ideal candidate is a proactive, detail-oriented professional with strong analytical capabilities, the ability to manage complex data sets, and has the confidence to collaborate effectively across cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain compliance documentation, policies, and procedures, ensuring they remain current with evolving global regulations, standards, and industry best practices.

Lead product compliance activities, including RSL testing programs, labeling and packaging reviews, and verification of regulatory conformity throughout the product lifecycle.

Ensure compliance with global product standards and regulations, such as CPSC, CE, ISO, REACH, RoHS, Conflict Minerals, and other applicable requirements.

Manage and further develop social compliance programs, including coordinating supplier audits, overseeing corrective action plans, and supporting implementation of social compliance policies across the supply chain.

Collect, validate, analyze, and manage complex datasets required for ESG, sustainability, and extended producer responsibility (EPR) reporting obligations.

Collaborate cross-functionally to gather information, establish data ownership, improve data accuracy, and resolve compliance-related or reporting issues.

Monitor and interpret emerging regulations and industry trends, providing actionable guidance to support compliance strategies and reporting requirements.

Prepare, review, and deliver accurate, audit-ready compliance reports for internal stakeholders, regulatory bodies, and external partners.

Provide project leadership and operational support to the Director of Quality and the broader compliance team, contributing to departmental initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree

Alternative Qualification: 7+ years of regulatory or compliance experience in consumer goods or a related field.

Work Experience

Required: Minimum 4 years in a compliance, legal, regulatory, sustainability, or equivalent role

Preferred: Experience in a regulated industry (PPE, automotive, aerospace, medical device, or consumer goods). Demonstrable experience with managing/leading teams in a dynamic environment. Experience interpreting and applying complex regulatory or legal frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO, CPSC, RoHS, CSRD, PPWR).

Core Skills

Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational acumen, and ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Advanced research, communication, writing, critical thinking, and risk assessment skills, including the ability to translate regulatory requirements into actionable guidance.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with document control systems, compliance management tools, and material library databases preferred.
Strong project management, problem-solving, and time management skills, with the ability to lead compliance initiatives and ensure timely fulfillment of regulatory obligations.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement, and escalate compliance or regulatory issues appropriately.

Technical Knowledge

Familiarity with hard goods, soft goods, and apparel products and materials, including relevant manufacturing processes, testing protocols, and certification pathways.
In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001, restricted substance regulations (RoHS, REACH), corporate social responsibility standards, and ESG…


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