Sutherland

Sutherland

Senior Retail Licensing & Regulatory Specialist Chesapeake, VA Onsite

Chesapeake, //VA, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago
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About the role

  • The core values of remaining agile, outside-the-box thinking, uncompromising integrity and flawless execution are key pillars of the company.

Responsibilities

  • Jurisdictional Variability: Identify and document key variances in renewal processes across different states and municipalities, focusing on areas requiring unique forms, affidavits, or public notice/hearing requirements.
  • Compliance Escalation: Act as the Tier 3 expert for all complex jurisdictional compliance questions during the design, configuration, and pilot phases.
  • Knowledge Transfer: Serve as the primary instructor to train the Offshore Process Transition Lead and the Platform Configuration Specialist on the core licensing process and critical non-compliance risks.
  • Proven ability to interpret and document complex regulatory text (statutes, municipal codes) into clear, actionable business rules. * Strong grasp of the license renewal lifecycle, from application to closeout and archival.
  • Act as the Tier 3 expert for all complex jurisdictional compliance questions during the design, configuration, and pilot phases.
  • Sutherland is looking to add a skilled Senior Retail Licensing & Regulatory Specialist to support a discount retail program!

Requirements

  • Must be open to travel to/from client site(s) as needed
  • If you have 5+ years of direct experience managing multi-jurisdiction license and permit renewals for a large national retailer, restaurant, or quick-service chain - we want to hear from you!
  • Ideal candidate will be located in/near the Chesapeake, VA - relocation assistance will be available for those willing to fully relocate to Chesapeake, VA.

Skills

  • Sutherland has 212 unique and independent inventions associated with several patent grants in critical technologies in the US and UK.

Benefits

  • We serve marque brands across Healthcare, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Communications, Media and Entertainment, Technology, Travel and Logistics and Retail.
  • Create a definitive map of all inter-license dependencies (e.g., Business License must be active for Health renewal; Health must be active for ABC renewal) to inform the system's workflow logic.
  • Expert knowledge of Complex license renewals (Alcoholic Beverage Control/ABC, Health Department Permits, Hazardous Materials).
  • During employment, employees are treated without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, or any other legally protected status.

Company info

  • Sutherland is a global leader in driving business and digital transformation, and exceptional experiences along the entire journey of our client's engagement with their customers.

Equal opportunity

  • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
  • The purpose of this Administrative EEO Record is for statistical analysis only and is used to comply with government record keeping, reporting, and other legal requirements.
  • The completion of the Administrative EEO record is optional.
  • Administrative EEO Records are kept in a Confidential File and are not part of your Application for Employment or Personnel file.

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