Circle K
Retail
Director,LegalCommercialOperations(U.S.)(RegulatoryFocus)
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“Director, Legal Commercial Operations (U. S. ) (Regulatory Focus) at Circle K. Skills: Regulatory compliance, Legal strategy, Risk mitigation. Act as strategic legal regulatory and compliance advisor. Ensure embedding of regulatory compliance considerations”
What You'll Achieve.
Protecting the company’s license to operate; Enabling growth across fuel; Enabling growth across age-restricted products; Enabling growth across food
Industry & Context.
Risk-based mindset; Pragmatic; Business-oriented
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
JD or equivalent, Admission to at least one US state bar, 10+ years of experience, Minimum of 7 years leading teams, Deep regulatory background in one or more of the following fields: energy/fuel, grocery or convenience retail, environmental compliance, or highly regulated consumer products, Demonstrated experience advising senior executives, Experience interfacing with regulators, Experience managing audits, Experience managing enforcement actions
Nice to Have
Influencing business decisions in complex regulatory environments
What You'll Do.
Act as strategic legal regulatory and compliance advisor
Ensure embedding of regulatory compliance considerations
Negotiate strategic agreements
Manage junior attorneys
Own regulatory interpretation
Set policy for the U.S.
Translate regulatory requirements
Monitor regulatory developments
Monitor enforcement trends
Brief leadership on emerging risks
Brief leadership on emerging opportunities
Lead regulatory incident response
Lead remediation efforts
Interface with regulators
Interface with inspectors
Interface with enforcement agencies
Prepare regulatory filings
Oversee regulatory filings
Strategically manage outside counsel
Strategically manage consultants
Ensure consistent regulatory positions
Ensure effective coordination across jurisdictions
Act as an educator to the business
Provide trainings on key regulatory topics
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Interface with regulators; Interface with enforcement agencies; Collaborative partner; Drive alignment across legal; Drive alignment across compliance; Drive alignment across operational teams; Work comfortably while processes are being established
Communication Scope
Advise senior executives; Brief leadership
Full Job Description
**THE ROLE** Circle K operates at the intersection of fuel, environmental law, age‑restricted consumer products, and food & beverage—a complex regulatory environment involving layered federal, state, and local regimes with enforcement exposure. Regulators may include the EPA, state EPA equivalents, FTC, FDA, USDA, ATF/TTB, state Alcoholic Beverage Control agencies, state lottery agencies, state Attorneys General, and weights & measures authorities. This role ensures environmental considerations and regulatory risks are proactively identified, managed, and integrated into business decision‑making and the supporting body of contracts. Reporting to the Head, Legal Commercial Operations (U.S.), the **Director, Legal Commercial Operations (U.S.)** sets U.S. legal regulatory strategy, interprets complex and overlapping legal requirements, and serves as the interface with regulators and enforcement authorities. The position is critical to protecting the company’s license to operate while enabling growth across fuel, age‑restricted products, and food. The successful candidate will get to make their mark as they assist in the building of the U.S. commercial law function, becoming an elite member of a team designed to be the go-to legal partner to a dynamic group of business stakeholders. **WHAT YOU’LL DO** * Act as the strategic legal regulatory and compliance advisor to the Fuel, Environmental, Transportation, Merchandising, and Marketing business functions in their efforts to comply with regulatory requirements. * Ensure the embedding of regulatory compliance considerations into contracts, operational processes, product launches, promotions, pricing strategies. * Negotiate strategic agreements for Fuel, Environmental, and Transportation functions. * Manage junior attorneys on their support of day-to-day contracting needs of the functions. * Own regulatory interpretation and policy setting for the U.S. business; translate regulatory requirements into clear, actionable inter
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