Job Description
- Licensor Documentation / Customer & Vendor Agreements – Ensure franchise agreement renewals, fee/payment collections, and keeping franchise agreements up to date with current legislation.
- Ensure that the franchisee understands and deploys/practices company systems and processes.
- Regulatory, Policy, Litigation – Works with outside counsel to review and evaluate compliance issues/concerns within the organization and provides legal support for all regulatory, policy, litigation, licensing, and legislative matters at the Federal, State, County, and Local levels.
- Licensing / Permits – Ensure compliance with all licensing and permitting requirements.
- Risk Mitigation – Ensure that franchisees maintain insurance that adequately protects both the franchisor and franchisee from claims that present the most significant impact on their respective businesses.
Job Requirements for General Manager of Legal and Compliance:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in a related field
- Franchise management experience
- Must have legal/litigation experience
- General franchise knowledge and experience
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint – Proficient to intermediate level
- Experience dealing with Local or Federal Government Agencies; Local Health Departments and FDA
- Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with people on all levels, in person and remotely
- Ability to lead, influence, and develop people as well as achieve results through others