Director of Compliance

About Vestis Corporation

Vestis® is a leading provider of uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning services helping businesses streamline daily operations while ensuring team safety, confidence, and focus. Serving over 300,000 customer locations with approximately 20,000 employees across North America, the company partners with clients ranging from Fortune 500 firms to small local businesses, offering comprehensive uniform rental programs, specialty garment processing, and workplace supplies.

Role Overview

The Director of Compliance will play a pivotal role in advancing Vestis’s ethics and compliance program. Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, this position involves managing governance, risk assessments, policy development, training, investigations, monitoring, and executive reporting. The incumbent will translate complex compliance requirements into practical, operational procedures implemented uniformly across the organization.

Key Duties

• Collaborate with the Chief Compliance Officer to enhance the ethics and compliance program, covering areas such as business ethics, anti-corruption, hotline management, investigations, regulatory adherence, and governance.
• Develop and implement clear, business-oriented policies, procedures, training, and communications tailored to Vestis’s operational model.
• Manage the lifecycle of reported concerns including intake, investigation coordination with Legal and HR teams, documentation, and closure.
• Support consistent investigative processes and corrective actions, including trend analysis and reporting.
• Work with Internal Audit and other leaders to conduct monitoring, testing, and audit activities, ensuring follow-up on corrective measures.
• Organize Compliance Committee meetings, preparing materials and tracking follow-up tasks.
• Maintain awareness of regulatory, industry, and internal policy requirements with relevant compliance owners.
• Participate in risk assessments to identify key compliance risks and recommend improvements.
• Prepare executive-level reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership and committees.
• Utilize data analytics to detect emerging risks and program improvement opportunities.
• Represent compliance in cross-functional meetings, fostering strong relationships with field and corporate teams.
• Support Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives and other compliance projects as assigned.
• This role is primarily remote with approximately 5–10% travel for in-person meetings and site visits.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Exceptional judgment, decision-making capabilities, and strict confidentiality.
• Ability to translate compliance requirements into actionable and understandable processes for diverse teams.
• Strong analytical skills to prioritize risks and formulate clear leadership recommendations.
• Effective interpersonal skills with influence at all organizational levels.
• Field-oriented perspective understanding operational realities in decentralized settings.
• Excellent project management aptitude to handle multiple priorities and deliver results.
• Adaptability in fast-changing environments involving multiple stakeholders.
• Superior communication skills both in writing and speaking, capable of generating executive summaries and field communications.
• Use of data and metrics to inform decisions and enhance compliance effectiveness.
• Dedication to maintaining a robust ethical culture and protecting organizational integrity.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is mandatory.
• At least five years of relevant experience in compliance, legal, audits, investigations, risk management, operations, HR, or related areas.
• Familiarity with corporate compliance programs, hotline management, policy development, training, audits, or governance is preferred.
• Strong writing, editing, and presentation capabilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with experience in producing executive-level reports and dashboards preferred.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

Vestis® is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace free from discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or other protected statuses. The company offers reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities upon request during the application process. Contact via telephone or email is available to facilitate accommodations related solely to the application process.