Job Description
About Nabis
Nabis is the #1 licensed cannabis wholesale platform in the world, supplying $1B+ worth of cannabis products annually from hundreds of brands to retailers across California, New York, and Nevada. Our mission is to empower the world to discover cannabis by providing choice, access, and innovation.Through modern, scalable infrastructure, our mission is to empower the world to discover cannabis by providing choice, access, and innovation.
We’re at the forefront of this movement, building an innovative, technology-first platform to scale the entire cannabis industry. Backed by Y Combinator and investors, including DoorDash Co-Founder Stanley Tang, NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana, Gmail creator Paul Buchheit, and Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, Nabis is rapidly expanding across the U.S. with the goal of becoming the largest and most influential cannabis distribution network globally.
Location Eligibility: This person must be located in the New York state area and be able to travel in and around the state.
About the Role
The Regional Compliance Manager owns operational compliance for our East Coast operations. New York today, New Jersey next. Reports to the General Counsel.
You will set the tone for execution, author the SOPs, and serve as the senior compliance voice for everything that happens in or around our warehouses, drivers, brand partners, and customer experience on the East Coast.
Compliance at Nabis is a pillar of the business, not a necessary evil. We operate under a “compliance by design” model: the function exists to make our operation defensible from day one, not to police it after the fact. On-site compliance reports fully under the General Counsel, independent of the operations it oversees. That’s the standard structure in any mature regulated industry. This role builds that model for the East Coast.
This is hands-on execution work. It is not a corporate compliance, policy, or government relations seat. Those scopes sit separately under the GC with our Head of Government Relations, who handles new regulations, policy interpretation, and senior regulator relationships. The two roles partner closely: GR writes the policy memos; the Regional translates them into operational SOPs and makes sure they get executed.
Responsibilities:
SOP Authorship and Operational Execution
- Author and maintain all East Coast SOPs covering METRC operations, receiving, intake, transfers, storage, destruction, returns, inspections, incident response, and driver conduct
- Translate the Head of GR’s policy memos into specific SOP updates and training as new regulations and emergency rules take effect
- Maintain a regional compliance calendar (renewals, audits, training, inspection windows) with 30+ days of forward visibility
- Sign off on partner onboarding decisions where compliance is the gating factor
METRC and Seed-to-Sale Execution
- Own day-to-day METRC operations across all active East Coast facilities. New York operates on METRC; you are the senior METRC voice on the East Coast
- Lead METRC integration work for the region: coordinating with Engineering on system integrations, new METRC feature rollouts, and automation that improves analyst workflow
- Oversee package reconciliation, manifest creation and resolution, error remediation, and waste and destruction entries across the region
- Ensure all product labeling, packaging, and COA standards are met prior to order fulfillment in each East Coast market
State Regulatory Execution
- Apply OCM (NY) and other applicable state distributor regulations to live operational decisions: manifest rules, transfer windows, transportation requirements, labeling, and storage standards
- Build and maintain field-level relationships with OCM staff and local authorities having jurisdiction
- Execute state license renewals and regulatory reporting in partnership with the Head of GR and the General Counsel
- Translate operational changes from state rulemakings into action items for the warehouse and CX teams
- Act as primary operational point of contact for routine state regulator communications at the license and facility level
Team Leadership
- Hire, onboard, and develop the East Coast Compliance Analyst team. Two analyst roles are open and being filled in parallel
- Set daily priorities for the team, including coverage assignments across facilities
- First-line escalation point for analyst-surfaced issues and warehouse-level compliance concerns
- Coach and develop the team on METRC fluency, regulatory judgment, and cross-functional communication
Inspection Readiness and Response
- Lead inspection response across all East Coast facilities. Serve as on-site or virtual point of contact when OCM or other regulators arrive
- Keep facilities inspection-ready at all times: METRC in sync, records current, labeling correct, storage compliant
- Document findings from every inspection and drive corrective actions to completion
- Conduct quarterly internal compliance audits across the region
Cross-Functional Partnership
- Partner with Operations leadership (GM, VP of Supply Chain) on regional operational priorities
- Partner with Brand Partnerships on partner onboarding compliance, packaging review, and partner license verification
- Partner with Customer Experience and Sales on customer-facing compliance questions and holds
- Compliance has the authority to hold product, freeze a transfer, or stop a delivery for regulatory reasons. You exercise this authority directly and escalate to the GC when business impact is material
Not in Scope
- Multi-state regulatory monitoring and strategic interpretation of new regulations (Head of Government Relations)
- Senior policy-level regulator relationships at OCM and other state agencies (Head of Government Relations)
- Trade organization engagement (Head of Government Relations)
- Board and executive compliance reporting (General Counsel)
- Outside counsel engagement (General Counsel)
Qualifications
- 5+ years of compliance experience in a licensed cannabis operation. Multi-state and distributor experience strongly preferred
- Deep, hands-on METRC proficiency is required. You have personally run manifests, reconciled packages, and resolved errors in production
- Working knowledge of New York OCM distributor regulations. Familiarity with New Jersey regulations is a strong plus
- Demonstrated experience authoring SOPs, conducting internal audits, and managing regulatory inspections
- People management experience: hiring, coaching, and developing a team of compliance analysts or equivalent
- Comfortable in a fast-moving, technology-driven environment. Comfortable owning the Engineering relationship for METRC integration and automation work
- Strong written and verbal communication. Able to translate regulatory language into clear guidance for non-compliance teams, and to brief executives at the GC level
- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills. Able to manage multiple concurrent deadlines and a team without losing visibility
- Background in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, GMP environments, or supply chain compliance in pharma, CPG, or agriculture is a plus
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly to East Coast facilities. On-site presence at our New York operations is required
- Must successfully pass all state-mandated background checks required for cannabis industry employment in the states we operate
Compensation & Benefits:
- Unlimited PTO and paid holidays
- Base Salary starting at 75,000- 105,000
- Medical/Dental/Vision offered to all full-time employees
- 401(k) plan with a match.
Nabis is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Nabis is seeking to create a diverse work environment because all teams are stronger with different perspectives and life experiences. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and others from minority groups and diverse backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All employees and contractors of Nabis are responsible for maintaining a work culture free from discrimination and harassment by treating others with kindness and respect.
