Regulatory & Operational Compliance Lead
Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.
Position Summary:
TheRegulatory & Operational Compliance (ROC) Lead provides independent assurance that regulatory requirements, operational compliance controls, and site-level risk management practices are operating effectively across the company's manufacturing network. Operating within the Internal Audit function, the ROC Lead focuses on validating execution discipline across manufacturing operations, identifying systemic operational risks, and providing leadership with visibility into emerging issues that may impact product quality, regulatory compliance, or operational resilience. The role works collaboratively with Manufacturing Operations, Quality, EHS, and Legal teams to support a coordinated combined assurance approach, while maintaining independence from operational ownership and program management. The ROC Lead validates execution effectiveness and identifies systemic operational risks but does not own operational programs, compliance policies, or remediation activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operational Compliance Assurance
- Regulatory Execution Validation
- Site Risk & Business Continuity Preparedness
- Product Quality & Remediation Effectiveness
- Enterprise Operational Risk Trend Analysis
Qualifications Required:
Experience evaluating operational or business processes within manufacturing or industrial environments, including roles in audit, operations, quality, risk, compliance, or advisory functions. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field. Experience evaluating operational or business processes through walkthroughs, interviews, and control testing, with exposure to manufacturing environments through operational reviews, process assessments, or similar activities. Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and execution discipline, with the ability to assess how processes perform in practice versus design. Strong analytical and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to identify patterns and systemic operational issues across multiple sites. Ability to assess operational execution, identify gaps between procedures and practice, and translate observations into practical risk insights. Strong communication and presence, with the ability to engage effectively with site leadership and senior management. Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions, including Manufacturing Operations, Quality, EHS, Regulatory, and Legal teams.
Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.
Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers' most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company's two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers' products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.
