Senior Retail Licensing & Regulatory Specialist | Chesapeake, VA | Onsite | Relocation Assistance Available

Company Description

About Sutherland: 

Sutherland is a global leader in driving business and digital transformation, and exceptional experiences along the entire journey of our client’s engagement with their customers.  With over 35 years of experience, we combine deep domain expertise and extensive knowledge in proven optimization with both proprietary and partnered tools and platforms to drive growth, efficiency, and productivity across organizations. 

Sutherland brings together our people, processes, products and platforms across cognitive artificial intelligence (AI), intelligent automation, advanced analytics and digital services to create unique solutions for the industries that we service. The core values of remaining agile, outside-the-box thinking, uncompromising integrity and flawless execution are key pillars of the company. 

We serve marque brands across Healthcare, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Communications, Media and Entertainment, Technology, Travel and Logistics and Retail.  Sutherland has 212 unique and independent inventions associated with several patent grants in critical technologies in the US and UK. 

Job Description

Sutherland is looking to add a skilled Senior Retail Licensing & Regulatory Specialist to support a discount retail program! If you have 5+ years of direct experience managing multi-jurisdiction license and permit renewals for a large national retailer, restaurant, or quick-service chain - we want to hear from you! 

This role serves as the definitive Retail Compliance Authority for the project. This position is responsible for mapping complex, multi-jurisdictional licensing requirements—particularly those with high risk (Alcohol, Health)—to ensure the new application and outsourced process are legally sound and risk-mitigated.

Responsibilities:

Rule Definition & Documentation: Define, document, and categorize all mandatory license renewal criteria, supporting documents, lead times, and required fees for the high-volume/high-risk retail license portfolio (e.g., ABC, Health, Tobacco, Fire, Propane).

Dependency Mapping: Create a definitive map of all inter-license dependencies (e.g., Business License must be active for Health renewal; Health must be active for ABC renewal) to inform the system's workflow logic. 

Jurisdictional Variability: Identify and document key variances in renewal processes across different states and municipalities, focusing on areas requiring unique forms, affidavits, or public notice/hearing requirements. 

 Compliance Escalation: Act as the Tier 3 expert for all complex jurisdictional compliance questions during the design, configuration, and pilot phases.

Knowledge Transfer: Serve as the primary instructor to train the Offshore Process Transition Lead and the Platform Configuration Specialist on the core licensing process and critical non-compliance risks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct experience managing multi-jurisdiction license and permit renewals for a large national retailer, restaurant, or quick-service chain.
• Expert knowledge of Complex license renewals (Alcoholic Beverage Control/ABC, Health Department Permits, Hazardous Materials).
• Proven ability to interpret and document complex regulatory text (statutes, municipal codes) into clear, actionable business rules. * Strong grasp of the license renewal lifecycle, from application to closeout and archival.
• Ideal candidate will be located in/near the Chesapeake, VA - relocation assistance will be available for those willing to fully relocate to Chesapeake, VA.
• Must be open to travel to/from client site(s) as needed

Additional Information

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