Social Compliance Analyst

We are HALO! We connect people and brands to create unforgettable, meaningful, and lasting experiences that build brand engagement and loyalty for our over 60,000 clients globally. Our nearly 2,000 employees and 1,000 Account Executives located in 40+ sales offices across the United States are the reason HALO is the global leader in branded merchandise, uniform programs, and recognition and incentive solutions.

In this role as Social Compliance Analyst, you will serve as the primary resource for HALO’s factory compliance function, overseeing social compliance audits, factory approvals, and disclosure requirements across client programs. The Social Compliance Analyst reviews and evaluates factory audit results, supports factory approval determinations, and coordinates client disclosure and preapproval activities to ensure HALO’s supplier base meets applicable social accountability, ethical sourcing, and client-specific factory compliance requirements. This role operates with a high level of independence in evaluating audit findings, assessing factory compliance risk, and coordinating factory approval status across applicable client programs.

Responsibilities

• Manage HALO’s factory social compliance program, including social compliance audit review, factory approval tracking, and disclosure management across applicable client programs.
• Review and evaluate social compliance audit reports (SMETA, BSCI, SA8000, WRAP, and client-specific audit standards) to determine factory approval status, identifying critical findings, corrective action requirements, and risk factors.
• Manage factory disclosure and preapproval submissions to clients (e.g., Walmart, Lowe’s, Nintendo), ensuring timely and accurate submission of required documentation and audit results.
• Maintain a centralized factory database serving as the single source of truth for factory approval status, audit expiration dates, corrective action plans, and client-specific requirements.
• Proactively monitor audit expiration timelines and coordinate re-audit scheduling with factories and audit providers to prevent lapses in approval status.
• Manage corrective action plans (CAPs) resulting from audit findings, tracking factory remediation progress and verifying closure of critical and major non-conformances.
• Coordinate with Product Compliance Analysts to communicate factory approval status for assigned accounts, supporting product testing and inspection workflows.
• Support client-specific social compliance requirements that fall outside the standard framework, coordinating with the relevant Product Compliance Analyst on account-specific protocols as needed.
• Research and stay current on evolving social compliance standards, ethical sourcing regulations, and industry trends impacting factory compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve and standardize factory compliance procedures, workflows, documentation practices, and approval processes across client programs with similar requirements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience, preferably in supply chain, compliance, or consumer goods.
• 3+ years of experience in factory compliance, social compliance, supplier management, ethical sourcing, or a related function in consumer products.
• Advanced working knowledge of social compliance audit standards including SMETA, BSCI, SA8000, WRAP, and client-specific factory audit requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to independently evaluate audit reports, assess findings severity, and evaluate factory approval eligibility.
• Experience managing factory corrective action plans and tracking remediation to closure.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a centralized compliance database across multiple factories, clients, and audit timelines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate across internal teams, factories, audit providers, and client compliance contacts.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint).
• Ability to learn and adapt to evolving compliance standards, ERP systems, customer platforms, and external compliance tools.

Nice to Have

• Experience in the promotional products or consumer goods industry.
• Experience with product safety regulations (CPSIA, ASTM, CPSC) in addition to social compliance.
• Experience with sustainability, environmental compliance, and scope 3 reporting requirements.
• WRAP, SA8000, or SMETA auditor training or certification.

Compensation: The estimated base salary range for this position is between $70,000 and $85,000 annually. Please note that this pay range serves as a general guideline and reflects a broad spectrum of labor markets across the US. While it is uncommon for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the range, compensation decisions are influenced by various factors. At HALO, these include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's work experience, location, education and training, key skills, internal equity, external market data, and broader market and business considerations.

Benefits: At HALO, we offer benefits that support all aspects of your life, helping you find a work-life balance that’s right for you. Our comprehensive benefits include nationwide coverage for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability insurance, along with additional Voluntary Benefits. Prepare for your financial future with our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Health Savings Accounts (HSA), and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).

Application Information: To apply to this opportunity, click the APPLY button at the top right or very bottom of the screen to complete our online application. A resume is optional, so you may choose to upload and have the application prefill with your information. There are 5 sections to complete in total, including General information, Work History, Education, Compliance, and optional demographic questions. Once you have successfully submitted your application, you will receive a submission confirmation email from our system.

Application Deadline: Applications are reviewed and processed only when there is a specific need or opportunity, rather than on a fixed schedule or at a set deadline. Because they are reviewed on an as-needed basis, a job posting will be removed once the position has been filled or is no longer available.

More about HALOAt HALO, we unleash the energy of our client's brands and amplify their stories to capture the attention of those who matter most. For that reason, more than 60,000 small- and mid-sized businesses work with HALO and have made us the global leader of the branded merchandise industry.

• Career Advancement: At HALO, we love promoting from within. Internal promotions have been the key to our exponential growth in the last few years. With so many industry leaders at HALO, you'll have the opportunity to accelerate your career by learning from their experience, insights, and skills and gain access to HALO's influential global network, leadership experiences, and diverse thinking.
• Culture: We love working here and know that you will too. You can expect a positive culture of ingenuity, inclusion, and relentless determination. We push the limits of possibilities and imagination by staying curious, humble, and provocative in order to break through yesterday's limit. Diversity is the source of our creativity and we thrive when each of us contributes to an inclusive culture of respect, dignity, and equity mindset in everything we do. We keep our promise for excellence with an unrelenting commitment to achieving results and supporting one another to stay accountable, transparent, and dependable.
• Recognition: You're going to succeed here, and you can count on us to celebrate your wins. Colleagues across the company will join in recognizing your big milestones and nominate you for awards. Over time, you'll earn so much recognition that you can convert into gift cards, trips, concerts, and merchandise at your favorite brands.

HALO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We insist on an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Inclusion is a core value at HALO and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people.

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