Assistant Compliance Technologist

Company Overview

ASOS is an online retailer for fashion lovers around the world. The company exists to give customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be—and the same applies to its people. At ASOS, you can be your true self without judgement and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions. Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. ASOS is Disability Confident Committed—let the Talent team know if you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Job Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing:

• Assist in driving business initiatives related to ZDHC compliance, including mapping and tracking wet facilities chemical input and water stewardship.
• Support efforts toward safer chemistry and circularity projects.
• Provide ZDHC program reporting.
• Support delivery of chemical compliance and animal welfare training programs for ASOS employees, Suppliers, and 3rd Party Brands, emphasizing the importance of chemical management and supply chain traceability.
• Implement the ASOS ACCT program, including managing auditing.
• Assist in fabric team ACFT supplier auditing and reporting.
• Assist in overseeing the chemical surveillance program to ensure suppliers and 3rd Party Brands are appropriately monitored and benchmarked by risk.
• Lead and maintain due diligence risk assessments.
• Communicate compliance summaries to key stakeholders and provide guidance to suppliers on corrective actions.
• Collaborate with retail teams to develop and execute short-term corrective action plans in response to supplier failures.
• Assist mapping of animal materials, monitoring them, and maintaining trackers.
• Undertake competitive research analysis.
• Support the fabric team with brand collaboration fabric testing and project reporting.
• Lead weekly Proposition 65, due diligence, and fabric material reporting to support compliance monitoring, regulatory assessments, and risk management activities.
• Produce audit-ready data and documentation to support internal governance and external reporting requirements.
• Support reporting to external bodies, including Textile Genesis/GCS.
• Maintain accurate supplier databases, trackers, and critical paths.
• Help review legislation and assess risks associated with new business opportunities in chemical compliance and labelling.
• Assist with maintaining policies, procedures, and internal guidance documents.
• Support retail teams with compliance questions related to chemical and animal materials.
• As part of the wider technical team, support product-related tasks on fabric and sustainability as and when required.

Qualifications

Who we’d like to meet:

• Experience working in fashion, retail, or sustainability (preferred, but not compulsory).
• Understanding of relevant regulations and compliance standards (e.g., ZDHC, REACH, Prop 65).
• Knowledge of materials standards and certification (e.g., Textile Exchange, GCS).
• Understanding of supply chains and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively.
• Confident working with data and automation, with a good understanding of Microsoft Office programmes including Excel.
• Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships and collaborate effectively.
• Comfortable working independently, while also enjoying a supportive, collaborative team environment.

Benefits

• Employee discount (ASOS discount).
• Employee sample sales.
• 25 days paid annual leave plus an extra celebration day for a special moment.
• Private medical care scheme.
• Fixed annual payment in addition to your salary each year.
• Opportunity for personalised learning and in-the-moment experiences to help you thrive and excel in your role.