Manager of Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs

Position Summary

The Manager Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs (PSRA) - Dual Mandate role combines global regulatory authority with business system, digital and AI enablement leadership. This position is accountable for ensuring worldwide compliance of fire suppression hardware and chemical agents with complex chemical control laws and product safety regimes, while simultaneously owning the design, deployment, and evolution of business systems and AI‑enabled capabilities that operationalize regulatory intelligence at scale.

The role acts as both a market‑access protector and a digital product owner for PSRA, partnering with engineering, R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, legal, IT, data science, and commercial teams to embed regulatory requirements and compliance intelligence throughout the product lifecycle and enterprise workflows.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

This is a fully remote position based in the United States. Candidates must reside and perform work within the U.S.

Dual Mandate Accountability

Regulatory Authority Mandate

• Serve as the authoritative internal expert for global hardware and chemical control regulatory regimes.
• Protect global market access and business continuity through timely, defensible regulatory decisions.
• Lead interpretation, implementation, and governance of chemical and product compliance obligations across regions.

Digital & AI Enablement Mandate

• Own PSRA business systems, data architecture, and advanced analytics capabilities in order to support PSRA team regulatory compliance tasks.
• Translate regulatory requirements into scalable digital controls, automated workflows, and AI‑assisted decision support.
• Work withing the Stage Gate process to ensure regulatory intelligence is embedded directly into product, supply chain, and customer‑facing processes.

Key Accountabilities / Expected Results

• Ensure sustained global compliance of fire suppression hardware and chemical agent products across all served markets.
• Act as regulatory decision authority for complex or high‑risk global compliance issues.
• Lead regulatory strategy for high‑complexity NPI, sustaining products, and major material or supplier changes.
• Deliver scalable, system‑enabled regulatory intelligence through modern business platforms and AI‑driven tools.
• Anticipate emerging regulatory risks and proactively mitigate business, supply chain, and product safety impacts.

Core Responsibilities

Global Regulatory & Chemical Control Leadership

• Lead interpretation and application of global chemical and hardware regulatory regimes, including TSCA, REACH (Registration & SVHC), RoHS, WEEE, CPSC, Proposition 65, CE/UKCA, DSL/NDSL, SCIP, and analogous APAC and LATAM regulations.
• Own global regulatory impact assessments and compliance pathways for new and revised regulations.
• Establish defensible approaches for substance restrictions, material declarations, labeling, documentation, and customer disclosures.
• Serve as regulatory escalation point for audits, customer inquiries, and enforcement‑related issues.

Product Development, Manufacturing & Lifecycle Compliance

• Embed global regulatory requirements into early‑stage product design, architecture, and material selection.
• Ensure end‑to‑end lifecycle compliance including manufacturing changes, obsolescence, and end‑of‑life obligations.
• Provide regulatory guidance for scale‑up, process changes, and global supply chain transitions.

Business Systems, Data & AI Enablement

• Develop, own and advance PSRA digital platforms supporting chemical management, product compliance, supplier data, and regulatory reporting.

• Act as PSRA business owner for IT and data science initiatives, defining system requirements and priority roadmaps.

• Design, develop and deploy AI‑enabled capabilities such as:

• Automated global regulatory horizon scanning

• Intelligent SDS and material risk screening

• Predictive compliance risk assessment by product and market

• AI‑assisted customer documentation and inquiry management

• Ensure regulatory data governance, traceability, transparency, and audit readiness across systems.

Supply Chain & Supplier Data Integration

• Define global supplier compliance data standards and validation requirements.
• Drive scalable, digital integration of supplier material and chemical data.
• Ensure timely, accurate regulatory disclosures to customers, authorities, and certification bodies.

Leadership, Influence & Governance

• Mentor PSRA team members on global regulatory strategy, systems thinking, and risk‑based decision‑making.
• Influence engineering, operations, and commercial leaders by embedding regulatory intelligence into decision workflows.
• Define KPIs, dashboards, and governance mechanisms to measure global compliance health and system effectiveness.

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, Regulatory Science, Data Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 7-10+ years of experience in global regulatory affairs, product stewardship, or product compliance roles.
• Demonstrated authority managing global chemical control and hardware regulatory requirements.
• Experience designing or deploying AI, automation, or advanced analytics solutions within regulatory or compliance environments.

Preferred

• Master's degree in a technical, scientific, regulatory, or data‑oriented discipline.
• Experience applying automation, analytics, or AI within regulated product or compliance environments.
• Strong understanding of audit, enforcement, and regulatory defensibility expectations.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Expert understanding of global chemical control and product regulatory frameworks.
• High level of proficiency in SAP and other BI systems to draw out needed sales volume numbers for both chemical and hardware. High level of proficiency in overall business data management system to support the other PSRA team members when called upon.
• Ability to balance regulatory rigor with pragmatic, business‑enabling solutions.
• Strong systems thinking with advanced data literacy.
• Credibility and influence across technical, commercial, digital, and leadership audiences.
• Proven ability to operate as both regulatory authority and digital transformation leader.

Work Environment

This dual‑mandate role operates at the intersection of global regulatory governance and enterprise digital enablement. The position has direct impact on market access, product strategy, and compliance scalability.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100000 - $140,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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