Sr Specialist or Manager- Regulatory Compliance

This individual will play a critical role in identifying regulatory risks, establishing compliance frameworks, and ensuring products meet evolving federal, state, retailer, and industry requirements. We are partnering with a growing, private equity backed consumer products organization with a diverse portfolio of nationally recognized brands and a strong presence across North America.

Sr Specialist/Manager of Regulatory  Compliance
Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: Competitive and Commensurate with Experience
Presented by: The Intersect Group

Company Overview

We are partnering with a growing, private equity backed consumer products organization with a diverse portfolio of nationally recognized brands and a strong presence across North America. The company is focused on operational excellence, responsible product stewardship, innovation, and sustainable business practices. With continued investment in growth and process improvement, this organization offers professionals the opportunity to build scalable programs, influence strategy, and make a lasting impact across multiple business units.

Role Summary

The Sr Specialist/Manager of Regulatory Compliance will serve as the organization's subject matter expert for product compliance, regulatory oversight, product safety certifications, chemical regulations, and sustainability reporting. This individual will play a critical role in identifying regulatory risks, establishing compliance frameworks, and ensuring products meet evolving federal, state, retailer, and industry requirements.

This is a highly visible position with significant cross functional interaction across Legal, R&D, Procurement, Packaging, Marketing, Sales, and Operations. As a newly established function, this role offers the opportunity to build processes from the ground up, implement scalable solutions, and create a long term compliance strategy that supports business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end to end product compliance and regulatory oversight across a diverse product portfolio

• Serve as the primary authority on product safety certifications, chemical compliance, retailer requirements, and sustainability initiatives

• Manage product testing, certifications, and approvals through third party laboratories and industry organizations

• Oversee regulatory submissions, reporting requirements, and compliance documentation across multiple jurisdictions

• Drive compliance with chemical disclosure, hazardous materials, packaging, recyclability, and environmental regulations

• Develop and maintain Safety Data Sheets, regulatory databases, certification records, and compliance dashboards

• Review product, packaging, and marketing claims to ensure regulatory compliance and risk mitigation

• Build standardized workflows, governance processes, reporting calendars, and regulatory checkpoints throughout the product lifecycle

Key Requirements

• 5 to 10+ years of experience in Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, Product Stewardship, or a related field

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Regulatory Affairs, Legal Studies, or a related discipline

• Direct experience with UL certification processes, CTL testing, product safety standards, and third party compliance programs

• Experience managing California regulatory compliance requirements, including regulations related to flammable consumer products

• Hands on experience with CARB, South Coast AQMD, California Proposition 65, WERCS registrations, and SDS management

• Experience leading Extended Producer Responsibility reporting initiatives and packaging sustainability compliance programs

• Strong knowledge of consumer products regulations, chemical compliance requirements, retailer compliance standards, and packaging regulations

• Proven ability to identify compliance risks, implement corrective actions, and manage complex regulatory programs independently

• Experience reviewing product claims, marketing materials, and labeling for regulatory compliance

• Ability to operate successfully in an entrepreneurial environment with limited structure and high levels of ownership

• Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and cross functional collaboration skills

• Confident self starter who can work independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive results with minimal oversight

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multi brand or multi entity organizations

• Exposure to consumer products, manufacturing, retail, or related industries

• Experience building compliance programs, reporting systems, and governance structures from the ground up

• Knowledge of packaging sustainability reporting and evolving environmental regulations

• Experience partnering with Legal, R&D, Marketing, Procurement, and Operations teams

Why This Opportunity

• Opportunity to build and lead a newly established regulatory compliance function

• High visibility role with direct exposure to executive leadership

• Ability to create scalable processes and influence enterprise wide compliance strategy

• Join an organization investing heavily in growth, operational improvements, and long term value creation

• Collaborative environment where innovative ideas and process improvements are welcomed and supported

• Significant opportunity to make a measurable impact across product compliance, sustainability, and risk management initiatives

Call to Action

If you are a regulatory compliance professional looking for a high impact opportunity where you can build processes, drive compliance strategy, and influence business decisions, apply today through The Intersect Group with your resume and best contact information. We look forward to connecting with you.