Product Stewardship and Chemical Compliance Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Stewardship SMEs, regulatory experts, toxicologists, labeling specialists, and related technical contributors.
• Create an accountable and customer-focused team culture that delivers consistent business and compliance outcomes.
• Support product design and development by partnering with R&D and Business Units to “design in” compliance, sustainability, safety, and customer value during New Product Innovation.
• Guide technical work related to product stewardship, product labeling, chemical assessments, customer use cases, usage parameters, testing, and compliance validation.
• Ensure current products continue to meet regulatory and market access requirements as products, ingredients, formulations, supply chains, and global regulations change.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve product stewardship issues, support business decisions, and enable practical, timely solutions.
• Translate regulatory, customer, and market requirements into clear actions for technical teams and business partners.
• Contribute to external responses for customers, regulators, government stakeholders, and other key audiences with clarity, accuracy, and credibility.
• Drive continuous improvement in stewardship processes, data quality, tools, automation, and operating practices to improve efficiency, consistency, and execution quality.
• Help identify emerging regulatory or market pressures and support proactive planning to reduce risk and maintain customer trust.

• Required Experience leading, coaching, or developing technical contributors or cross-functional teams.
• Background in product stewardship, regulatory compliance, sustainability, chemical management, environmental science, engineering, toxicology, product safety, or a related discipline.
• Strong execution skills with demonstrated ability to manage priorities, drive alignment, and deliver results in a complex environment.
• Ability to translate technical, regulatory, and customer requirements into practical business and product actions.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex topics clearly to business partners, technical teams, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively across functions and influence without relying solely on authority.
• Preferred Experience supporting product development, New Product Innovation, product labeling, chemical assessments, regulatory submissions, customer inquiries, or market access requirements.
• Experience working with global teams, global regulations, or multi-region compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with Design for Environment, sustainable product design, product lifecycle management, or compliance data systems.
• Experience improving processes, tools, data quality, or automation within a technical or regulatory function.