Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Lead
About The Position
The Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Lead provides enterprise governance and strategic direction for global hazardous materials and dangerous goods transportation compliance. The role serves as a technical authority on applicable transportation regulations, including 49 CFR, IATA, IMDG, TDG, ADR, and other global requirements. The position owns product-related waste guidance, including governance, standardized business processes, regulatory disclosures, and interpretation. It also develops and maintains procedures for waste characterization requests and customer waste inquiries. The role establishes and implements enterprise strategy for compliance with emerging packaging regulations, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). It partners with Packaging Engineering, Sustainability, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Procurement to help ensure packaging designs meet applicable regulatory requirements. The lead monitors emerging transportation, waste, and packaging regulations; assesses regulatory impacts; and communicates implementation strategies to stakeholders. The role also leads process improvement initiatives, creates standardized work instructions and guidance materials, and provides technical regulatory support to internal stakeholders and external customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in EHS, hazardous materials transportation, product stewardship, compliance, packaging compliance, and/or related regulatory disciplines.
- Working knowledge of hazardous materials/dangerous goods transportation regulations, including 49 CFR, IATA, and IMDG.
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise regulatory programs or major compliance initiatives.
- Strong analytical, project management, and continuous improvement skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience interpreting and implementing global regulatory requirements is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide enterprise governance and strategic direction for the global hazardous materials and dangerous goods transportation compliance program.
- Serve as the technical authority for applicable transportation regulations, including 49 CFR, IATA, IMDG, TDG, ADR, and other applicable global requirements.
- Own product-related waste guidance, including governance, standardized business processes, standardized regulatory disclosure processes, and regulatory interpretation.
- Develop and maintain standardized procedures for waste characterization requests and customer waste inquiries.
- Establish and implement enterprise strategy for compliance with emerging packaging regulations, including EPR, PPWR, and other emerging requirements.
- Partner with Packaging Engineering, Sustainability, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Procurement to help ensure packaging designs satisfy applicable regulatory requirements.
- Monitor emerging transportation, waste, and packaging regulations.
- Perform regulatory impact assessments and communicate implementation strategies to business stakeholders.
- Lead process improvement initiatives across assigned regulatory programs.
- Develop standardized work instructions, decision trees, guidance documents, and training materials.
- Serve as the technical subject matter expert for transportation, waste, and packaging compliance.
- Provide regulatory guidance to internal stakeholders and external customers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
