Manager Regulatory, Packaging

John Paul Mitchell Systems • Santa Clarita, CA

1d • $125,000 - $135,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

John Paul Mitchell Systems (“JPMS”) is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Regulatory Manager – Packaging to own the regulatory and sustainability strategy for JPMS packaging across all markets. This role emphasizes packaging sustainability and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), recyclability and future-materials strategy, multi-market regulatory compliance, and packaging-related labeling and claims. The position owns the strategic, non-engineering side of packaging, including sustainability strategy and execution, EPR registration, reporting, and fee management, multi-market regulatory compliance and horizon-scanning, packaging-related labeling, claims substantiation, and artwork compliance, and regulatory data and documentation ownership. This is a hybrid role that works 3-4 days in office in Santa Clarita.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of packaging sustainability and EPR frameworks across multiple markets
• Working knowledge of packaging regulations (e.g., toxics-in-packaging and recycled-content laws, EU PPWR/CPR)
• Experience with recyclability assessment and design-for-recycling principles
• Packaging labeling, claims substantiation, and environmental-claims review
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into clear specifications for technical and engineering partners
• Sound regulatory judgment and risk-based decision making
• Strong analytical and impact-assessment skills
• Cost- and value-aware approach to compliance
• Project and documentation discipline
• Clear cross-functional communication, with the ability to operate independently while partnering effectively
• Effective team leadership
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Packaging Science, Chemistry, Regulatory Affairs, or a related discipline
• 7+ years of experience in regulatory affairs, packaging sustainability, or EPR/compliance within CPG, beauty, personal care, or similar regulated environments
• 2+ years supervisory experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with EPR scheme management, packaging eco-modulation, and beauty/personal-care or CPG packaging regulation strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Own JPMS’s packaging sustainability strategy—plastic reduction, transitions to PCR / biobased materials, recyclability, and design-for-recycling targets
• Manage EPR obligations across markets, including producer registrations, reporting, eco-modulation, and fee management
• Set the regulatory and sustainability requirements that the Packaging Engineer validates technically, and confirm proposed changes meet applicable obligations before commercialization
• Maintain packaging regulatory compliance across all JPMS markets (e.g., US state packaging and toxics-in-packaging laws, EU PPWR and CPR, and other applicable frameworks)
• Monitor and assess upcoming or changing packaging regulations, perform impact analysis, and advise the business on required actions and timelines
• Conduct regulatory assessments of packaging materials and components against local and international requirements
• Review packaging labeling, on-pack claims, and artwork for regulatory compliance and claims substantiation, partnering with Marketing, R&D, and Legal
• Ensure recyclability, sustainability, and environmental marketing claims are accurate, substantiated, and defensible across markets
• Provide the regulatory and sustainability guardrails for packaging innovation, advising the Packaging Engineer on the compliance and EPR implications of new materials, formats, and dispensing solutions
• Track emerging materials and regulatory trends to keep JPMS’s packaging roadmap compliant and forward-looking
• Own packaging regulatory and sustainability documentation, including EPR filings, compliance records, substantiation files, and approvals
• Ensure data accuracy and audit readiness across markets and maintain records
• Own packaging data in PLM—specifications, drawings, protocols, results, approvals, and change history—ensuring accuracy and audit readiness across the lifecycle

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, accident, critical illness, and disability insurance
• retirement savings plans and company match
• paid family leave
• education-related programs
• paid holidays
• discretionary vacation time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager