Manager, Product Integrity & Compliance

Position overview

Product compliance and controls

• Leads global compliance across raw materials, components, products, and packaging; interprets regulatory changes into controls and supports inquiries and remediation.
• Embeds risk-based reviews and approval gates; assesses higher-risk materials, components, treatments, and product uses.
• Develops and maintains SOPs, standards, and supplier manuals, and delivers training to internal and external stakeholders.
• Leads chemical management, RSL/MRSL governance, substances-of-concern screening, supplier controls, testing, and safer-alternative assessment.

Testing, reporting, and integrity

• Develops and optimizes testing protocols and leads risk-based testing and verification for materials, components, finished goods, and packaging.
• Maintains risk assessments and leads root-cause analysis and CAPA; tracks KPIs, reports material risks, and manages supplier performance and remediation.
• Advances digital compliance records, DPP readiness, and data integration; leads global labelling compliance and supporting documentation.
• Investigates product integrity and safety concerns and recommends remediation, product holds, or recalls when needed.

Leadership and budget

• Develops and manages the Product Integrity and Compliance budget and optimizes spending across testing, certification, and other compliance activities.
• Leads, coaches, and develops the team; sets objectives, prioritizes resources by risk, supports succession and cross-training, and delivers targeted training.

Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years in product compliance, chemical management, regulatory requirements, product safety, quality, or a related field in apparel, textiles, or footwear.
• Requires 4+ years of people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and capability development.
• Requires a bachelor’s degree in textiles, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, product compliance, or a related discipline; relevant certification is an asset.
• Requires knowledge of global product safety, chemical, labelling, and environmental requirements, including REACH, Proposition 65, CPSIA, RSL/MRSL, and substances-of-concern frameworks.
• Requires experience with testing, risk assessment, root-cause analysis, CAPA, supplier compliance, traceability, and technical documentation.

Working conditions

• Hybrid work mode.
• Domestic and international travel is required 25% of the time.

Salary

• Salary range is $102,000–$141,000 per year; the range is a guideline, not a guaranteed offer.

What the employer offers

• Offers a competitive total rewards program, career growth opportunities, peer recognition, donation matching, paid volunteer time, and resources supporting physical and mental health.