Director, Global Regulatory, Compliance & CPSC Reporting

Mattel•El Segundo, CA

About The Position

The Opportunity: The Director, Global Regulatory, Compliance & CPSC Reporting will report to the VP of Product Safety, Regulatory, Compliance & Quality Digital Transformation and Systems group. They will work with global internal and external stakeholders to ensure all products meet all safety and quality requirements by managing the team that creates and revises all corporate policies and procedures related to product and packaging compliance. Additionally, this role is responsible for all CPSC and Health Canada reporting obligations. This role serves as a thought leader, practical advisor, compliance trainer, regulatory advocate, and product safety role model for the global enterprise.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Compliance, or Regulations or equivalent work experience.
15+ years Experience working at a consumer products company; experience with toys and juvenile products is preferred.
10+ years Knowledge of product safety regulations including Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), code of federal regulations, and related product safety and compliance state regulations.
Experience engaging with CPSC, Health Canada, and/or PROFECO.
Experience with global product safety and compliance regulators.
Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
High level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness with strong work ethic and the ability to work independently with minimal direction.
Resourceful, diplomatic and professional; deliver outstanding customer service while managing relationships; a can-do attitude and work style that supports teamwork and lead teams when necessary, collaboration and positive relationships.
Ability to lead, influence, create and work within cross-functional teams.
Collaborative leader with a strong results orientation, positive attitude and a sense of urgency to get things done.
Self-starter, motivated and takes initiative; strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills; able to work collaboratively with all levels of staff to resolve problems and external partners to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving and results.
Seek, learn, and apply new skills/knowledge to perform job responsibilities.
Attentive to detail with a high level of accuracy; exercise sound judgment and strong project management skills.
Adaptable; be able to shift priorities and focus as departmental and/or business demands change.
Strong analytical skills and organized; completes tasks ahead of schedule.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including excellent listening skills and presentation skills to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively.
Position-relevant computer experience including Microsoft Office and procurement systems software.
Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

Responsibilities

Manage a highly sophisticated group that must review and understand all proposed and enacted global regulatory requirements and synthesize them into company QSOPs and GQMPs including those related to chemical compliance.
Assess, review and manage the Regulatory & Compliance global budget.
Responsible for ensuring global representation on the appropriate standards organizations including but not limited to ISO and ASTM. In this role, the SD represents Mattel’s position on these organizations and ensures the core information is included within the appropriate QSOPs and GQMPs going forward.
Responsible for ensuring that all global regulatory requirements are converted into the appropriate QSOPs and GQMPs.
Team management: this role has multiple direct reports: including but not limited to Leader of the Global Chemical Regulatory & Compliance team; (2) Leader of the APAC and Labs Regulatory & Compliance team; (3) EA Campus Lead Regulatory & Compliance QE ; (4) ES Campus Lead Regulatory & Compliance QE ; (5) Manufacturing Regulatory & Compliance QE; (6) Corporate Policies and Procedures Regulatory & Compliance QE; (7) CPSC Reporting Team Lead.
Collaborate with the head of EMEA compliance to ensure worldwide regulatory requirements are understood and interpreted appropriately.
Align with the head of government affairs and advise on incoming legislation in NA and worldwide to ensure the least business interruptions for Mattel.
Lead on engagement with Quality Engineering (Product, Process and Operations QE) to ensure understanding and training on relevant global policies and procedures.
Lead on the engagement related to CPSC Reporting, Health Canada reporting and related Safety issues.
Manage the recalls execution team and related issues including working with Global Consumers as applicable.
Lead on engagement with Global Labs to ensure understanding and training on relevant global policies and procedures.
Lead on engagement with our legal partners to ensure understanding and application of relevant global policies and procedures.