Senior Regional Executive
Job Summary
- The Regional Executive will drive the management of product safety, environmental, and chemical regulations across the region, ensuring zero non-compliance as the target.
- This role requires proactive adaptation to regulatory changes, audit preparedness, and the development of eLearning modules for compliance training across all sales companies.
- The candidate will lead regional subsidiaries, providing regulatory guidance, managing certifications, and ensuring adherence to best practices for product compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Regulatory Compliance & Adaptation:
- Ensure compliance with local / international product safety, environmental & chemical regulations.
- Lead efforts to swiftly align with regulatory changes across the region.
- Work closely with appointed vendors and industry experts to track updates in laws and regulations, minimizing any risks.
2. Audit Preparedness & Certification:
- Lead regional operations in audit preparedness by providing pre-audit capabilities to identify gaps in product safety management processes.
- Coordinate the renewal of certificates for relevant products, spare parts, and modules.
- Organize and participate in internal / external product safety and compliance-related meetings and audits.
3. Process Management & Improvement:
- Define and establish standardized safety and trade compliance registration processes and procedures for all regional products.
- Leverage internal and external benchmarking to drive improvements in product safety, environmental, and trade compliance metrics and performance indicators.
- Regularly review and update compliance processes to meet current and future regulatory requirements.
4. Risk Mitigation & Incident Resolution:
- Monitor and compliance efforts.
- Provide actionable solutions for managing risks and closing compliance gaps.
- Collaborate with country-level teams to ensure execution aligns with regional regulatory frameworks.
5. Stakeholder Collaboration & Coaching:
- Foster a collaborative environment by guiding sales subsidiaries on regulatory procedures, best practices, and compliance strategies.
- Serve as the single point of contact for safety and product compliance, liaising between internal teams and external agencies such as UL, TUV, and regulatory bodies.
- Mentor and develop local product safety officers by providing training on safety, product compliance, procedures, and best practices.
6. E-learning Development for Compliance:
- Act as key contact point for the formulation & implementation of product compliance e-learning modules.
- Collaborate with training and development teams to design and roll out e-learning initiatives across all sales companies.
- Ensure that e-learning materials reflect up-to-date regulatory requirements and provide practical guidance for employees on compliance topics.
- Monitor the effectiveness of the e-learning programs and continuously update content based on feedback and regulatory changes.
7. Project & Documentation Management:
- Manage complex safety and product compliance projects e.i system, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation to support audit trails and regulatory submissions.
- Lead bi-annual or annual audits to ensure ongoing compliance across all product categories.
Key Job Requirements:
Education:
- Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent.
Experience:
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in managing product safety, environmental compliance, and trade compliance in the SEA region.
- Proven experience working with regulatory agencies, including handling certifications, audit processes, and e-learning development.
- Strong project management capabilities.
- Experience in developing and implementing e-learning modules.
- Excellent communication skills in English; able to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide data-driven solutions.
- Knowledge of industry best practices and regulations for product safety, environmental, and chemical compliance matters.
- Ability to adapt to regulatory changes and lead teams through transitions.
Personal Attributes:
- A proactive and results-oriented individual with a commitment to achieving zero noncompliance.
- Demonstrates professionalism, confidence, and the ability to handle customer-facing roles.
- Strong team player who can work across divisions and countries.
