Nanit is a high-growth baby tech company that is revolutionizing parenting through advanced monitoring products. They are seeking a Global Product Safety & Compliance Manager to lead product regulatory, safety, and compliance programs across all markets, ensuring that products meet the highest safety and compliance standards.
Responsibilities:
- Own Nanit’s global product safety and regulatory compliance strategy across North America, EMEA, and other markets
- Advise executive leadership on regulatory risk, emerging requirements, and market entry considerations
- Manage country-specific registrations and documentation requirements for global distribution
- Oversee Declarations of Conformity, Technical Files, and compliance documentation retention
- Embed regulatory requirements into product development and change management processes
- Conduct regulatory risk assessments for new products and product modifications
- Review labeling, packaging, user manuals, BOMs, and marketing claims for compliance alignment
- Ensure compliance readiness prior to mass production
- Support field incident review and product safety investigations in partnership with Legal and Customer Success teams
- Develop and maintain recall readiness and corrective action procedures
- Monitor customer feedback trends for potential safety or regulatory implications
- Support regulatory reporting obligations where required
- Build scalable compliance policies, SOPs, and governance frameworks
- Develop training materials and conduct cross-functional compliance training
- Oversee safety, EMC, RF, environmental, and reliability testing programs
- Manage relationships with third-party testing labs and certification agencies
- Ensure proper traceability, labeling accuracy, and documentation controls
- Monitor and interpret evolving regulations and proactively guide internal stakeholders
- Lead global certifications and approvals, including but not limited to: CE (RED), UKCA, FCC, ISED (Canada), UL/ETL safety certifications, RoHS, REACH, WEEE, CPSIA and applicable children’s product regulations, California Prop 65, Bluetooth/Wi-Fi certifications
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in global product safety, regulatory compliance, or quality engineering
- Experience with consumer electronics, connected/IoT devices, or juvenile products strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience managing international certifications and regulatory submissions
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and third-party labs
- Deep understanding of electrical safety, EMC, RF, and environmental regulations
- Familiarity with children's product safety requirements (CPSIA, ASTM standards preferred)
- Strong documentation discipline and experience maintaining Technical Files
- Ability to assess regulatory risk and provide pragmatic, business-oriented guidance
- Strong cross-functional leadership and influence without direct authority
- Clear communicator capable of translating complex regulatory standards into actionable guidance
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple concurrent certifications
- Ability to operate independently in a remote environment while collaborating closely with NYC-based teams
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, or related field
- Advanced degree or certifications (e.g., RAC, CQE) a plus