Product Compliance Strategist (EU)

Muji Europe Holdings Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Muji Europe Holdings Ltd in London, United Kingdom, seeks a Product Compliance Lead to own and drive all product compliance activities across MEL, ensuring regulatory alignment while standardising cost-effective processes.

The role collaborates with Buying, Legal, Logistics, Creative and MUJI Japan to develop sustainable compliance frameworks and support a global transition led by Muji Japan. Strong PM and fluent English are required.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of product compliance, regulatory requirements and risk management.
• Excellent project management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to balance compliance requirements with operational efficiency.
• Ability to influence and coordinate without direct authority.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Fluent English required; additional European languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall product compliance roadmap across MEL.
• Conduct and maintain a comprehensive product compliance audit.
• Act as the central point of contact for all product compliance matters.
• Support the transition towards a global compliance structure in partnership with RKJ.
• Monitor changes in product regulations across all operating markets with support from external specialist partners.
• Assess regulatory risks and translate legal requirements into practical business actions.
• Ensure compliance activities are prioritised according to business risk and commercial impact.
• Coordinate compliance projects across Buying, Legal, Logistics, Creative and Operations.
• Lead compliance projects from planning through implementation, driving standardised and cost-effective solutions.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure timely delivery.
• Coordinate implementation of product labelling requirements across Europe.
• Support artwork approvals, translations, packaging updates and operational implementation.
• Work closely with Logistics to minimise warehouse rework and labelling costs.
• Ensure operational compliance processes are scalable and consistently applied.
• Develop KPIs to monitor total compliance expenditure.
• Identify opportunities to optimise suppliers, processes and operational efficiency.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce compliance costs while maintaining regulatory standards.
• Partner with Muji Japan, suppliers and external specialists to deliver compliance solutions.
• Provide practical compliance guidance to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical & problem-solving

Commercial mindset

Attention to detail

Influencing without authority

Fluent English

Job description

Muji Europe Holdings Ltd in London, United Kingdom, seeks a Product Compliance Lead to own and drive all product compliance activities across MEL, ensuring regulatory alignment while standardising cost-effective processes.

The role collaborates with Buying, Legal, Logistics, Creative and MUJI Japan to develop sustainable compliance frameworks and support a global transition led by Muji Japan. Strong PM and fluent English are required.