Regulatory Leader

pzcussons; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

Flexible holidays

Early Friday finish

Hybrid work

Product discounts

Onsite gym

Job summary

PZ Cussons is seeking a Regulatory Leader - Product Stewardship in Manchester to drive regulatory intelligence and governance across brands. You will build a best-in-class capability, oversee changes across markets, and ensure compliance of products, ingredients, packaging and claims.

You will lead a team of Regulatory Officers, collaborate with senior leaders, and ensure consumer safety while balancing commercial priorities and operational realities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading regulatory affairs in FMCG, personal care, or cosmetics.
• Proven ability to translate regulatory changes into practical business actions.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and building cross-functional alignment.
• Strong leadership and capability-building across teams and networks.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead regulatory intelligence capability; identify developments and translate into actions.
• Drive regulatory change programmes from insight to delivery; ensure readiness and response.
• Protect and strengthen portfolio compliance across products, ingredients, packaging and claims.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Regulatory Officers and foster technical excellence.
• Partner with senior leaders to balance safety, compliance, commercial priorities, and operations.
• Lead product stewardship governance forums to surface risks, recommendations and decisions.

Skills

Regulatory leadership

FMCG regulatory affairs

Stakeholder influence

Team leadership

Education

Science degree in regulatory/chemistry/toxicology

Job description

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Role: Regulatory Leader - Product Stewardship

Location: Manchester

Contract: Permanent

WHY US AND WHY THIS ROLE

Seize the opportunity to be part of a unique business with an exciting vision for the future - where we dare to be bold, discover what's possible, and do incredible. Dare. Discover. Do.
At PZ Cussons, we offer five big reasons that people join and stay: Futureproof Our Brands, Create Your Own Impact, Accelerate Your Craft, Flexibility to Perform, And Collaborate with Intent.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Build and lead a best-in-class regulatory intelligence capability, identifying emerging developments and translating them into clear business actions.
• Drive regulatory change programmes from insight through to delivery, ensuring the business is prepared, aligned and ready to respond.
• Protect and strengthen portfolio compliance across products, ingredients, packaging and claims, helping our brands remain trusted by consumers and customers.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Regulatory Officers, creating a culture of technical excellence, collaboration and continuous learning.
• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to balance consumer safety, legal compliance, commercial priorities and operational realities.
• Lead key product stewardship governance forums, ensuring critical risks, recommendations and decisions are visible, understood and acted upon.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Significant experience in regulatory affairs within FMCG, personal care, home care, cosmetics or another regulated consumer products environment.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and product stewardship requirements across complex international markets.
• A degree in a scientific, regulatory, product safety, chemistry, toxicology or related discipline.
• A track record of leading regulatory change initiatives and guiding organisations through evolving regulatory requirements.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and translating technical complexity into practical business recommendations.
• Strong people leadership skills, with experience developing technical teams and building capability across wider networks.
• The confidence to challenge constructively, build alignment and deliver outcomes through collaboration.

WHAT YOU'LL GET IN RETURN

• Competitive annual bonus, pension, life assurance and Share Incentive Plan
• Private medical cover plus health & wellbeing support
• Flexible holiday options, including buy and accrual
• 1pm Friday finish for better work-life balance
• Hybrid/electric car scheme, cycle to work & free mortgage advice
• Discounted and complimentary PZ products
• Onsite gym (where available)

OUR PURPOSE, CULTURE AND VALUES

At PZ Cussons, our purpose is For Everyone, For Life, For Good. Guided by our BEST values, Bold, Energetic, Striving and Together, we nurture a culture where people feel empowered to grow, perform and make a meaningful difference every day.
We retain the pioneering spirit of our founders by building portfolios of locally loved brands across our key markets in the UK, ANZ, Nigeria and Indonesia, backed by the manufacturing scale and capability of a global business.
Spanning Personal, Home and Baby Care, our products are trusted by millions of consumers worldwide, including Carex, Childs Farm, Cussons Baby, Imperial Leather, Morning Fresh, Original Source, Premier, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

INCLUSION AND FAIRNESS

We're committed to building diverse teams that reflect our consumers and communities, creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and able to thrive. If you need any adjustments during the process, just let us know.

Dare to be bold, Discover what's possible, and Do the incredible.