Sustainability and Compliance Executive

Oh Polly; Upton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Salary £29k-£33k

Gym membership

Company discount

25 days holiday

Birthday day off

Job summary

Oh Polly seeks a Sustainability and Compliance Executive to manage sustainability, product compliance and regulatory requirements across Oh Polly and Bo+Tee. You will work with Production, Supply Chain, Buying, E‑Commerce and suppliers to ensure products, packaging and practices meet UK, EU, US and global rules.

Data accuracy and audit readiness are essential. Key responsibilities include coordinating regulatory submissions (e.g., Modern Slavery, Gender Pay Gap, EPR, PPWR, SECR, TCFD, ESOS),

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, sustainability, product compliance or similar roles within fashion/retail.
• Solid understanding of UK, EU and US regulations.
• Experience with factories, suppliers and supply chain teams.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple regulatory submissions and deadlines.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple teams and chase information.
• Commercial awareness and interest in evolving sustainability/regulatory landscape.
• Experience with compliance databases such as Airtable is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support product compliance and sustainability requirements across UK, EU, US and global markets.
• Manage supplier onboarding and annual compliance audits.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions (Modern Slavery, Gender Pay Gap, EPR, PPWR, SECR, TCFD, ESOS).
• Ensure product safety, testing, risk assessments and labelling requirements are met.
• Maintain accurate product data including fibre composition, material traceability, country of origin and supplier certifications.
• Support EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements.
• Manage packaging compliance, including packaging weights, materials and supplier data.
• Maintain QR codes and multilingual care label requirements.
• Support sustainability legislation including CSRD, WFD, Green Claims, Animal Welfare and CA SB 707.
• Manage US compliance requirements including CPSC E-Filing, flammability testing, CMRD and PFA requirements.
• Support e-commerce compliance across Rental, Pre-Loved and Take-Back schemes.
• Keep up to date with changing legislation and ensure the business is prepared for upcoming requirements.

Skills

Experience in compliance

Sustainability knowledge

Regulatory understanding (UK/EU/US)

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Strong communication

Cross-team collaboration

Commercial awareness

Airtable/Compliance systems

Tools

Airtable

Job description

We are looking for a Sustainability and Compliance Executive to support the management of sustainability, product compliance and regulatory requirements across Oh Polly and Bo+Tee. You will work closely with Production, Supply Chain, Buying, E-Commerce and suppliers to ensure our products, packaging and business practices meet UK, EU, US and global requirements. This is a varied role covering product compliance, sustainability, supplier requirements and e-commerce legislation, with responsibility for keeping data and documentation accurate, up to date and audit-ready.

Key responsibilities

• Support product compliance and sustainability requirements across UK, EU, US and global markets.


• Manage supplier onboarding and annual compliance audits.


• Coordinate key regulatory submissions including Modern Slavery, Gender Pay Gap, EPR, PPWR, SECR, TCFD and ESOS.


• Ensure product safety, testing, risk assessments and labelling requirements are met.


• Maintain accurate product data including fibre composition, material traceability, country of origin and supplier certifications.


• Support EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements.


• Manage packaging compliance, including packaging weights, materials and supplier data.


• Maintain QR codes and multilingual care label requirements.


• Support sustainability legislation including CSRD, WFD, Green Claims, Animal Welfare and California SB 707.


• Manage US compliance requirements including CPSC E-Filing, flammability testing, CMRD and PFA requirements.


• Support e-commerce compliance across Rental, Pre-Loved and Take-Back schemes.


• Keep up to date with changing legislation and ensure the business is prepared for upcoming requirements.

Candidate qualifications

• Experience in compliance, sustainability, product compliance or a similar role, ideally within fashion or retail.


• Good understanding of UK, EU and US regulations.


• Experience working with factories, suppliers and supply chain teams.


• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.


• Confident managing multiple deadlines and regulatory submissions.


• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.


• Comfortable working across multiple teams and chasing information where required.


• Commercially aware with an interest in the changing sustainability and compliance landscape.


• Experience using compliance systems or databases such as Airtable is desirable.

About the company

Founded in 2015, Oh Polly is a fast-growing, social first fashion brand that creates trend driven, high quality premium products. With a focus on innovation, global responsibility, and ethics. We've built a combined social following of over 10 million across our brands, including Bo+Tee; our activewear line. Operating across multiple global offices, we are a dynamic team offering ambitious individuals the chance to thrive, grow, and take their careers to the next level.

Our culture is diverse, creative and collaborative. Our teams are committed, ambitious and hard working. We offer an environment to flourish, develop and take your career to the next level. All of our clothes are designed in the U.K and we are passionate about nurturing fresh and upcoming talent within the fashion industry - whether this is through working with the latest bloggers or spotting the next marketing guru in the making! We work with hundreds of women across the world, with 70% of global senior management positions in the UK and LA being held by women - a striking contrast to the majority of fashion brands globally. Furthermore, there is no gender pay gap among workers in the same roles, regardless of where they are based around the world. We are currently experiencing phenomenal growth and there are many opportunities to join our fun and dynamic teams across the globe.

Benefits

• Company pension


• Salary : £29,000 - £33,000


• Corporate gym membership


• Company discount


• 25 days holiday


• Extra day off for your birthday

Equal Opportunities

This Company is an equal opportunities employer Oh Polly job positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.