Principal, Conformity Assessment

Schneider Electric Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric seeks a seasoned Regulatory Compliance Leader to govern regulatory activities for the Data Center Systems line. You will translate global regulations into actionable engineering actions, oversee risk dashboards, and drive deployment of compliance processes across squads.

The role requires deep knowledge of global directives (Low Voltage, EMC, Battery) and 15+ years in regulatory compliance within engineering, including leadership of compliance programs.

Qualifications

• Education: BSEE, M.E. or M.Tech.
• Experience: 15+ years in regulatory compliance within Engineering, incl 5+ years in Regulatory Compliance, Offer Compliance or Conformity Assessment.
• Expert knowledge of the Low Voltage Directive, EMC Directive, Battery Directive, NFPA, IFC, IBC and other global regulatory standards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the regulatory compliance governance framework, including roles and decision rights.
• Review Declarations of Conformity for products and ensure the required approvals are in place.
• Act as an authorised signatory for customer and regional letters related to compliance.
• Translate global regulatory intelligence into actionable engineering requirements.
• Train Squads on upcoming regulations and compliance processes.

Skills

Regulatory governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

BSEE

M.E./M.Tech.

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Role Overview

Lead governance of regulatory compliance activities for the Data Center Systems line of business, ensuring regulatory requirements are translated into clear engineering actions and consistently deployed across teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the regulatory compliance governance framework, including roles and decision rights.
• Maintain the risk management dashboard and provide feedback to Squads.
• Review Declarations of Conformity for products and ensure the required approvals are in place.
• Act as an authorised signatory for customer and regional letters related to compliance.
• Drive the deployment of regulatory compliance processes and tools across lines of business.
• Translate global regulatory intelligence into actionable engineering requirements.
• Act as Offer Safety Deployment Leader; track Offer Safety actions and coordinate Offer Safety Steering Committee meetings.
• Coordinate global market-access challenges with Regulatory teams and communicate priorities to Squads.
• Document lessons learned from regulatory compliance activities.
• Coordinate with Corporate Offer Compliance and Conformity Assessment teams on governance matters and tailor processes as required.
• Resolve conflicts within Squads and with other stakeholders.
• Contribute to change management and support management initiatives, including the Quality Management System.
• Present the business regulatory compliance strategy to management, elevate challenges and drive resolutions.
• Work with Regulatory teams to assess the impact of new and changing regulations.
• Train Squads on upcoming regulations and compliance processes.

Required Qualifications

• Education: BSEE, M.E. or M.Tech.
• Experience: 15+ years in a regulatory compliance function within Engineering, including 5+ years in Regulatory Compliance, Offer Compliance or Conformity Assessment.
• Expert knowledge of the Low Voltage Directive, EMC Directive, Battery Directive, NFPA, IFC, IBC and other relevant global regulatory standards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and AI-enabled tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with regulatory requirements for Data Center Systems.

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