Product Compliance Manager

Black Box; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Box is seeking a seasoned Regulatory and Product Compliance leader to own global regulatory requirements for embedded hardware products. You will partner with Engineering, Product Management, and Supply Chain to ensure designs meet RoHS, REACH, CRA, CE, FCC, and UL/IEC standards throughout the product lifecycle.

The role involves leading compliance risk assessments, managing declarations and certificates, and supporting audits and certifications with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 5+ years of direct experience with product compliance for embedded hardware appliance.
• 10+ years overall experience in product compliance, regulatory affairs, or quality in hardware/tech manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of global product regulatory frameworks (RoHS, REACH, PFOA/PFOS, CRA, CE, FCC, IEC/UL).
• Experience with global suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Strong documentation, analytical, and audit-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and interpret product-level regulatory requirements across regions and markets.
• Partner with Engineering and Product Management to ensure regulatory compliance in design and changes.
• Lead supplier and manufacturing compliance, audits, and related corrective actions.
• Own Declarations of Conformity and documentation repositories; ensure audit readiness.

Skills

Regulatory interpretation

Cross-functional leadership

Detail-oriented

Written & verbal communication

Pragmatic compliance mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Regulatory Affairs/Supply Chain

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory & Product Compliance Ownership

• Own and interpret productlevel regulatory requirements, including but not limited to RoHS, REACH, PFAO/PFOS, CRA, CE, FCC, UL/IEC (e.g., 623681), AQAP, ITAR, and customerspecific compliance mandates
• Determine regulatory applicability by product, geography, and endmarket
• Serve as the authoritative compliance subjectmatter expert for TPS products

Product Lifecycle Compliance

• Partner with Engineering and Product Management to ensure products are designed to meet applicable compliance requirements
• Review and approve compliance evidence during product introduction, change management, and endoflife activities
• Lead compliance risk assessments and mitigation plans for new products and product changes

Supplier & Manufacturing Compliance

• Define supplier compliance requirements in collaboration with Supply Chain and Quality
• Ensure collection, validation, and maintenance of supplier declarations (RoHS, REACH, CMRT, CSR, counterfeit prevention)
• Support Operations and Contract Manufacturers in meeting compliant build, traceability, and documentation requirements
• Participate in supplier audits and corrective action processes as needed

Certifications, Documentation & Declarations

• Own and approve Declarations of Conformity and consolidated compliance statements
• Support Operations in issuing Certificates of Compliance tied to production lots
• Maintain centralized compliance documentation repositories and ensure audit readiness

Audit, Customer & Program Support

• Serve as the primary compliance interface for customer audits, certifications, and regulatory inquiries
• Support Sales and Program Management with accurate responses to customer compliance requests and RFPs
• Participate in internal, customer, and certification audits; lead followup actions as required

Governance, Training & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and maintain compliance processes, standards, and work instructions
• Provide compliance training and guidance to Engineering, Product Management, and Operations teams
• Monitor regulatory changes and assess impacts to existing and future products
• Drive continuous improvement in compliance effectiveness and cycle time

Preferred candidate profile

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, or related field
• 5+ years of direct experience with product compliance for embedded hardware appliance
• 10+ years overall experience in product compliance, regulatory affairs, or quality in a hardware or technology manufacturing environment
• Strong working knowledge of global product regulatory frameworks (ex. RoHS, REACH, PFOA/PFOS, CRA, CE, FCC, IEC/UL standards)
• Experience working with global suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Proven ability to lead crossfunctional initiatives without direct authority
• Strong documentation, analytical, and auditmanagement skills

Preferred

• Experience in defense, critical infrastructure, networking, or regulated markets (e.g., NATO, government, aviation, utilities)
• Familiarity with export controls and trade compliance (ITAR/EAR) in collaboration with Legal
• ISO 9001 / AQAP experience
• Experience supporting customerdriven compliance requirements in complex B2B environments

Key Competencies

• Regulatory interpretation and judgment
• Crossfunctional leadership
• Detail orientation with executivelevel perspective
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Pragmatic, businessaware compliance mindset