ASEAN Vehicle Certification & Compliance Lead

CHERY CORPORATE MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

CHERY CORPORATE MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. is seeking a regulatory specialist to handle vehicle certifications and ensure our products meet Southeast Asia laws. You will manage homologation, coordinate testing, and liaise with government bodies to ensure timely market readiness.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's in Automotive/Mechanical Engineering and 3–5 years in homologation or compliance, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management to align R&D with regulatory trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Automotive/Mechanical Engineering or related fields.
• 3–5 years of homologation or compliance experience in automotive.
• Knowledge of vehicle development processes, regulations and standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to drive homologation and customs tasks independently.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and expand channels for acquiring regulatory information, including market access, non-access legal, policies, and technical standards
• Execute the collection and dissemination of regulatory data through official website and external information sources
• Conduct in-depth interpretation of regulations to ensure accurate organizational understanding and projects
• Continuously monitor regulatory developments in assigned markets, maintain and optimize the regulatory database, assess regulatory impacts, and align information with internal R&D teams and relevant stakeholders
• Define and compile technical access requirements and specifications for vehicle projects in assigned markets to support product definition and strategic planning
• Manage homologation and certification for assigned markets, leading local testing and certificate acquisition while coordinating with internal teams to ensure timely market readiness
• Optimize compliance workflows; liaison with local government technical bodies and industry associations
• Track policy and standard trends for advanced technologies and standard movements to evaluate the impact on the product roadmap
• Organize training sessions on regulations and customs compliance to enhance the R&D team's compliance awareness and professional capabilities
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the superior

Skills

Regulatory monitoring

Stakeholder management

Cross-country coordination

Regulatory interpretation

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Automotive/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

CHERY CORPORATE MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. is seeking a regulatory specialist to handle vehicle certifications and ensure our products meet Southeast Asia laws. You will manage homologation, coordinate testing, and liaise with government bodies to ensure timely market readiness.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's in Automotive/Mechanical Engineering and 3–5 years in homologation or compliance, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management to align R&D with regulatory trends.