Assistant Manager - Regulatory Strategy

MR DIY International; Seri Kembangan; Vor Ort; MYR 180.000 - 280.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

MR DIY International is seeking a Regulatory Affairs professional to lead regulatory research, impact assessment, and project planning for new markets. You will translate complex requirements into actionable plans, coordinate external consultants, and develop executive-ready recommendations.

The role includes building regulatory frameworks, standardizing processes, and handing over dossiers to operational compliance teams with minimal supervision.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Science, International Business or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in regulatory affairs, market research, or FMCG compliance.
• Ability to perform detailed compliance research and impact analysis.
• Map project timelines and structure clear execution roadmaps.
• Own project plans and mentor junior team members.
• Structured communicator for meetings with consultants and leads.
• Familiar with customs procedures, HS codes, and regulatory portals.
• Excellent presentation skills to translate regulations into visuals.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin.

Aufgaben

• Regulatory Research & Impact Assessment across product categories.
• Translate regulations into structured operational frameworks with actions.
• Develop market entry roadmaps for cross-functional teams.
• Guide junior team members on daily deliverables and quality.
• Manage external consultants and regulatory partners with precise briefs.
• Create executive decks, dossiers and compliance checklists.
• Oversee handover of market dossiers to compliance teams.
• Build and maintain centralized regulatory database and SOPs.

Kenntnisse

Regulatory research

Impact assessment

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Regulatory databases

Mentoring juniors

Ausbildung

Degree in Science, International Business or related fields

Jobbeschreibung

Scope of Position

Responsible for regulatory research, impact assessment, and project planning to enable product entry into new markets. This role combines hands‑on regulatory investigation with structured strategic analysis, translating complex regulatory requirements into actionable market‑entry plans, business impact assessments, risk roadmaps, and strategic compliance proposals.

The position owns regulatory readiness workstreams for assigned markets, coordinates external consultants and cross‑functional stakeholders, and develops executive‑ready recommendations with minimal supervision. It also supports the standardization of regulatory frameworks and the handover of established market requirements to operational compliance teams.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Regulatory Research & Impact Assessment
  • Conduct rigorous, line‑by‑line regulatory research across product categories, uncovering all entry requirements, restricted products, labeling conditions, customs barriers, and market practices.
  • Perform deep‑dive gap and impact analyses: Translate raw regulations into structured operational frameworks—explicitly identifying impacted SKUs, required business actions, and operational changes needed.
  • Support HS code mapping, packaging reviews, and technical document validation (e.g., SDS, COA, DoC) for pre‑import readiness.
• Project Planning, Execution & Team Support
  • Establish and manage market entry project roadmaps, defining clear scopes, dependencies, lead times, and critical regulatory milestones for cross‑functional teams
  • Provide guidance to junior team members on daily deliverables, helping troubleshoot problem areas, vetting output quality, and ensuring project deadlines are consistently met.
  • Actively track deliverables, anticipate potential launch delays, and proactively flag risks alongside proposed solution options to the Strategy Lead.
  • Serve as operational coverage/backup for the Strategy Lead during meetings or absences.
• Stakeholder & Consultant Management
  • Manage external consultants and regulatory partners: Draft precise inquiry briefs, lead meetings, ask open probing questions, and critically vet external advice to ensure 100% accuracy and completeness.
  • Eliminate redundant back‑and‑forth by having objective based session and maintaining a structured question‑and‑answer log and driving external parties toward clear, actionable answers.
• Executive Reporting & Presentation Deliverables
  • Synthesize complex ground research into clean, executive‑ready presentation decks, dossiers, and compliance checklists.
  • Assist the Strategy Lead in compiling strategic risk roadmaps and reporting updates for management.
  • Formulate subject‑matter strategic proposals to assist the Strategy Lead in driving overall compliance plans.
  • Ensure complete reporting integrity: clearly lay out all requirements, call out assumptions, and highlight critical parameters without omitting essential data.
• Operational Handover & Compliance Architecture
  • Build and maintain a centralized country regulatory database, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and compliance checklists to standardize future expansion workflows.
  • Oversee the complete handover of stabilized market dossiers to operational compliance teams once market entry is established.

Requirements

• Degree in Science, International Business or related fields
• Minimum 5 years of experience in regulatory affairs, market research, or FMCG‑related compliance work.
• Strong willingness to perform detailed, ground‑level compliance research and impact analysis without cutting corners or missing critical scope items
• Strong capability to map out project timelines, evaluate business impacts, and structure clear execution roadmaps.
• Ability to take strong ownership of project plans, solve problems independently, and mentor/guide junior team members on daily tasks.
• Structured communicator who can lead meetings with external consultants and internal cross‑functional leads efficiently.
• Familiar with customs procedures, HS codes, and government regulatory portals.
• Excellent presentation skills—ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into structured, clean, and complete visual slides (MS PowerPoint).
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Mandarin is required, as the role involves regular communication with internal stakeholders and Mandarin‑speaking exporters.