COMPLIANCE & CUSTOMER QULAITY MANAGER

Groupe SEB; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company‑匹t

Paid time off and holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Continuing education opportunities

Employee discounts on products

Wellness incentives

Casual dress code

Work‑life balance culture

Annual salary reviews

Job summary

Groupe SEB, Parsippany, NJ, seeks a U.S. based operational quality and compliance lead for its Cookware and Small Domestic Appliances lines across U.S. and Canada.

You will manage audits, regulatory intelligence, and compliance documentation, coordinating with Legal, Development, Marketing, and Supply Chain to protect market access and business continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, materials science, quality, regulatory affairs, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in product compliance or audit management.
• Working knowledge of U.S. and Canadian product‑compliance frameworks.
• Experience with customer or retailer audits and corrective‑action management.
• Strong judgment, integrity, and attention to evidence and traceability.
• Ability to lead through influence in a global matrix and collaborate across teams.
• Clear written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Own audits and action plans for customers and retailers in the United States and Canada.
• Coordinate accurate responses to compliance requests and escalate material risks.
• Pilot third‑party product testing required by retailers and manage related actions.
• Maintain audit evidence, commitments, and corrective‑action records.
• Monitor federal, state, and provincial requirements and translate them into action plans.
• Coordinate with Development, Marketing, Supply Chain, Legal and Business Units.
• Prepare and sign compliance attestations or submissions as authorized.

Skills

Regulatory affairs experience

Audit management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong judgment and integrity

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, materials science, quality, regulatory affairs, or related field

Advanced degree or relevant certification (a plus)

Job description

Type de contrat: Non Applicable | Permanent contract | Full-time

Join Groupe SEB and contribute to better living around the world!

As a global reference in small domestic and professional equipment, we make a real impact through our 45 iconic brands – Tefal, Seb, Rowenta, Moulinex, Krups, and many more – present in over 150 countries. Every second, 13 products are sold, manufactured in our 50 industrial and logistic sites.

Our success relies on the diversity of talents, the richness of individual journeys, and an inclusive and respectful work environment. We are firmly committed to fighting all forms of discrimination. If you have a disability, we are here to listen and adapt your recruitment journey.

Background & Purpose of the Job:

Serve as the U.S.-based operational quality and compliance lead for Groupe SEB products placed on the U.S. and Canadian markets under its different brands (T-Fal, All-Clad, Imusa, Lagostina), with primary responsibility for Cookware and defined support for Small Domestic Appliances. The role combines customer and retailer audit management, regulatory intelligence and qualification, local coordination of compliance actions, and authorized execution of regulatory documentation.

• Protect market access and business continuity by maintaining audit readiness and timely, consistent responses to customers, retailers, and authorities, including third-party testing
• Perform regulatory analysis by detecting, and qualifying emerging federal, state, and provincial requirements early, then share the assessment synthesis done to the appropriate Business Unit compliance teams for product-impact assessment, and ensure appropriate follow‑up
• Act as the local interface among U.S. and Canadian teams, Cookware and Small Domestic Appliance compliance, Central Compliance, Legal, Public Affairs, Development, Marketing, and Supply Chain
• Represent Groupe SEB in relevant North American industry associations; Public Affairs retains ownership of government advocacy and formal public‑policy positions

Who You Are & What You’ll Do:

Customer, retailer, and audit management (70% of the activity)

• Own preparation, coordination, response, and follow‑up of audits and action plans for customer and retailer in the United States and Canada
• Coordinate accurate and timely answers to customer, retailer, and authority compliance requests, escalating material risks promptly
• Pilot third‑party product testing required by retailers: communicate with them about testing requirements, communicate on corrective action plan if any issues, sign various retailer declaration documents
• Maintain audit evidence, commitments, and corrective‑action records; monitor closure and effectiveness

North American regulatory intelligence

• Monitor, detect, analyze and qualify proposed and adopted federal, state, and provincial requirements relevant to Groupe SEB products and operations
• Interpret these local requirements consistently, by summarizing scope, timing, obligations, risks and potential business exposure; transmit qualified information to the relevant compliance owners; insure turning regulatory developments into concrete action plans rapidly
• Participate actively in relevant industry associations and build local networks that improve early warning and interpretation

Compliance execution and governance

• Coordinate local implementation with Development, Marketing, Supply Chain, Legal, and the appropriate Business Unit teams, while preserving the agreed division of accountability
• Ensure U.S. and Canadian validation records, declarations, and supporting evidence are complete, traceable, current, and stored in the designated global repository
• Prepare and, when formally authorized through a written delegation of authority, sign compliance attestations or submissions to local authorities within the defined legal scope
• Provide defined North American compliance support for Small Domestic Appliances and route technical assessments to the relevant Business Unit experts

Qualifications - Careers Website

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, materials science, quality, regulatory affairs, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certification is a plus
• Typically 7 or more years of relevant experience in product compliance, regulatory affairs, customer quality, or audit management in consumer goods, cookware, food‑contact materials, or a related regulated industry
• Working knowledge of U.S. and Canadian product‑compliance frameworks, including federal and state or provincial requirements; ability to interpret new requirements and explain their practical implications
• Demonstrated experience with customer or retailer audits, corrective‑action management, compliance documentation, and direct responses to external stakeholders
• Strong judgment, integrity, and attention to evidence and traceability; comfortable escalating uncertainty and material risk
• Ability to lead through influence in a global matrix and to work across technical, legal, business, public‑affairs, marketing, and supply‑chain teams
• Clear written and verbal communication in English; ability to translate complex regulations into concise, decision‑ready messages

Overview:

• Type of Employment: Full time – Exempt
• Workplace Schedule Type: Hybrid
• Position Location: Parsippany, NJ

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Flexible work arrangements
• Continuing education opportunities
• Employee discounts on company products
• Wellness incentives
• Casual dress code
• Positive work culture that values work‑life balance
• Eligiblity for targeted company bonus (if applicable to your role) and annual salary reviews.

Compensation:

Salary range of $95,000 - 110,000 commensurate with experience.

Groupe SEB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information, please see "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster

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• Groupe SEB invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affiantitive Action Plan. This plan is available for inspection upon request by contacting [e-mail]