Quality & Compliance Consultant (Fractional / Contract)

The Foggy Dog; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

The Foggy Dog, a San Francisco-based pet accessories company, seeks a fractional quality and regulatory compliance consultant to assess current practices and close high-risk gaps across the product range.

You will build systems, testing protocols, and inspection checklists, establish certifications and traceability, and deliver SOPs and templates for the in-house team to implement after the engagement ends.

Qualifications

• Deep compliance/testing background in regulated consumer categories (pet, juvenile, hardgoods).
• Experience building a quality system from scratch, not just operating one.
• Prior fractional or consulting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Audit current quality, safety, and compliance across the assortment.
• Identify and prioritize gaps by risk.
• Set quality standards, AQLs, and testing protocols across product categories.
• Build inspection checklists for ongoing use.
• Deliver SOPs, templates, and a post-engagement playbook.

Skills

Compliance testing

Quality system design

Fractional consulting

Tools

Sedex/SMETA framework

Job description

About Us:

At The Foggy Dog, we believe your best friend deserves the best. That’s why we are passionate about making high-quality pet accessories that are as beautiful as they are functional. And, every order helps a pup in need: since launch, we are proud to have provided over 500,000 pounds of food to rescue shelters. Our products are available at www.thefoggydog.com and in over 1,000 brick-and-mortar retailers.

We are a small (but mighty!) female-founded team based in San Francisco. As a family-owned business, we are invested in finding the best people to join our tightly knit team. We are looking for candidates who thrive in a creative, energetic, data-driven environment and share our values of collaboration, communication, and positivity. This role is an exciting opportunity to make a huge impact at a fast-growing ecommerce company.

Overview:

This is a fractional, project-based engagement to assess The Foggy Dog's current quality and compliance posture and close the highest-risk gaps. You will build the systems, protocols, and checklists our team will run on going forward, and serve as the company's authority on testing, safety, and regulatory compliance throughout the engagement.

Engagement Terms:

6 months, or until project completion, whichever comes first. Estimated 10-15 hours/week to start, with flexibility for more hours if your availability allows. Milestone check-ins at 30/60/90/120 days to confirm scope and pace.

Scope of Work:

• Assessment.
  • Audit current quality, safety, and compliance practices across the assortment.
  • Identify and prioritize gaps by risk.
• Quality Assurance & Testing.
  • Set quality standards, AQLs, and testing protocols (lab, reliability, fit/use, durability) across all product categories.
  • Build inspection checklists the team follows going forward.
• Safety & Regulatory Compliance.
  • Confirm correct chemical/safety standards by product.
  • Verify that all required testing has been completed for our existing product catalog, flagging any gaps.
  • Ensure all certifications, test reports, and traceability documentation are in place and audit-ready.
• Supplier Quality.
  • Establish a factory audit framework (e.g., Sedex/SMETA) and vendor evaluation criteria.
• Handoff.
  • Document SOPs, checklists, and templates.
  • Deliver a clear playbook so the in-house team can implement the systems and protocols independently after the engagement ends.

Qualifications:

• Deep compliance/testing background in regulated consumer categories (pet, juvenile, hardgoods).
• Experience building, not just running, a quality system from scratch.
• Prior fractional/consulting experience preferred.