Product Stewardship and Chemical Compliance Manager

About the role

Product Stewardship and Chemical Compliance Manager Description - Role Overview This is a unique opportunity to lead and develop a team of technical Subject Matter Experts supporting product compliance, sustainable design, market access, and customer trust. This role will partner across R&D, Business Units, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Legal, Government Relations, Sales, and Marketing to ensure HP products meet evolving regulatory, customer, and sustainability expectations. The ideal candidate is a strong team developer and execution-focused leader who remains technically engaged. This person will coach technical experts, drive disciplined delivery, support product compliance decisions, and help translate complex regulatory and customer requirements into practical solutions that enable business outcomes. Key responsibilities include leading and developing a team of Product Stewardship SMEs; supporting product design, labeling, chemical assessments, testing, and compliance validation; ensuring products meet regulatory and market access requirements; partnering with R&D to design in compliance and sustainability during new product developments; supporting external customer and stakeholder responses; and improving stewardship processes, tools, data quality, and automation. The ideal candidate will bring experience in product stewardship, regulatory compliance, sustainability, engineering, chemistry, toxicology, environmental science, or a related discipline, along with strong communication, cross-functional influence, execution, and people leadership skills. This leader will help translate complex stewardship, sustainability, and compliance requirements into practical solutions that support product design, customer trust, and business continuity - while also driving operational excellence through process simplification and automation. Job Description As a Product Stewardship Manager, you will lead a team of technical experts supporting product development, regulatory compliance, sustainable design, and customer-facing stewardship requirements. Using the Design for Environment (DfE) framework, you will help ensure HP products are designed and maintained to meet evolving regulatory expectations, customer use cases, and business sustainability objectives. You will be responsible for coaching and developing team members, managing execution across priorities, and partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve technical and regulatory challenges. This role requires the ability to balance day-to-day delivery with longer-term capability building, process improvement, and proactive risk mitigation. Key responsibilities include: Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Stewardship SMEs, regulatory experts, toxicologists, labeling specialists, and related technical contributors. Create an accountable and customer-focused team culture that delivers consistent business and compliance outcomes. Support product design and development by partnering with R&D and Business Units to "design in" compliance, sustainability, safety, and customer value during New Product Innovation. Guide technical work related to product stewardship, product labeling, chemical assessments, customer use cases, usage parameters, testing, and compliance validation. Ensure current products continue to meet regulatory and market access requirements as products, ingredients, formulations, supply chains, and global regulations change. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve product stewardship issues, support business decisions, and enable practical, timely solutions. Translate regulatory, customer, and market requirements into clear actions for technical teams and business partners. Contribute to external responses for customers, regulators, government stakeholders, and other key audiences with clarity, accuracy, and credibility. Drive continuous improvement in stewardship processes, data quality, tools, automation, and operating practices to improve efficiency, consistency, and execution quality. Help identify emerging regulatory or market pressures and support proactive planning to reduce risk and maintain customer trust. Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will demonstrate strength in the following areas: Team Leadership and Development Builds, coaches, and develops technical teams with a focus on capability, engagement, accountability, and delivery. Creates an inclusive environment where team members understand priorities, own outcomes, and grow their technical depth. Provides clear direction while empowering SMEs to solve complex problems and influence business outcomes. Execution and Delivery Drives disciplined execution across multiple priorities, stakeholders, and product timelines. Converts complex requirements into clear plans, actions, and measurable outcomes. Maintains focus on delivery quality, compliance readiness, and customer/business commitments. Technical Engagement Brings strong technical curiosi