Join Our Regulatory Team as a Product Compliance Specialist!
Look around your home, and you'll find us everywhere, enhancing your everyday lives. We are powered by knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking individuals committed to fostering a culture of inclusion. Whether you are just starting your career or seeking a new challenge, we recognize, develop, and empower talent!
Position Details
Position: Product Compliance Specialist
Department: Regulatory / QMS Consumer Goods Retail (Medical Devices)
Work Location: Bussigny, Switzerland (Hybrid – 3 days a week in office)
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Your Role
Are you passionate about ensuring product compliance across global markets? We’re seeking a detail-oriented and proactive professional to support regulatory registrations for all brands—particularly in the Middle East, Africa, and emerging markets such as India and Pakistan. In this role, you’ll also play a vital part in environmental waste reporting and post-market surveillance, focusing on health and safety complaint handling. If you thrive in a dynamic, cross-functional environment and enjoy making a significant impact across regulatory, environmental, and quality domains, we’d love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
Regulatory Affairs Responsibilities:
- Supporting product notifications and registration processes for new market entries, including India, Pakistan, the Middle East, and Africa.
- Creating and updating essential regulatory documentation, including Declarations of Conformity.
- Liaising with regulatory agencies and laboratories to ensure timely updates and renewals of product licenses.
- Serving as a key point of contact for regulatory inquiries from Sales, Amazon, and other stakeholders related to new markets.
- Providing support for additional regulatory activities as needed.
Environmental Reporting Responsibilities:
- Assisting in reporting product sales volumes to environmental agencies in compliance with mandatory reporting requirements.
- Acting as an additional point of contact for internal teams, customers, and environmental authorities regarding recycling taxes and compliance.
- Maintaining compliance with waste reporting obligations, including new product categories and direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels.
- Supporting the implementation of new environmental regulations (e.g., Eco-design, PPWR, UK RAM).
Product Data Maintenance:
- Collaborating with local and global teams to gather product data required for environmental reporting.
- Entering and validating product data in Oracle in accordance with environmental reporting procedures.
- Communicating product recycling tax classifications to relevant departments to meet reporting deadlines.
- Working with IT to provide input for the development and improvement of environmental reporting tools.
Post-Market Surveillance:
- Supporting health and safety complaint handling and reporting processes.
- Collaborating with internal teams and external consumer service agencies to investigate product complaints.
- Interfacing with Competent Authorities for reporting adverse events related to medical devices (MIR).
- Contributing to broader post-market surveillance activities.
Quality Management:
- Participating in Quality Management System (QMS) activities and initiatives as required.
Skills Needed To Be Successful In This Role
- IT, Supply Chain, or Commercial background preferred.
- 1-2 years of related experience in an international environment.
- Experience with several product categories and environmental reporting would be an asset.
- Fluent in English; fluency in French would be a plus.
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Experience with Oracle (or other ERP systems).
- Excitement about joining a midsize yet growing company with fast-growing brands!
- Authorized to work in Switzerland on a full-time basis.
What Do We Offer?
- Competitive compensation package depending on experience and skills.
- Collective Health Insurance or Gym Allowance.
- Mobility allowance.
- Flexible work policy regarding hours and remote work.
- Increased flexi-days package after 1 year of service.
- Modern office with collaborative workspaces.
- Employee assistance counselling line.
- Employee discounts on all our EMEA products.
- Lunch and Learns.
- Company closure between Christmas and New Year’s.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- The chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment!
Apply Online
If you're eager to share new ideas and try new things, we want to hear from you. Please apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
Founded in 1968, Helen of Troy is a prominent player in the global consumer products industry, offering diverse career opportunities across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. We boast a collection of renowned brands such as OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell, PUR, Braun, Vicks, Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, and Revlon—many of which rank #1, #2, or #3 in their respective categories, making the Helen of Troy name synonymous with excellence and ingenuity.
At Helen of Troy, our strategy involves acquiring brands that we can integrate and enhance, amplifying their unique attributes to drive growth and profitability. Embracing a culture of collaboration internally and externally, we are committed to providing innovative solutions tailored to consumers, operational excellence, global scalability, and exceptional shared services to support our brand portfolio. This dedication to fostering development and success sets Helen of Troy apart as a pioneer in the industry, propelling our brands to unparalleled heights of success and recognition worldwide.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified. Management retains the right to add or change duties of the position at any time.