Senior Manager, Product Integrity, APAC

About the role

The Product Integrity department manages the safety and compliance of products sold or distributed under Disney brands, characters and other intellectual property. The Senior Manager, Product Integrity, for the APAC region leads and manages teams and related product integrity work for Asia Pacific markets including Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, covering vertical, licensed, promotional and flexible business models.

Key responsibilities

• Manage, recruit and train local Product Integrity teams, set priorities and objectives and plan and prioritise workload and ad hoc projects
• Ensure product integrity practices follow procedures and minimise risk to the company
• Develop PI program requirements and enhancements for new business unit initiatives in the region
• Provide subject matter expertise on international consumer product rules and regulations, including packaging and labelling, and on local regulatory updates
• Oversee implementation of updated design and PG specifications and lead teams and stakeholders through crisis management, including product safety recalls
• Educate stakeholders on product safety regulations, trends and global standards
• Manage global relationships and local budgets with third-party professional services and address performance issues with them
• Set performance objectives for the group, run reviews of direct reports and partner with internal and external stakeholders worldwide

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in science or engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years of consumer product compliance experience and 3-5 years in management
• Recent experience in a consumer product company with products distributed across multiple global regions
• Experience in chemical management programs
• Excellent written English and easily understandable spoken English
• Good written and spoken Mandarin; Cantonese or Japanese is a plus

Required skills

• Deep technical knowledge of international consumer product rules and regulations
• Critical thinking and clear, concise verbal communication
• Excellent presentation and group dynamics skills