Regulatory Compliance Specialist (Americas)
- Category: R&D
- Country: United States
- Location: Pine Brook, NJ - Hybrid
Overview
Your Mission
You're the person who ensures that WD-40 Company — one of the world's most recognized consumer brands — can legally exist in every market we serve across the Americas. From the formula in the can to the label on the outside, you make sure we're compliant before a single product hits a shelf. You'll work across chemical registries, packaging regulations, and evolving legislation in the U.S., Latin America, and Canada — and you'll do it with the precision of a scientist and the instincts of a strategist.
Why This Role Is Unique
This isn't checkbox compliance. You'll be building forward-looking regulatory intelligence — spotting bans and requirements years before they hit — so our R&D and supply chain teams can adapt proactively rather than scramble reactively. You'll be a trusted internal advisor, a liaison with regulatory agencies, and a key partner to commercial teams navigating complex, sometimes ambiguous jurisdictional landscapes.
You'll also step into this role with a rare advantage: a structured transition alongside a 30-year institutional expert whose knowledge you can absorb directly.
This role offers the flexibility of working a hybrid schedule between your home and our office in Pine Brook, NJ.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. and should not require sponsorship now or in the future to legally work in the U.S.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Multi-jurisdictional product registration — managing chemical compliance and notifications across every market in the Americas
- Regulatory intelligence — tracking emerging legislation (from PTFE bans to recycled plastics mandates) and translating risk into actionable timelines for R&D and supply chain
- Customer compliance sign-off — responding to retailer requests (e.g., Walmart approved product lists) and certifying WD-40 Company’s compliance without disclosing trade secrets
- Packaging & labeling compliance — monitoring and applying regulatory changes to artwork and labels before market deadlines hit
- Formula change filings — updating chemical registries when formulations evolve
- Risk assessment — interpreting ambiguous regulatory requirements and developing defensible organizational positions
- Cross-functional advising — coaching R&D, supply chain, and commercial teams on regulatory implications
- External agency collaboration — working with specialized aerosol and chemical compliance partners
What You’ll Bring To The Role
Required
- 5+ years of regulatory compliance experience, ideally in CPG or specialty chemicals
- Deep familiarity with chemical registrations and product compliance across multiple U.S. and Latin American jurisdictions
- Ability to interpret ambiguous, evolving, or conflicting regulations and build defensible positions
- Strong scientific literacy — you can read and translate formulation data into regulatory documentation
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent regulatory requests across cross-functional teams, with a proactive approach to communicating status and timelines without being asked
- Strong organizational skills with a track record of maintaining shared, visible workflow tracking that keeps stakeholders informed and aligned in real time — paired with an exceptional attention to detail that ensures nothing falls through the cracks across filings, deadlines, and compliance documentation.
- Comfort working with ambiguity and escalating judgment calls appropriately
Nice to Have
- Experience with aerosol or household chemical products
Total Rewards
$85000– $115000 per year base salary plus 10%-15% profit-sharing contribution to your retirement account. Salary is determined by multiple factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data.
- Medical insurance, 80-95% company-paid premium
- Dental and vision insurance
- 401K match
- Annual cash incentive rewards
- Tuition reimbursement
- Short-day Fridays
- Vacation
- Paid holidays, including winter shut down
About Us
At WD-40 Company, we believe that purpose-driven, passionate people guided by our values create amazing outcomes. Our "why" is refreshingly simple - we exist to create positive lasting memories in everything we do.
Why You Should Apply
- A strong values-aligned organization where contributions are acknowledged and rewarded, and where 90% of our employees experience a sense of belonging.
- A learning-based culture where 78% of our team believe they can achieve their career objectives.
- Over 94% employee engagement as of the January 2025 global employee survey results.
- 99% of our people report that they “love to tell people that they work for WD-40 Company!"
Please, only consider employment with WD-40 Company if you feel as strongly about our values as we do: We live, breathe, and play by our values every day.
Thank you for considering WD-40 Company in your career search!
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