Product Compliance Specialist

Overview:

Veronica Beard is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Product Compliance Specialist to help ensure our products meet global product testing and safety, sustainability, and social responsibility standards. This role requires a proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, global fashion environment and can collaborate with external partners and across production/sourcing, legal, and sustainability teams to navigate evolving regulations and support strong supplier partnerships.

You’ll succeed in this role if you’re highly accountable, solutions-oriented, and passionate about building compliant, sustainable, and high-quality products. You bring a balance of strategic thinking and attention to detail, thrive in cross-functional collaboration, and are energized by transforming complex compliance requirements into clear, actionable processes.

Responsibilities:

(A) Product Testing & Safety Management – Lead product compliance with flammability, hazardous substances, and physical/mechanical safety standards:

• Conduct product risk assessments early in development to flag chemical, physical, or labeling non-compliance, including on third-party product lines.
• Implement, maintain, and update a global product safety & compliance manual with clear testing and approval workflows for all categories.
• Manage and maintain the company’s testing protocol (with third-party labs), Restricted Substances List (RSL), and MRSL.
• Track evolving and new testing standards and legislation (e.g., CPSA, FHSA, REACH, Prop 65, California PFAS laws, etc.) impacting product materials and ensure timely implementation.
• Review failed test results or integrity concerns; coordinate resolution with Production and factories; support Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) as needed
• Manage lab invoices and ensure timely, accurate processing.

(B) Labeling, Packaging & Content Compliance - Ensure packaging and labeling meet brand quality, sustainability, and regulatory needs:

• Monitor and manage compliance with international labeling (including US, Canada, EU, UK, and South Korea); oversee translations, fiber content, care labeling, recycling symbols, etc.
• Partner with internal teams to implement compliance into product tech packs, ensuring early identification of gaps.
• Lead compliance with global packaging and extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations.
• Support implementation of upcoming digital labeling and Digital Product Passports (DPP) in line with EU ESPR legislation.

(C) Responsible Sourcing & Traceability Representative – Serve as lead liaison with suppliers and internal teams on product compliance, responsible sourcing, and traceability:

• Serve as primary compliance contact for supplier partners and mills, providing clear requirements and guidance; work with long-standing suppliers to integrate compliance seamlessly into production processes without jeopardizing margins or lead times.
• Issue and maintain Supplier Compliance Manual and track vendor acknowledgment.
• Partner with suppliers and Raw Materials/Sustainability/Production teams to ensure documentation for raw material traceability and validate preferred material certifications.
• Collaborate with Legal, Production, and Sustainability to resolve compliance questions or enforcement inquiries.
• Support social responsibility compliance as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Product Development, Product Design, Business, Sustainability, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 6 years experience in product testing/safety, regulatory compliance, or quality roles at a brand, retailer, or manufacturer.
• Strong understanding of compliance touchpoints across the full fashion product lifecycle.
• Ability to read product tech packs and identify testing, labeling, or packaging compliance risks.
• Skilled at analyzing test results, leading root cause analysis, and managing escalations.
• Expertise in quality, hazardous substances, and safety standards (e.g., ISO 9001, REACH) preferred.
• Highly organized and methodical with tracking data/information.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, operate independently, and build a compliance function in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive problem solver with ability to identify compliance gaps early.
• Excellent cross-functional communicator.
• Detail-oriented yet pragmatic - able to balance compliance rigor with business needs.
• Strong sense of urgency and accountability.

At Veronica Beard, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where every single employee can thrive and feel valued. As a company, we firmly believe that there is strength in diversity. We seek to recruit talent from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds and are actively seeking candidates with a dedication to advancing equity, inclusion, and racial and social justice in their work.

Veronica Beard is committed to an environment of mutual respect and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. No employee or applicant is discriminated against because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.