Regulatory Advocacy/Ingredient Governance Manager

Vestacy is a standalone company with a clear purpose: to transform houses into homes. We are home to some of the world’s most trusted brands (Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, and Mortein) helping millions of people care for the spaces they live in every day. Backed by Advent, a leading global private equity firm, we have the freedom to think big and move fast. With almost 3,000 colleagues across 20+ countries, we see every person as a Founder, empowered to make bold decisions and shape what’s next.

We care for our company the way you care for your own home: with energy, passion, and pride. Here, you’ll find space to grow, opportunities to lead, and the support to thrive. Together, we’re building something extraordinary.

In Research and Development, we’re full of highly skilled talents - all working to create cleaner homes. We continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flair and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality. The size of our organisation means you’ll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be the Regulatory Advocacy lead on API legislation and scrutiny globally, combining with providing Management leadership for Regulatory Intelligence (RI) – one of the core Regulatory capabilities critical to Essential Home business. Your role will be to develop the EH position and external advocacy strategy, by anticipating and responding to (i) new/revised legislation proposals impacting our medicines and APIs, and (ii) Regulator/NGO/HCP/Academic scrutiny of API safety (human and environmental), that can lead onto changes in legislation, industry guidelines and/or HCP and consumer trust.

You will need to be able to quickly evaluate the potential impact on EH products, by working closely with RAS Category Leads and cross-functional partners, for currently marketed products, as well as the ongoing and future product innovations. You will also help cross-functional teams (e.g. Pods) with scenario planning (possible routes of regulation) to aid choice of APIs and route-to-market strategies.

External Regulatory & Safety thought leadership in our industry gives EH a strategic and competitive advantage. You will represent EH in industry associations, for which you can provide the necessary expertise, and/or request the support of the appropriate SME from EH. This role will prioritise and set strategic regulatory advocacy direction, partner with RAS BU Strategy Leads, RAS Regional/Area Head, R&D Category & Operations leaders, Group Sustainability and Global Government Affairs and Public Affairs Leaders, as well as lead cross-functional, cross-BU Advocacy Task Forces.

Next to that, this role will provide end to end project leadership to enable the close monitoring, accurate assessment and timely implementation of external regulatory changes that can present opportunities and/or risks to all of the EH categories.

Your responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute advocacy strategies for EH RAS Policy Priorities.
• Develop Global advocacy strategies in partnership with RAS Category Strategy and IMEX teams.
• Lead cross-functional advocacy task forces.
• Participate in Category POD teams on relevant projects.
• Influence external stakeholders and policy makers through compelling and well-defined advocacy strategies, to fight for proportionate regulation, based on robust and risk-based science.
• Ensure Policy Priority Heatmaps, Summary Sheets, Position Papers and Advocacy Masterplans are in place for all policy priorities, as well as readily available to all RAS IMEX teams.
• Lead ISG to develop and execute advocacy strategies on EH APIs.
• Coordinate to ensure that the appropriate SMEs are included in Category PODs, and represent EH in industry association committees, to influence and build credibility externally, in line with business strategies.
• Become a trainer for the 'Advocacy Fundamentals Training Programme' developed by our team, develop and maintain up-to-date advocacy toolkits, facilitate cross-country/regional best practices and ensure compliance to relevant, internal processes/SOPs.
• Provide management leadership and work closely within the wider Regulatory, Quality, R&D, Supply and Commercial functions to ensure accurate impact-assessment of external regulatory changes, and timely implementation of those changes.
• Be accountable to establish robust tracking processes, systems and fit-for-purpose KPIs that will effectively and efficiently facilitate the impact assessment and implementation of external regulatory changes by the cross-functional teams.

The experience we’re looking for includes:

• Educated to honours degree level in a scientific field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of regulatory experience.
• A solid track record of Regulatory Affairs experience with strategic and operational regulatory experience.
• Strong skillsets and experience in project management are highly desirable.
• Able to manage multiple activities simultaneously whilst maintaining good quality of work and achieving deadlines.
• Good attention to detail, with excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to digest and translate regulatory/technical requirements for the business.

The skills for success include:

• Portfolio Management
• Commercial Awareness
• Business Partnership
• Collaboration
• Partnership building
• R&D
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Ability to challenge the status quo
• Propose improvement
• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Business Strategy
• Objective Setting
• Consumer Needs
• Change Leadership
• Task Execution Under Pressure
• Makes strategic Business Decisions
• Adapt to changes in technological development plans
• Creative Direction
• Business Acumen
• Relationship Management

We believe great work deserves great rewards. That’s why we offer numerous local benefits and global benefits designed to help you grow and thrive, such as career mobility opportunities, a referral program, access to our online learning academy, mental wellbeing support, and short-term bonus incentives.

We believe the best teams are built like great homes: on strong foundations and room to grow. That’s why we hire for potential as well as experience. If you resonate with our purpose, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t tick every box. We’re committed to equal opportunity for all, regardless of age, ability, background, identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Together, we create a space where everyone can thrive.