Manager, Regulatory Affairs

About the role

Join our team as a Manager, Regulatory Affairs. This role oversees strategic development and execution of federal and state regulatory compliance and product registration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of regulatory affairs professionals.
• Allocate workload and manage team resource capacity across federal and state registration projects to ensure business priorities are met.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, set clear KPIs, and foster a high-performing, collaborative, and accountable team culture.
• Lead internal training initiatives to elevate the team’s technical knowledge regarding FIFRA and AAPFCO requirements.
• Monitor and analyze evolving federal and state regulations, legislative changes, and enforcement trends that impact the industry.
• Advocate for regulatory positions that protect and defend the company’s freedom to operate, proactively identifying risks to existing product lines or future pipelines.
• Represent the company on industry task forces, trade associations (e.g., CLA, HCPA, TFI, AAPFCO), and technical committees to influence emerging policies and data requirements.
• Oversee and guide the team in the preparation, submission, and maintenance of EPA FIFRA registrations (Section 3, Section 24(c), and Section 18 exemptions).
• Manage the full lifecycle of state-level pesticide actions.
• Serve as the escalation point for responding to agency registration decisions and negotiating favorable registration outcomes.
• Develop, track, and execute regulatory timelines for new product launches, ensuring milestones are met on time and within budget.
• Evaluate existing regulatory workflows and implement process improvements to increase team submission efficiency and reduce time-to-market.
• Maintain accurate, centralized regulatory databases for tracking submission statuses, approvals, and compliance deadlines.
• Oversee the registration and compliance of fertilizer, soil amendment, and biostimulant products across all target states.
• Ensure team review of product formulations, claims, and labels strictly adheres to Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) guidelines and specific state regulations.
• Provide strategic oversight navigating complex state-by-state variations in fertilizer labeling requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, Biology, chemistry, engineering, toxicology, crop science
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a regulatory affairs leadership role, with a focus on product registration, project management, and process improvement
• Proven track record of successfully managing and developing a team of 5–10 direct reports within a corporate regulatory environment
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining highly collaborative relationships both internally and externally
• Must have demonstrated success in building external and internal relationships that includes training and mentoring others

Qualifications

• Specific experience registering lawn and garden pesticides, fertilizers and fertilizer/pesticide combination products
• Experience with APHIS, OMRI or other lawn and garden regulations is a plus
• Extensive, hands-on experience with EPA FIFRA regulations and state-level pesticide/fertilizer registration protocols
• The ability to anticipate regulatory shifts, draft persuasive technical arguments, and influence policy via industry task forces to protect the company's Freedom to Operate
• Experience translating complex regulations into repeatable workflows and SOPs to effectively manage and upskill a team of 5–10 regulatory professionals
• Establish and monitor team-wide KPIs to measure submission accuracy and cycle times
• Champion the adoption of technology and digital tools to automate tracking, eliminate workflow bottlenecks, and optimize speed-to-market for new product introductions

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Project management
• Regulatory compliance
• Team leadership
• Communication and collaboration
• Technical expertise in FIFRA and AAPFCO requirements

Benefits

Here at Scotts Miracle-Gro, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents
• A wellness reimbursement program
• An outstanding 401K match (up to 7.5%)
• A 15% discount on company stock
• Live Total Health program
• Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity and inclusion, family, education and sustainability
• Community service opportunities

Pay

The starting budgeted pay range for this role will generally fall between $111,500.00 - $131,200.00 per year. Scotts will consider various factors in determining the actual pay including your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographical location.

Schedule

This role is available on a full-time basis.