Manager Regulatory, Packaging

About the role

The Regulatory Manager – Packaging owns the regulatory and sustainability strategy for JPMS packaging across all markets. The role emphasizes packaging sustainability and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), recyclability and future-materials strategy, multi-market regulatory compliance, and packaging-related labeling and claims, working closely with the Packaging Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Packaging Sustainability & EPR (Core Accountability)

• Own JPMS’s packaging sustainability strategy—plastic reduction, transitions to PCR / biobased materials, recyclability, and design-for-recycling targets
• Manage EPR obligations across markets, including producer registrations, reporting, eco-modulation, and fee management
• Set the regulatory and sustainability requirements that the Packaging Engineer validates technically, and confirm proposed changes meet applicable obligations before commercialization

• Multimarket Packaging Compliance

• Maintain packaging regulatory compliance across all JPMS markets (e.g., US state packaging and toxics-in-packaging laws, EU PPWR and CPR, and other applicable frameworks)
• Monitor and assess upcoming or changing packaging regulations, perform impact analysis, and advise the business on required actions and timelines
• Conduct regulatory assessments of packaging materials and components against local and international requirements

• Labeling, Claims & Artwork Compliance

• Review packaging labeling, on-pack claims, and artwork for regulatory compliance and claims substantiation, partnering with Marketing, R&D, and Legal
• Ensure recyclability, sustainability, and environmental marketing claims are accurate, substantiated, and defensible across markets

• Future-Materials & Innovation Enablement

• Provide the regulatory and sustainability guardrails for packaging innovation, advising the Packaging Engineer on the compliance and EPR implications of new materials, formats, and dispensing solutions
• Track emerging materials and regulatory trends to keep JPMS’s packaging roadmap compliant and forward-looking

• Regulatory Data & Documentation Ownership

• Own packaging regulatory and sustainability documentation, including EPR filings, compliance records, substantiation files, and approvals
• Ensure data accuracy and audit readiness across markets and maintain records
• Own packaging data in PLM—specifications, drawings, protocols, results, approvals, and change history—ensuring accuracy and audit readiness across the lifecycle

Requirements

• Required Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of packaging sustainability and EPR frameworks across multiple markets

• Working knowledge of packaging regulations (e.g., toxics-in-packaging and recycled-content laws, EU PPWR/CPR)

• Experience with recyclability assessment and design-for-recycling principles

• Packaging labeling, claims substantiation, and environmental-claims review

• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into clear specifications for technical and engineering partners

• Sound regulatory judgment and risk-based decision making

• Strong analytical and impact-assessment skills

• Cost- and value-aware approach to compliance

• Project and documentation discipline

• Clear cross-functional communication, with the ability to operate independently while partnering effectively

• Effective team leadership

• Skills:

• Strong knowledge of packaging sustainability and EPR frameworks across multiple markets

• Working knowledge of packaging regulations (e.g., toxics-in-packaging and recycled-content laws, EU PPWR/CPR)

• Experience with recyclability assessment and design-for-recycling principles

• Packaging labeling, claims substantiation, and environmental-claims review

• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into clear specifications for technical and engineering partners

• Sound regulatory judgment and risk-based decision making

• Strong analytical and impact-assessment skills

• Cost- and value-aware approach to compliance

• Project and documentation discipline

• Clear cross-functional communication, with the ability to operate independently while partnering effectively

• Effective team leadership