Regulatory Tools and Systems Manager – Chemicals
Synthomer
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Harlow • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead a small team and act as Divisional leader for Product Stewardship
- Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Provide regulatory leadership across Synthomer
- Oversee functionality and updates of regulatory systems
- Recommend and implement new tools, processes, and IT solutions to improve compliance workflows globally
- Manage regulatory system implementation for acquisitions
- Ensure data maintenance requirements are met
- Oversee 3rd‑party collaborations and IT support at a global level
- Manage multiple levels of regulatory expertise
- Lead subject matter projects in response to legislative changes
- Collaborate with business units, technical teams, and production to embed compliance
- Provide foundation training for new regulatory specialists.
Requirements
- Degree in Chemistry or related field
- 5 plus years’ experience in industrial regulatory/compliance (polymers, coatings, or similar)
- Experience of leading a team
- Strong business acumen, communication, and teamwork skills
- Proven project management expertise and ability to deliver efficiency improvements.
Benefits
- Competitive, market-aligned compensation
- Discretionary global bonus scheme
- Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – for senior positions
- Company car or car allowance – varies by region and role
- Healthcare – tailored to regional locations
- Parental leave and family support – maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)
- Learning & development opportunities – training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
- Wellbeing support – Employee Assistance Program, mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
- Retirement / pension contributions – plans vary by country
- Culture of Inclusion – where everyone can thrive
- Performance culture, global reward & recognition programme.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
regulatory leadershipproject managementdata maintenancecompliance workflowsregulatory system implementationIT solutionsteam leadershipefficiency improvements
Soft skills
business acumencommunicationteamwork