Regulatory Affairs

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Regulatory Affairs & Safety (RAS) Strategy Lead Aircare and Programme management - Essential Home City: Slough With a trusted portfolio of world-class Air Care, Surface, Laundry and Pest Control products, the Essential Home team’s purpose is to Make a House Your Home. Fuelling this newly formed business and leadership team is a diverse and inclusive culture for all. Together, we’re shaping a team with a founder mentality: that listens and learns, and that is entrepreneurial, agile, and action oriented. With high-quality brands such as Air Wick, Cillit Bang, Calgon and Mortein, now is an exciting time to join a dynamic company full of purpose, pace and energy, that will create a truly unique learning and career opportunity for all. Research & Development In Research and Development we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare 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 Research and Development, 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. About the role Regulatory and Safety Affairs (RAS) is a critical function within R&D: a key partner in developing the right portfolio strategy for brilliant innovation, activation in our markets and secure the products during all product life cycle. We actively engage externally with stakeholders and regulators to anticipate and credibly influence changes to the regulatory environment, and we bring that regulatory intelligence back to the business to drive better informed business decisions. We lead the thinking internally about what is possible and put forward ideas that become reality, acting as an stewards of our brands and our company to deliver compliant and competitively positioned products to the people we serve. Your responsibilities Regulatory Strategy Leadership Lead the global regulatory and safety strategy for Air Care products, from innovation through to lifecycle management and risk mitigation. Represent the Regulatory function in cross-functional teams, influencing strategic plans and ensuring regulatory input is embedded early. Oversee global registration and notification processes, managing complex regulatory requirements across multiple markets. Partner with country regulatory teams to align development plans, timelines, and data needs. Shape future policy through advocacy and regulatory intelligence, and lead responses to safety or compliance issues. Champion science-led innovation, integrating external insights and technologies to drive product superiority. Build a high-performing, agile team culture focused on ownership, collaboration, and care for colleagues. Deliver training and guidance to prepare the business for evolving regulatory landscapes. Lead impact assessments for legislative changes, coordinating subject matter experts across functions. Define ownership and implementation strategies for new regulations, ensuring clarity and accountability. Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and risk assessments using best-in-class tools. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, tracking milestones and dependencies to ensure successful delivery. The experience we’re looking for Proven experience in global regulatory affairs, ideally within consumer goods or FMCG. Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills across functions and geographies. Expertise in programme/project management with a track record of delivering complex initiatives. Strategic mindset with the ability to translate regulatory requirements into business opportunities. Passion for innovation, science, and continuous improvement. The skills for success Business Strategy, Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business Acumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, R&D, Change Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Intellectual Property, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing. What we offer With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy. Equality We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law. #J-18808-Ljbffr