About ZURU

ZURU is a reimagination company. We look for categories that have stood still, then we build next-generation products and brands that set the new standard. ZURU Toys is reimagining play. ZURU Edge is reinventing everyday consumer brands. Rhodes Pet Science is reimagining pet science. ZURU Tech is leading the next building revolution.

ZURU started in 2003 with two brothers from New Zealand, and we're still founder-owned and operated today. Since then we've become the world's second-biggest privately held toy company, and nearly half of all Gen Y and Gen Z households with kids in the US own a ZURU product. Today we're 5,000 people in 34 offices, selling into more than 150 markets, backed by over 100 acres of fully automated manufacturing. And we're only getting started.

Position Overview

The Global Project & Compliance Manager is responsible for two critical areas across ZURU Baby: leading regulatory compliance across our core global markets and driving end-to-end project delivery across our growth and expansion markets. Acting as the key link between our China Regulatory Affairs team and the wider global business, you’ll ensure products remain compliant while also owning complex cross-functional projects from planning through to execution. This is a fast-paced global role requiring strong project leadership, organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities across markets and functions.

Position Impact

You’ll play a key role in strengthening the connection between our China Regulatory Affairs team and our global teams, ensuring regulatory requirements, changes and risks are clearly understood and effectively managed across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK and EU. With a strong regulatory and compliance background, you’ll help translate requirements into clear business actions, coordinate stakeholders and ensure the right teams are aligned as products are developed, launched and maintained in market.

Alongside this, you’ll take ownership of project management across our growth and expansion markets, driving timelines, actions and cross-functional coordination across multiple projects at once. Working closely with Product Managers in New Zealand and China, Regulatory Affairs, QA, Legal and other global teams, you’ll bring structure, visibility and accountability to projects and help ensure they are delivered on time and in full.

Over time, the role has the opportunity to take on a broader project management remit as ZURU Baby continues to scale globally.

Roles & Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance Ownership - Between yourself and the China Regulatory Affairs team, you will own all product registration, product compliance assessments, product testing, packaging artwork sign-offs & labelling guidance - ensuring products meet consumer product safety and labelling standards for both new launches and existing SKUs. You will also collaborate with wider Product & Legal teams on marketing claims analysis.

Cross-Functional Coordination - Act as the key link between ZURU’s China regulatory affairs team and global stakeholders - closing the current communication gap, resolving non-compliant product or labelling issues, and translating China-side testing and qualification outcomes into market-ready compliance decisions. Build a seamless regulatory process spanning China R&D and QA, legal, external counsel, and product management.

Regulatory Monitoring & Risk Scenario Planning - Track current and upcoming regulatory change across our core markets, assess the impact on formulation, labelling and claims, and present compliant options with associated risk, cost, and consequences for leadership decisions.

Project & Timeline Management - Own end-to-end project management across our growth and expansion markets, driving projects from initial planning through to launch. Build and manage project plans, timelines, dependencies and critical paths, ensuring projects are delivered on time and in full.

Cross-Functional Project Delivery - Coordinate Product, R&D, QA, Regulatory, Legal, Commercial and other stakeholders across New Zealand, China and global markets. Proactively identify roadblocks, drive actions and decisions, and maintain clear visibility across multiple concurrent projects.