Jellycat
Jellycat
Founded in London in 1999, Jellycat designs and makes soft plush toys and gift products known for whimsical characters, collectible stuffed animals, and its distinctive Amuseables range. From its House of Jellycat studio, the company develops design-led products for a global audience and distributes them through toy and gift retailers, online channels, wholesale partners, and its direct-to-consumer business. Jellycat operates across retail, eCommerce, and B2C markets.

Product Compliance Specialist, Hybrid

Oversee US compliance for Jellycat’s imported toys and maternity products. Manage safety audits, labelling, chemical restrictions, registrations, and corrective actions.

Description

  • Maintain and improve US product compliance processes within Jellycat’s global framework
  • Manage compliance for toys and maternity products imported from overseas factories
  • Partner with Design, Supply Chain, Quality, Product, and US Commercial teams across the product lifecycle
  • Integrate US compliance requirements into early product development and apply them to testing, production, and labelling
  • Resolve non-compliance issues before production, import, and product launch
  • Integrate safety testing, certification, labelling, state requirements, registrations, and warnings into product development and launch
  • Audit products for compliance with US safety requirements
  • Track restrictions on lead, phthalates, PFAS, and other chemicals
  • Review and respond to reports from saferproducts.com and Health Canada
  • Track federal and state regulatory updates and maintain compliance specifications, regulatory matrices, and risk lists
  • Oversee state registrations, licences, law labels, and product restrictions
  • Track California Proposition 65 requirements and enforcement developments
  • Develop and improve traceable compliance archives and standardized SOPs
  • Manage high-volume compliance work, including product approvals and reviews, risk remediation, and standards updates
  • Maintain records of test reports, CPCs, product registrations, state requirements, Proposition 65 assessments, labels, and regulatory approvals
  • Coordinate with external partners and relevant authorities, escalating significant issues as needed

Requirements

  • Experience in product, quality, or cross-border import compliance in the soft toy, maternity, textile, or consumer goods industry
  • Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end compliance systems for consumer goods imported into the US
  • Detailed knowledge of US federal and state requirements for toys, maternity products, and textiles
  • Knowledge of CPSC and CPSIA rules, ASTM toy safety requirements, Children’s Product Certificates, US customs and import requirements, product labelling, Proposition 65, state chemical restrictions, and product registration requirements
  • Understanding of third-party testing, CPSC compliance, state regulations, and market surveillance
  • Ability to audit complex product labels, assess test reports and certification documents, verify material and chemical safety risks, manage state registrations, and resolve complex US import, product safety, and compliance issues
  • Systematic approach and growth mindset
  • Ability to develop and maintain US-specific compliance standards, documentation, and processes
  • Ability to track federal and state regulatory updates and implement internal changes
  • Experience collaborating across departments and with overseas teams
  • Ability to coordinate technical compliance matters with external partners and relevant authorities
  • Excellent project management and multitasking skills
  • Strong skills in risk review, process improvement, and problem solving
  • Meticulous, responsible, and highly alert to compliance risks
  • Able to sit at a desk and work at a computer for extended periods

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary bonus based on company performance and individual contribution
  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
  • Generous employer contribution to a Health Savings Account
  • 401(k) match of up to 5% of salary
  • 30 days of paid time off, prorated and available at the start of each year
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid parking
  • Free gym access
  • On-site clinic
  • On-site pharmacy
  • Active social committee and social events

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