Regulatory Manager (Packaging)

Who We Are

John Paul Mitchell Systems (“JPMS”) is recognized worldwide for developing and marketing innovative hair and skin care products since 1980. We’ve been serving the professional beauty industry with salon-quality hair care products, styling tools and professional hair color through our family of brands including Paul Mitchell, MITCH, Awapuhi Wild Ginger, Tea Tree, Paul Mitchell Tools, Neuro, The Demi, Paul Mitchell the Color, Blonde, and Color XG.

We were the first professional hair care company to take a stand against animal testing and continue our strong commitment to giving back, supporting a wide range of philanthropic causes both domestically and internationally. Sustainability has always been a priority, and we are committed to making our company operations climate neutral to preserve the beauty of the world around us.

Who You Are:

You are a skilled and enthusiastic, high-performing professional who is passionate about hair care and wants to positively contribute to the growth of our iconic brand as well as to our people first culture.

About the Role

Reporting to the EVP, Legal & Business Affairs, 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, who owns packaging innovation and provides the technical testing and validation that underpins these requirements.

This position owns the strategic, non-engineering side of packaging including: packaging sustainability strategy and execution (plastic reduction, PCR / biobased transitions, recyclability); EPR registration, reporting, and fee management across markets; multi-market packaging regulatory compliance and horizon-scanning for changing requirements; packaging-related labeling, claims substantiation, and artwork compliance; and regulatory data and documentation ownership for packaging, including PLM for packaging specifications, testing data, approvals, and lifecycle documentation. This role works closely with the Packaging Engineer, who is responsible for technical packaging testing, validation, tooling qualification, and commercialization; this role sets the requirements and the Packaging Engineer executes the technical validation.

This is a hybrid role that works 3 days in office in Santa Clarita.

What You will Do:

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

Multi-Market 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