Whoop
Director of Hardware Product Compliance
Boston, MA · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$210k-$245kDetected 2 days ago
Product ManagementSystems EngineeringFDA RegulatoryLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingRegulatory Affairs
About the role
- This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution and is critical to enabling predictable product launches, long-term regulatory integrity, and global market access.
- This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA.
- Interested in the role, but don't meet every qualification?
Responsibilities
- Establish governance models, standards, and best practices to drive consistent compliance execution across product lines and regions.
- Lead certification and regulatory programs across multiple product lines, from early development through mass production and global launch.
- Ensure compliance milestones are integrated into product roadmaps to support reliable and on-time market entry.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with international regulatory authorities, notified bodies, and certification partners.
- Maintain current, practical expertise on global regulations, standards, certifications, and emerging compliance trends.
- Partner closely with engineering, product management, manufacturing, quality, legal, and go-to-market teams to integrate compliance early in design and decision-making.
- Lead compliance reviews and ensure readiness for OK2Ship
- deliver concise, actionable updates to senior leadership.
- Improve and scale compliance processes, tools, and documentation to support a growing and increasingly complex product portfolio.
- Lead compliance reviews and ensure readiness for OK2Ship; deliver concise, actionable updates to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in product compliance, safety engineering, or regulatory affairs, including leadership experience in a growing or global product organization.
- Strong working knowledge of international compliance standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g., UL, CE, FCC, IEC).Proven success managing certification programs across multiple products and geographies.
- Experience operating in environments with evolving processes and increasing scale.
- Familiarity with structured risk assessment and product safety methodologies.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present clearly to senior leadership.
- The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
Compensation
- The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.
Company info
- At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan.
This listing is sourced directly from Whoop's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.