Director of Product Compliance (Engineering)

Representing a leading U.S. autonomous technology company on a confidential search for a Director of Product Compliance in the Bay Area. 

This is not a maintenance role. We’re looking for a leader to build and own the company-wide product compliance operating system, establishing policy, risk frameworks, certification requirements, governance, and launch gates across a growing portfolio of sophisticated hardware and software products.
The Director will:

• Own product compliance strategy and launch-readiness sign-off
• Lead and develop a team of portfolio compliance engineers
• Partner closely with Hardware, Engineering, Product, Security, Supply Chain, Legal, Government, and Regulatory teams
• Translate evolving or ambiguous requirements into executable compliance strategies
• Direct internal and external SMEs across EMC, radio, product safety, cellular/PTCRB/MNO, batteries, aviation, cybersecurity, export controls, and supply-chain compliance
• Help the organization anticipate and shape regulatory requirements rather than simply react to them

We’re especially interested in leaders with 10+ years of product compliance, certification, or regulatory engineering experience, strong technical credibility, and a track record of building governance and processes from the ground up.
Experience with UAS/FAA/EASA frameworks, federal requirements, regulatory advocacy, or standards bodies is a plus.

If this sounds like you, or someone exceptional comes to mind, I’d welcome a confidential conversation.

Justin Watson | Associate Director
Robotics, Automation & Physical AI
📧 justinRwatson@outlook.com
📱 720.427.8349