Backed by SoftBank VF and IVP.
About the role
Define and evolve WHOOP’s global product compliance and safety strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term growth plans. Establish governance models, standards, and best practices to drive consistent compliance execution across product lines and regions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 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
More about this role
At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock and inspire performance for life. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.
WHOOP is seeking a Director of Hardware Product Compliance to lead global compliance and certification efforts, ensuring our products meet all applicable regulatory, safety, and quality standards across international markets. 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.
As WHOOP continues to expand its global footprint, this is a unique opportunity to design, scale, and mature our product compliance function. You’ll build the systems, processes, and team needed to support a growing and increasingly complex portfolio. Working closely with product, engineering, operations, and executive leadership, you’ll embed compliance into the product lifecycle from concept through commercialization – balancing innovation, speed, and regulatory rigor in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.
Define and evolve WHOOP’s global product compliance and safety strategy, ensuring...
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