Product Manager (US, only: CA, NY, DC)

Our client, a leading global music and entertainment company, is seeking a Product Integrity & Compliance Specialist to support vendor compliance, product testing, quality assurance, and regulatory programs across multiple consumer product categories.

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Job Title: Product Manager
Employment Type: W2 Contract
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Pay Rate: $28/hr.
Duration: Contract

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented professional to support product integrity, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance initiatives. This role will partner with internal teams, vendors, laboratories, and regulatory stakeholders to ensure products meet quality standards, safety requirements, and compliance regulations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in product testing, vendor management, apparel manufacturing processes, and consumer product compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with Sourcing, Production, Design, Legal, Merchandising, Retail, Wholesale, and Vendor partners to address product compliance and quality concerns.
• Monitor testing results, inspection performance, and recurring vendor issues to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Provide compliance guidance and support to internal stakeholders.
• Prepare reports and data insights to support vendor performance assessments.

Vendor Management

• Manage product testing programs related to quality, safety, performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Educate and onboard new vendors regarding compliance standards, testing requirements, and quality programs.
• Support vendors with testing, inspection, and compliance-related questions.
• Identify product quality concerns and recommend corrective actions and solutions.

Laboratory & Regulatory Support

• Partner with testing laboratories to ensure adherence to testing protocols, reporting requirements, and turnaround expectations.
• Stay informed on changing domestic and international regulatory requirements.
• Provide regulatory support and guidance to business partners.
• Assist in validating fiber content, care labeling, testing requirements, and product compliance documentation.

Program Administration

• Maintain quality assurance and compliance records.
• Support reporting, documentation, and special projects as assigned.
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives related to product integrity and regulatory compliance.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Product Integrity, Quality Assurance, Product Compliance, or related experience.
• Knowledge of apparel manufacturing processes and product development.
• Familiarity with consumer product regulations including CPSC, CPSIA, FTC, CPSA, California Proposition 65, and REACH.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and project management abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working cross-functionally with internal and external business partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with product testing laboratories.
• Knowledge of product safety testing, quality assurance programs, and regulatory compliance processes.
• Interest in sustainability, social compliance, product testing, and textile innovation.
• Experience supporting consumer products, apparel, accessories, or related industries.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a globally recognized entertainment company and play a key role in ensuring product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across a diverse portfolio of consumer products.

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.

Applicant Privacy Disclosure

We collect personal information from applicants during the recruiting, pre-offer, and offer process.

During the recruiting, pre-offer process and offer process, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

1. Identifiers, such as name, address, and email address.
2. Professional and Employment-Related Information, such as resume, work history, education, and qualifications.
3. Information Voluntarily Provided by You in connection with the recruiting and pre-offer process.
4. Sensitive Personal Information, where legally permitted and necessary, such as Social Security number and date of birth.

Personal information is collected and used for the following business purposes: evaluating qualifications and eligibility for employment; communication regarding the recruitment and application process; verifying eligibility for employment; and complying with applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.

Personal information is collected and used only as necessary, and we are committed to data minimization, privacy, and providing equal employment opportunities. We are an international organization, and personal information may be accessed or processed by authorized personnel or service providers located outside the United States, subject to appropriate safeguards. We restrict use and access to personal information to authorized personnel and service providers with confidentiality and data security obligations. We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.


Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation

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