[2WP/QM] Product Compliance Officer for two wheeler products

Two-Wheeler & Powersports is part of the Bosch Mobility Solutions business sector, bundling Bosch’s two-wheeler and powersports activities cross divisionally. Combining the areas of vehicle motion & safety, environment & efficiency and comfort & fun in one business unit we act as the one face to the customer, facilitating internal and external processes. We are globally responsible for sales, marketing and engineering for two-wheeler and powersports specific products.

With our headquarter in Yokohama, Japan and branches in the United States, Europe, India, ASEAN and China, we coordinate two-wheeler and powersports activities all around the world.

You will be responsible for the Product Compliance Management System requirements to ensure that the 2WP (Two-Wheeler and Powersports) products are developed in conformance to the relevant laws, norms, and standards.

Your tasks include: 

• Governance of the internal Product Compliance Management System
• Represent 2WP within the global Bosch Product Compliance network.
• Monitoring the organization’s fulfillment of Compliance Training objectives as well as evaluating the training requirements for associates in roles that have influence on Product Compliance.
• Investigate internal regulatory concerns and advise the top management on potential actions. This often includes liaising with the Bosch headquarter functions for internal investigations.
• Support internal and external auditing, including cross-divisional checks to ensure process conformity to internal regulations.  
• Act as a consultant for the organization with matters concerns Product Compliance, Safety and Liability.
• Monitoring of updates to regulations, standards, norms and liaising with the respective stakeholders to ensure that 2WP products adhere to the requirements.
• Ensure the periodic maintenance of the State-of-the-Art documentation within 2WP.
• Maintain the 2WP specific product compliance release overviews to guide Sales and Engineering on allowable countries where our products be used within compliance to the local laws. 
• The 2WP organization and its’ business partners are located across the globe, therefore the role requires flexibility to work across different time-zones. To accommodate this, the department offers flexible working hours as well as the opportunity to work remotely from home if required.

• The ideal candidate will have a professional background in Engineering, Quality Management or Legal. The ability to understand and have in depth discussion on technical topics is mandatory.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Very good communication skills, being able to explain complex situations and interrelationships in a structured and clear manner.
• Ability to evaluate technical conformance of a product to both internal and external requirements.
• Leadership skills, empathy, and ability to adjust leadership style based on different cultural norms and business requirements.
• Ability to take difficult decisions and implement them even against resistance.
• Proven experience in the effective application of problem-solving methodologies (8D, RCA, FMEA) with ability to analyze complex issues quickly and accurately.

Condition: Local contract in Japan

Location: Yokohama Office in Japan as 2WP HQ.

[Scope of Changes]

• Work Location: Any location designated by the company
• Job Responsibilities: Duties and responsibilities determined by the company