Environmental Product Compliance Program Lead

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Envronmental Product Compliance Program Lead in our Olathe, KS location. In this role, you will be responsible for creating, implementing, overseeing and assessing environmental product programs.

Essential Functions

• Engages with internal and external customers and assists in delivering chemical compliance information.
• Develops Garmin's strategy for ensuring environmental product compliance with both existing and emerging global regulations, such as RoHS, Conflict Minerals, TSCA, REACH, POPs, Proposition 65, the Battery Directive, and others.
• Analyzes and provides guidance on the business implications of evolving environmental compliance regulations
• Effectively identifies risks and issues, develops mitigation strategies, and escalates to management to ensure alignment
• Ensures that team members and stakeholders are kept well-informed about the project's scope, timeline, and budget.
• Applies expert knowledge of chemicals and materials to develop compliance solutions, including tools, requirements, and sustainable, auditable processes.
• Documents the project scope for strategic initiatives, including detailed assumptions, requirements (internal, external, regulatory), objectives/targets, validation needs, resource estimates, costs, and timelines.
• Effectively tracks, manages, and supports multiple projects and priorities, simultaneously
• Creates external communications to maintain a consistent and coordinated message on environmental compliance
• Builds relationships and gains alignment with cross-departmental teams and Garmin leadership

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline AND a minimum of 5 years relevant project management experience OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant project management experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Proficiency in understanding and interpreting state and national legislation, directives and industry standards
• Advanced understanding of production and operations issues as they relate to engineering project management, including the ability to successfully identify and mitigate risks
• Demonstrated success in bringing together cross functional teams for effective problem resolution
• Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others
• Excellent time management skills and ability to generate and support pragmatic solutions while maintaining high quality standards
• Previous experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Proven communication, interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills through success in previous project management experience
• Computer skills in MS Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint) or similar

Desired Qualifications

• BS in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Experienced with Product Environmental regulations
• Experienced working with industry advocacy groups, regulatory agencies, and legislators to influence the scope of regulations
• Knowledge of the details of producer responsibility regulations pertaining to electronic products
• Proficiency in understanding and interpreting state and national legislation, directives, and industry standards

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits