Satish Chawda

Hardware Product Compliance Manager @Rentokil Initial

Crawley, GB

Regulatory & Compliance Leader | Global Product Lifecycle Management | Market Access & Risk Mitigation SpecialistLed and managed comprehensive global product compliance and regulatory approval projects from concept to market launch across 96 countries, leveraging a structured, gated project management framework.Navigating and ensuring adherence to extensive global market access requirements, including critical certifications such as CB Certification, CE/UKCA, FCC-ID, BSMI, SABS-NRCS, NOM, KC, SIRIM, SASO, and other essential documentation for diverse hardware products.Providing expert regulatory guidance and strategic support to Marketing & Innovation, product development and International offices, ensuring all developed hardware products are safe, legally compliant, and fit for purpose, directly mitigating product-related risk.Conducting proactive horizon scanning of emerging global compliance and sustainability regulations, advising leadership on potential impacts and identifying opportunities to maintain market access and secure a competitive edge.Steering Product Development and Markets & Innovation teams on the implications of current and future regulatory frameworks on hardware development, proactively addressing and pre-empting arising difficulties.Providing strong leadership and mentorship to the Hardware Compliance team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and expertise in complex regulatory matters affecting global operations, shipping, and logistics.Delivering critical expert advice and rapid responses to complex customer requests for information during global bids and tenders, directly supporting successful business development outcomes.