
Sr. Director, Product Safety and Technical Compliance Job at Peloton in New York
Peloton, New York, CO, United States
The Senior Director, Technical Product Safety & Regulatory Compliance leads Peloton's global Technical Product Safety organization, ensuring our products meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance-while delivering exceptional member experiences.
This role is accountable for defining and executing a comprehensive global product safety and regulatory compliance strategy aligned with Peloton's long-term growth objectives. The Senior Director will shape organizational design, manage budgets, and drive continuous improvement, building scalable processes and systems that enable innovation across Peloton's connected fitness portfolio.
Partnering closely with leaders across Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain Operations, Product Management, Member Support, Customer Experience, and other cross-functional teams, this role serves as a trusted advisor and technical authority on all product safety matters. This position reports directly to the VP, Global Quality and Product Safety & Regulatory Compliance.
Serve as the senior technical authority and escalation leader for product safety investigations, incidents, and member-impacting events in close partnership with cross-functional teams
Lead the Product Investigation Council, ensuring timely, rigorous, and data-driven decision-making
Proactively identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate product safety risks across the product portfolio
Define and implement the vision, strategy, and operating model for a comprehensive Global Technical Product Safety and Regulatory Compliance program
Partner with Quality, Operations, Engineering, Product Management, and Customer Experience leaders to ensure end-to-end product safety and compliance across the full product lifecycle
Establish governance frameworks to monitor product safety risks, define corrective actions, and lead technical investigations
Ensure all critical product safety processes are clearly defined, documented, and operating in a sustained state of control
Build and sustain a closed-loop problem-solving system emphasizing root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)
Drive continuous improvement by identifying systemic product, process, and organizational improvement opportunities
Define and execute product safety and regulatory compliance priorities aligned with business objectives
Review, approve, and guide changes to products, processes, and documentation that may impact product safety
Represent Peloton in external standards and regulatory forums, including UL, EN, ASTM, and other relevant bodies
Maintain deep expertise in global product safety regulations, standards, certifications, and compliance requirements applicable to connected fitness and consumer products
7+ years of leadership experience in Product Safety, Regulatory Compliance and/or Quality
~ Bachelor's degree in Engineering (advanced degree preferred)
~ Demonstrated success developing and executing product safety and regulatory compliance strategies at scale
~ Strong expertise in structured problem-solving methodologies, including 8D and similar tools
~ Familiarity with product risk management, regulatory reporting, and agency engagement (e.g., CPSC, EU Safety Gate/RAPEX, or similar authorities) is a plus
~ Experience partnering with external manufacturers, suppliers, and testing laboratories to ensure compliance and continuous improvement is a plus
~ Strong understanding of Design for Safety principles, hazard analysis methodologies (e.g., FMEA, fault tree analysis), and risk-based decision-making is a plus
The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position based at our New York City headquarters. Our base salary is just one component of Peloton's competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan as well as other region-specific health and welfare benefits.
As an organization, one of our top priorities is to maintain the health and wellbeing for our employees and their family. Medical, dental and vision insurance
~ Generous paid time off policy
~ Short-term and long-term disability
~ Access to mental health services
~401k, tuition reimbursement and student loan paydown plans
~ Employee Stock Purchase Plan
~ Child care and family care discounts
~ Free access to Peloton Digital App and apparel and product discounts
~ Commuter benefits and Citi Bike Discount
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