Product Compliance & Manufacturing Manager

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation is seeking an outstanding Product Compliance and Manufacturing Manager to lead product compliance quality and manufacturing oversight. This role works cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners to deliver safe high-quality and legally compliant products.

The role is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance maintaining accurate product records and supporting sustainability objectives within manufacturing processes. It also plays a key role in strengthening supply chain resilience by overseeing efficient cost-effective manufacturing and ensuring robust risk management and business continuity practices.

This role requires:

• Strong analytical skills: The ability to assess data and identify trends to support informed decision-making.
• Strategic thinking: Experience developing and implementing long-term asset lifecycle and manufacturing strategies.
• Attention to detail: A rigorous approach to compliance record-keeping and risk identification.
• Organisational capability: The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.

The successful candidate will bring expertise in product compliance quality and manufacturing processes combined with the ability to coordinate and communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams and with external partners.

This role is 3 days a week or 0.6 FTE and we are able to offer significant flexibility in delivering the role. We expect the role to be remote with travel to the Oxford office and some travel to UK and international partners.

Key Responsibilities

Product Compliance

• Lead and manage all product compliance activities ensuring adherence to relevant international and local regulations (e.g. CE UKCA RoHS REACH FCC ISO standards) for all micro:bit products
• Develop maintain and update technical documentation declarations of conformity and certification files
• Work with partners to ensure this certification is available to those requiring it for shipping and distribution
• Monitor and analyse regulatory changes and proactively update internal policies and processes
• Liaise with external testing labs certification bodies and regulatory agencies
• Provide input to design and engineering teams to embed compliance requirements early in product development
• Support information gathering regarding ESG
• ensure accurate and full documentation is maintained and accessible to teams to support products in market

Manufacturing Oversight

• Work with partners to understand and support manufacturing operations to ensure quality and output targets are met whilst seeking to reduce costs
• Ensure excellent relationships with our distribution and manufacturing partners
• Works to ensure the manufacturing output plans are delivered strategically meeting key output requirements
• Develop and implement manufacturing process improvements for efficiency and sustainability
• Support supplier selection and qualification ensuring vendors meet compliance and quality requirements
• Lead or participate in audits of manufacturing facilities and suppliers
• Work with manufacturing partners and where appropriate directly negotiate with suppliers to obtain the best prices for necessary equipment materials and services
• Implement market scanning to anticipate future component shortages and issues

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Provide up to date information to the CEO Commercial Engineering and Operations team regarding manufacturing and compliance progress and KPIs
• Support new product introductions (NPI) by coordinating compliance approvals and readiness for manufacturing
• Work with external partners and project teams to organise and ensure the supply of micro:bit manufactured items to projects

Required

• Proven experience in product compliance regulatory affairs or quality assurance within a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience with and understanding of commercial environments (supply chain and distribution)
• Knowledge of working with CEMs
• Strong understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks and product safety standards
• Experience with international markets and multi-regional compliance (e.g. North America EU Asia)
• Experience in risk management and business continuity processes
• Experience managing manufacturing processes production planning or supplier relationships
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation skills
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams
• Experience working with third-party testing and certification bodies
• Degree in Engineering (electrical or mechanical) Manufacturing Quality assurance Business administration or reg affairs or equivalent work experience.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of sustainability standards and environmental compliance
• Familiarity with ERP or manufacturing management systems

If you dont feel you have all of the required skills and experience we are looking for we would still be keen to hear from you we would be looking to develop the right candidate.

How to apply
If this sounds like you please get in touch by submitting your CV and a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role. This role closes on the 28th February 2026 however we may shortlist and interview on a rolling basis so please do apply early.
For any questions please contact us on and we will come back to you soonest.

Salary FTE per annum

At the Micro:bit Educational Foundation we work flexibly collaboratively and with a shared commitment to making a lasting difference. Were small enough to move fast yet global enough to have real influence. And if youre the right person for the job well make it work for you.

Once probationary period is complete contractual benefits include; group private medical and group life insurance plan EAP plan flexibility in working hours flexible annual leave policy (taking at least 25 days a year not including national holidays) and pension arrangement.

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation is a UK-based not for profit with the goal to inspire every child to create their best digital future. One of the greatest benefits of working at micro:bit is knowing that the work youre doing is contributing to something positive constructive and with beneficial social Micro:bit Educational Foundation offers the opportunity to include outreach activities in your work such as teaching with the micro:bit at code clubs.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring

Please find attached link to ourJotform equal opportunities monitoring form this form is entirely optional and is not included as part of or viewed alongside the recruitment process however is vital to us to understand our performance in this area as we strive to ensure we are an organisation that any member of the community could thrive within

Required Experience:

Manager