Vital Lyfe is looking for a Certification & Trade Compliance Supervisor to own the path that gets our products legally and efficiently into markets around the world.
About Vital Lyfe
Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t.
What You'll Do
This person will sit at the intersection of engineering, growth, manufacturing, and regulatory compliance. You’ll own the certification and trade requirements for each country we enter, build and manage the schedules required to get there, and help the company decide where we should launch next based on the regulatory and operational lift.
This is a hands-on role. We’re looking for someone who can take a country like Japan, Australia, or the UAE and answer: What certifications and approvals do we need? What import/export requirements apply? How long will it take? What will it cost? And what needs to happen to get product on the ground?
What you’ll own
Build and maintain a country-by-country certification and regulatory requirements matrix for Vital Lyfe products.
Own certification schedules and provide clear timelines for when products can legally enter and be sold in each market.
Manage product certification programs with external bodies and labs, including NSF, Nemko, and relevant government and military organizations.
Coordinate with Engineering to identify certification requirements, required testing, documentation, product changes, and dependencies.
Own trade compliance planning, including import/export requirements, product classifications, documentation, country-of-origin requirements, customs considerations, and other market-entry requirements.
Partner with Growth to evaluate new markets and recommend country rollout priorities based on certification complexity, timeline, cost, and commercial opportunity.
Identify regulatory and certification risks early and drive them to resolution before they impact launches.
Build and maintain the company's certification records, reports, approvals, and supporting documentation.
Help establish and maintain Vital Lyfe's quality management system and prepare for ISO 9001 certification.
Coordinate internal ISO audits, external certification audits, corrective actions, and ongoing surveillance audits.
Create dashboards and schedules that give leadership a clear view of certification status and market-entry readiness across countries.
Become the internal source of truth for the question: “What does it take to sell this product in this country?”
Why Join Vital Lyfe?
Work on high impact problems with global relevance
Help scale breakthrough technology in water security and climate resilience
Early ownership in a high growth, engineering led startup
Join a tight knit, mission driven team in a fast paced environment
Build long term career equity as we grow
Location Requirement: Ability to work 100% onsite in Torrance, CA (remote or hybrid work will not be considered)
Vital Lyfe is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vital Lyfe is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.