Global Regulatory Affairs Manager

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the sustainable indoor living industry, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we are able to create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations.
Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.

Global Regulatory Affairs Manager

Do you see yourself actively contributing to the future of construction in a company that leads the market in sustainable indoor living? We’re looking for you if you bring experience with building regulation, are motivated by analysing building regulation and working with advocacy activities on technical legislative proposals around the globe focusing on topics such as energy, daylight, overheating and ventilation to drive a holistic approach to buildings. You will be driving activities as part of a global team in close collaboration across the organisation and representing VELUX in various forums. We offer you a world of opportunities – if you have the ability and the motivation to take them.

Your challenges:

As Global Regulatory Affairs Manager you will be responsible for pursuing VELUX strategic advocacy goals, through:

• Representing VELUX interests in specific committees of trade organizations and other associations.
• Join local Public Affairs colleagues for in-person dialogues with national authorities, associations, academics, or other relevant stakeholders. Engage in dialogs with local authorities, associations, academics, or other relevant stakeholders in the markets without a local Public Affairs presence, either in your own capacity or through agencies.
• Act as the spokesperson for VELUX during external events when regulatory or technical background is required.
• Support our Brussels team in understanding technical aspects of EU directives and regulations.
• Represent VELUX or industry associations in working groups or industry forums organized by the Commission and other policymakers.
• Ensure VELUX position is represented within trade organizations and similar stakeholder associations

Further, you will advise internal stakeholders and streamline cooperation:

• Provide technical expertise and support to Public Affairs colleagues.
• Understand and analyse building regulations (e.g., energy codes, building codes) to identify risks or opportunities for VELUX.
• Draft technical legislative proposals in line with VELUX strategy and national activity plans.
• Support regulative Public Affairs activities on an ad hoc basis in markets without a local Public Affairs presence.
• Create the foundation and framework for starting Public Affairs activities in new markets by analysing local regulations.
• Deep dive into calculation methods (e.g., energy compliance tools) and understand their impact on VELUX products and topics of interest (energy, daylight, overheating, ventilation).
• Be the go-to person for technical building regulations and optimize resources by reusing successful argumentations and proposals across countries.
• Provide responses to public consultations and draft argumentations and proposals that support VELUX business.

Your Qualifications

The following knowledge, skills and experience are needed to succeed in this role:

• Translating topics for non-experts: showing strong skills in popularizing technical topics (e.g. thermal engineering, building design, indoor climate simulation…) or complex concepts (structure and interconnection of legislations…)
• Understanding our external stakeholders: Preferably through having worked with or for governments or industry associations.
• Understanding our business: Thorough understanding of the building industry.
• Strategic mindset: Looking ahead to future opportunities and risks and translating these into a structured plan.
• Ability to manage stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Building trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
• Excellent English language skills (both spoken and written)
• Master’s degree and more than 5 years’ work experience post-graduation
• Desirable: an understanding of the regulatory and supervisory landscape that VELUX operate under.

What we offer
If you want to make a difference, this is the place to be. You will work with highly experienced and engaged colleagues all eager to contribute to our common goals. You will be part of a global team with colleagues across Europe, USA and Australia. We are characterised by an informal tone, respect and support for each other.

We work towards transforming the building sector and build environment i.e. through communication on topics such as energy, daylight, overheating and ventilation, our sustainability targets and the publication Healthy Buildings Barometer providing solutions and best practices. Our work intersects with legal and technical advice, government relations and strategic outreach in which we deliver targeted communication. This makes cross-functional collaboration an immense part of our work.

We believe in empowering people, and we support this through knowledge sharing, delegating responsibility and investing in people who strive to make a difference.

You will be joining a strong value-based company where commitment, thoroughness and mutual respect are among the core values, and where teamwork and professionalism is essential to the way we work.

Application
We are looking forward to receiving your application and CV as soon as possible. We will be reviewing candidates and perform interviews on an ongoing basis so please send you application as soon as possible.

Learn more about the VELUX Group online at www.velux.com, where you can read more about working at our company and what to expect of our recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer
VELUX Residential is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. To further our goal of equal employment opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, it is the policy of VELUX Residential to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity and only job-related qualifications will be required.

Location: Ådalsvej 99 Hørsholm

Additional location:

• Feldtmannstr. 152, Haus 2
• 1 rue Paul Cézanne Morangis
• Boulevard de lEurope 121 Bierges
• ul. Krakowiaków 34 Warszawa