Regulatory Affairs Manager

ZTE is looking for Regulatory Affairs & Product Certification Manager

Role Purpose

We are seeking a senior Regulatory Affairs & Product Certification Manager to act as the single owner and authority for all Anatel regulatory compliance and product certification activities in Brazil.

This role is critical to ensuring the company's ability to import, commercialize, deploy, and operate telecommunications products in the Brazilian market, while enabling speed-to-market, commercial competitiveness, and long-term regulatory sustainability.

This is a high-impact individual contributor role with end-to-end ownership, strong interaction with Global HQ, and direct influence on revenue, deployment, and customer trust.

Key Responsibilities

- Own and manage the full lifecycle of Anatel homologation and product certification activities, including planning, execution, publication, maintenance, renewals, and amendments.
- Act as the single point of accountability with Anatel, OCDs (Designated Certification Bodies), and accredited laboratories.
- Define and execute regulatory strategies per product family, balancing compliance, cost efficiency, risk mitigation, and time-to-market.
- Coordinate and validate all regulatory and technical documentation, including test reports, declarations of conformity, manuals in Portuguese, and technical files.
- Assess the regulatory impact of hardware, firmware, RF, and configuration changes, enforcing regulatory gates and blocking deployments when compliance is at risk.
- Ensure strict alignment between certified configurations and field-deployed products, SKUs, and software versions.
- Support Sales, Pre-Sales, Post-Sales, and Supply Chain with regulatory validation for RFPs, RFQs, imports, and network deployments.
- Maintain an audit-ready regulatory repository and manage interactions with Anatel during audits, inspections, and formal inquiries.
- Monitor homologation validity dates and proactively manage renewals to prevent service disruption or import blocks.
- Continuously improve certification lead time, cost efficiency, and regulatory predictability through optimization strategies.

Cross-Functional & Global Collaboration

- Interface directly with Global Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Product Engineering, Test & Certification, Supply Chain, Legal, and Commercial teams.
- Translate global product roadmaps and engineering changes into Brazilian regulatory requirements and execution plans.
- Act as the internal regulatory authority and trusted advisor on Brazilian telecommunications regulations.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in regulatory affairs, product certification, or compliance within the telecommunications industry.
- Proven hands-on experience with Anatel homologation processes, especially for Class III (network infrastructure) equipment.
- Strong understanding of RF fundamentals, EMC, electrical safety, and telecom network technologies (RAN, MW, IP, Optical, CPE).
- English as primary working language is mandatory; Portuguese fluency is required; Advanced Mandarin is desirable.
- Ability to operate autonomously with strong ownership, sound judgment, and assertive decision-making.

What Success Looks Like

Zero expired or non-compliant homologations.

No import blocks or deployment delays caused by regulatory issues.

Reduced certification lead time and re-test costs.

Full regulatory visibility and predictability for leadership, engineering, and sales.

Recognition as the internal authority on Anatel and Brazilian telecom regulation.

Why This Role Matters

This is strategic, technical, and business-critical role when you can face challenge and develop yourself.

Without regulatory compliance, products do not enter the country and networks do not go live.

With strong regulatory leadership, the company operates faster, safer, and more competitively in Brazil.

Are you interested in being part of our team? Please apply for this opportunity and attach your resume in English. Kindly note that only English resumes will be considered.