Regional Regulatory Compliance Lead, APAC, Egypt and Turkey

About the role

The Regional Regulatory Compliance Lead leads regulatory compliance strategy, governance and execution across Asia Pacific, Egypt and Turkey, ensuring products meet applicable food laws, regulations, standards, labelling requirements, ingredient approvals and claim requirements throughout their lifecycle. The role leads a regional team of regulatory professionals and acts as the primary regulatory advisor to Innovation, Commercial, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement and customer-facing teams. It reports directly to the Global Head of Regulatory Compliance Center of Expertise.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop the regional regulatory compliance team across APAC, Egypt and Turkey.
• Provide regulatory guidance for new product development, reformulations, market expansion and commercialization.
• Ensure compliance with food regulations, ingredient requirements, labelling standards and product claims across all relevant markets.
• Assess regulatory pathways for ingredients, formulations, processing technologies and health or nutrition claims.
• Partner with Innovation, Commercial and Quality teams to identify and mitigate regulatory risks.
• Lead regional regulatory intelligence and communicate emerging regulatory developments and their business impact.
• Support import/export compliance and market access requirements.
• Build relationships with regulatory authorities, customers, suppliers and industry associations.
• Support audits, customer inquiries, compliance investigations and corrective action programs.
• Develop regulatory policies, procedures, training and best practices.

Required profile

• Degree in Food Science, Chemistry or Microbiology; a Master's degree is advantageous.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in food regulatory affairs, quality assurance or food compliance roles.
• Proven ability to partner with Commercial, Innovation, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain and Supplier stakeholders.
• Leadership capability to lead teams and drive outcomes through influence in a matrix organization.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of food regulatory frameworks, standards and compliance requirements across the region and key global markets.
• Experience reviewing and approving product specifications, ingredient compliance, label declarations and product claims.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, problem-solving and regulatory risk assessment skills.
• Project management and prioritization skills.