Sr. Manager Regulatory Affairs North America, Food and Beverage

Novonesis•Milwaukee, WI

11d•$155,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for a North America Regulatory Affairs Senior Manager in the Food and Beverage industry. The position involves leading a team of regulatory professionals to ensure safe, compliant growth and innovation by translating food regulations into actionable guidance for commercial, technical, and operational teams across the US and Canada. The manager will provide direction, prioritization, coaching, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring strong execution on various regulatory tasks. The team is focused on strengthening regulatory intelligence, digitalizing ways of working, and building expertise in emerging areas like new ingredients, labeling, and regulatory pathways.

Requirements

BS degree; or Master’s degree preferred in Engineering, Food Science, Pharmacy, Nutrition, Chemistry, Biology, or related Natural Sciences.
15+ years in Regulatory Affairs within the food industry or a related regulated industry
Experience supporting US and/or Canada regulatory deliverables such as enzymes, cultures, probiotics, ingredients, labeling/claims support, dossiers, notifications, and customer/regulatory documentation.
Leadership experience is required, including coaching, prioritization, performance management, and development of regulatory professionals.
Strong regulatory judgment, stakeholder management, people leadership, project prioritization, and communication skills.
Strong computer/IT skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
English (read/write/speak).

Nice To Haves

Experience with digital tools, reporting, dashboards, or workflow optimization is a plus.
Spanish is a plus.
Cross cultural awareness and experience working in a global environment.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop direct reports, including setting priorities, clarifying expectations, supporting performance and development conversations, and building capabilities across US and Canada regulatory topics.
Provide strategic and operational regulatory leadership for relevant food ingredient and food segments in the US and Canada; monitor, interpret, and communicate regulatory changes and potential business impact to internal stakeholders.
Ensure timely, accurate regulatory guidance to internal stakeholders and customers regarding product and ingredient regulatory status, specifications, labeling/claims as applicable, and manufacturing/process considerations; support team escalation and decision-making on complex topics.
Oversee and support preparation of regulatory dossiers, notifications, submissions, and compliance documentation for the US and Canada in collaboration with Global Regulatory Affairs and local resources.
Partner with business, technical, and innovation teams to define compliant regulatory pathways for new products, line extensions, and process changes, while ensuring regulatory deliverables are prioritized, resourced, tracked, and communicated.
Represent North America Regulatory Affairs in relevant industry or trade association activities, as needed, and build external regulatory insight to support business continuity and advocacy priorities.
Drive continuous improvement, digital transformation, harmonized ways of working, reporting, and internal training to improve transparency, efficiency, and quality of regulatory support.
Support procurement-related regulatory processes and supplier/customer documentation needs where regulatory input is required.