Sr Manager, Regulatory Intelligence & Business Resilience

Mars•Chicago, IL

3d•$192,560 - $264,770•Onsite

About The Position

Packaging Sustainability has rapidly emerged as a significant threat to our business with concerns from government regulators, customers and consumers as to the impact of packaging waste on the natural environment. While facing this challenge we also have opportunity to win with customers and consumers with differentiated offerings to support our growth goals. The Regulatory Intelligence & Business Resilience Lead is a strategic business enabler, ensuring the company anticipates, influences, and complies with evolving global regulations—particularly Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)—to protect market access, drive informed decision‑making, and enable long‑term business resilience. This role transforms regulatory complexity into clear business intelligence, embedding regulatory foresight, risk management, and advocacy directly into strategy, innovation, and operational plans of each region.

Requirements

Relevant degree
Bachelor’s Degree in public affairs, policy advocacy, sustainability, packaging, or other closely related field
10-15 years’ experience in relevant field
5 years leading and managing complex global programs is preferred
Technical background with specific area of packaging expertise preferred
Strong regulatory intelligence combined with commercial acumen
Ability to translate complex regulations into clear business actions
Structured thinking with ability to translate complex topics into clear, concise and compelling messages with the right level of detail
Effective communication skills including: Synthesizing qualitative updates across various teams into clear and concise communication
Ability to customize message to suit the audience from peers through senior management
Clarity in communication
Effective stakeholder management
Strong organization skills, thoughtful decision making
Understanding of risk assessment and contingency planning
Proven experience influencing through data, scenarios, and policy engagement
Sufficient expertise and seniority to act as a credible partner to leadership, innovation, sustainability, and corporate affairs teams
Dealing with ambiguity & Managing complexity
This role will require occasional travel including international travel to collaborate with local teams and stakeholders

Nice To Haves

5 years leading and managing complex global programs
Technical background with specific area of packaging expertise

Responsibilities

Work alongside CA/PA in proactive horizon scanning to identify upcoming legislation and EPR schemes before enactment. Following enactment, lead translation of regulation into business implications and opportunities.
Act as the business owner of regulatory intelligence and EPR impact, using SRA as an enabling channel for technical advocacy and engagement with regulators.
Partner with local and global SRA teams to align regulatory intelligence with business priorities and execution timelines.
Monitor global regulatory evolution and compliance risks, acting as the central EPR expert for the business.
Build awareness across teams by converting laws and policies into actionable guidance, tools, and decision frameworks.
Anticipate market trends and future regulatory directions to prepare the business for evolving commercial and sustainability challenges.
Ensure conformity and reporting readiness through robust design of operationally scalable compliance models that enable speed‑to‑market while protecting margin and business continuity.
Define and coordinate data requirements, methodologies, and reporting mechanisms to meet EPR and market access legislation.
Develop and deploy practical tools and processes that enable teams to comply without slowing speed‑to‑market.
Serve as the business reference point for EPR implementation and compliance execution, ensuring consistency across regions.
Translate upcoming and emerging regulations into clear impacts on cost, portfolio design, innovation choices, and market access, ahead of formal adoption in partnership with commercial and local teams. Build scenario planning models.
Develop and prepare long‑term Freedom‑to‑Operate (FTO) and non‑FTO strategies to safeguard business continuity and growth.
Establish regulatory risk tracking and ensure regulatory risk is embedded into all strategic, innovation, and investment decisions.
Connect packaging regulations to broader climate and GHG impacts, providing a holistic sustainability and risk perspective for leadership decision‑making.
Use knowledge of Mars Snacking portfolio, strategic commercial and R&D programs to support global public affairs and corporate sustainability teams in defining Mars Snacking priorities within EPR and packaging policy.
Lead advocacy with non-governmental packaging stakeholders and industry partners to drive improvements in infrastructure, innovation, and consumer behavior.
Guide regional and market sustainability teams/technical experts in relevant EPR intervention programs and in engagement with Producer Responsibility Organizations.