Regulatory Specialist

Overview

Regulatory Specialist role ensuring food products meet all regulatory and quality standards across domestic and international markets, based in Bangalore and covering India, Middle East and Africa.

What you'll do

• Ensure compliance with applicable food laws, regulations, and standards for products manufactured and marketed across domestic and international markets.
• Develop, review, and manage product labels for India and export markets, ensuring compliance with country-specific regulatory requirements and customer expectations.
• Maintain and update regulatory databases covering ingredient, additive, labeling, and product compliance requirements across global markets.
• Manage import and export regulatory documentation, including product labels, technical dossiers, declarations, end-use certificates, and market-specific compliance requirements.
• Monitor, review, and interpret new and draft regulations, standards, and guidance documents issued by regulatory authorities, and assess their business impact.
• Prepare and manage customer-facing regulatory documentation such as specifications, questionnaires, compliance statements, allergen declarations, and technical responses.
• Support and execute regulatory workflows through internal software systems, ensuring accurate documentation, approvals, and record management.
• Evaluate and interpret nutritional information of finished products to ensure accurate labeling and compliance with applicable nutrition regulations.
• Review and enhance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and guidance documents to improve regulatory efficiency, consistency, and compliance.
• Assess raw materials, product specifications, Certificates of Analysis (COAs), literature, and supporting documentation to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Procurement, Operations, Sales, and Marketing teams to facilitate compliant product development and commercialization.
• Support regulatory submissions, product registrations, market access activities, and customer audits across multiple regions.

What you'll need

• MSc/BSc in Food Technology, Food Science, Dairy Technology, Dairy Chemistry, or Dairy Microbiology.
• At least 8-10 years regulatory experience from the food industry.
• Experience in FSSAI registration process and returns filing, in addition to Food Quality and Food Safety systems.
• Knowledge of local and overseas food regulations and food safety standards.
• Computer skills: MS Word, MS Excel, Internet Explorer.
• Competencies: Regulatory Compliance Management, Food Labeling and Artwork Review, Global Regulatory Intelligence, Product Registration and Market Access, Import/Export Documentation, Nutritional Compliance Assessment, Technical Documentation Management, SOP Development and Process Improvement, Customer Compliance Support, Regulatory Database Administration, Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management, Food Standards Interpretation (FSSAI, Codex, GCC, FDA, CFIA, EU, Africa).

Details

• Reports to Regional Regulatory Lead IMEA.
• Geographic coverage: India, Middle East, Africa.
• Work location: Bangalore.
• Works internally with Quality Assurance, Product Development, Logistics/Purchase, Sales and Marketing, Production and Planning, Culinary, Warehouse, and Finance and Accounts.
• Works externally with regulatory authorities and agencies, external laboratories for sample compliance analysis, and suppliers for ingredient information.