Senior Regulatory Steward

About the Role

From supporting internal teams to developing next-gen materials, our professional roles span strategy, innovation, and purpose. At CNG, you’ll do work that matters—and own it all.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, Business hours

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide standards, policies, and best practices for regulatory compliance documentation across all business units and sites
• Serve as the final point of review and approval for complex or high-risk customer regulatory documentation, letters of conformance, and compliance statements
• Advise senior leadership on the business impact of evolving domestic and international regulations affecting current and future product lines
• Set priorities and direction for the organization's regulatory roadmap in partnership with Quality, R&D, and Commercial leadership
• Serve as the organization's most senior technical authority on FDA food contact regulations, including complex CFR interpretations and indirect food additive determinations
• Resolve complex or ambiguous California Proposition 65 exposure and warning determinations that require senior-level judgment
• Provide expert guidance on multi-state and international regulatory conflicts, including REACH, PPWR, EU food contact frameworks, China national standards, and Mercosur regulations
• Serve as the escalation point for Regulatory Stewards on the most technically or legally complex compliance questions
• Monitor global regulatory developments at a strategic level and determine the organization's response to significant new or amended regulations
• Own and govern the organization's regulatory reference library, ensuring it reflects current, validated guidance across all applicable jurisdictions
• Translate emerging regulatory trends into proactive recommendations for product development and sourcing decisions
• Provide functional mentorship and technical development to Regulatory Stewards across the organization
• Review and coach the work of Regulatory Stewards to ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality of customer-facing documentation
• Support onboarding and training of new regulatory team members on organizational standards and regulatory frameworks
• Serve as the organization's senior regulatory representative with key customers, suppliers, industry associations, and regulatory bodies
• Partner with raw material suppliers at a strategic level to validate regulatory data and resolve complex compliance gaps
• Provide final review and approval for the purchase of new resins and additives for trial and commercial use where regulatory risk is elevated
• Own the governance of standardized templates, workflows, and recordkeeping systems used across the regulatory documentation function
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to scale regulatory documentation processes and tools as customer and regulatory demands grow
• Ensure enterprise-wide documentation is audit-ready and supports the organization's ability to demonstrate regulatory compliance to customers, regulators, and third-party auditors

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Polymer Science, or a related field required; advanced degree a plus
• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in regulatory affairs, compliance, or a related technical role within the plastics, packaging, chemical, or CPG industry
• Demonstrated experience authoring and approving complex regulatory compliance documents, letters of conformance, and safety data for food contact or consumer product applications
• Proven experience advising senior leadership and representing regulatory positions to external customers, suppliers, or regulatory bodies
• Experience mentoring or providing technical direction to other regulatory professionals a plus

Skills

• Expert-level knowledge of FDA food contact material regulations (21 CFR), California Proposition 65, and U.S. state chemical restriction laws
• Deep working knowledge of European chemical and packaging regulations including REACH, PPWR, and EU food contact material Regulations (e.g., EU 10/2011, 2023/2006)
• Advanced knowledge of China national standards for food contact materials and Mercosur packaging and food contact regulations
• Strong executive presence with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence and align cross-functional and senior stakeholders on complex regulatory matters
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong mentoring and coaching orientation

Benefits

• Employee Ownership – Become a company owner day 1!
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance upon hire
• Holiday Pay
• Paid vacation
• 401(k) with company match
• Performance-based bonuses
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career advancement opportunities across 18+ facilities