Senior Regulatory Steward

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Full Time Indirect Labor Remote Position

23 days ago Requisition

At CNG, we are owners. We empower every individual to make a significant impact — because every moment matters. Whether you’re starting your career journey or aiming for the next level, we foster a supportive environment where your contributions are valued and celebrated.

Employee Ownership: Every employee receives equity shares, enabling you to participate in our company's growth and prosperity.

Work-Life Balance: We support true work-life integration for all CNG employee owners.

Career Growth: Advance your career within our expanding network of manufacturing facilities with comprehensive training and development programs.

Purpose-Driven Work: Help create sustainable packaging solutions that reduce food waste and protect our environment for future generations.

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

Location: Remote Position

Enterprise Regulatory Strategy and Oversight

• 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

Regulatory Compliance Assessment and Escalation

• 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

Regulatory Monitoring, Intelligence, and Policy

• 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

Team Development

• 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

Cross-Functional and External Engagement

• 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

Documentation Systems Governance

• 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…