Specialist, SARA, Regulatory Affairs

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You execute the regulatory affairs strategy for your respective category or categories and geographical area using your technical and regulatory knowledge. You ensure our policies, regulatory programs and requirements of our portfolio carried out.

How you will contribute

You will deliver on the regulatory affairs strategy and compliance agenda and work with cross-functional stakeholders to assess regulatory business risks and opportunities. You will provide regulatory affairs expertise for technical regulatory developments and help in responses to challenges and crisis management. In this role, you will ensure that ingredients, product composition, claims and labelling compliance are within applicable regulations and company policies. In addition, you will provide guidance to stakeholders on developments in regulatory affairs, support regulatory impact assessments and change management, help develop regulatory affairs tools, and further develop your knowledge of regulatory, science and nutrition risks and opportunities in your market.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and purpose, accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Networking and communication skills
• Reliability and accuracy and an efficient work style
• Meeting deadlines
• Attending to detail
• Project management
• Regulatory affairs in an international and multi-functional environment

More about this role

Ensure full regulatory compliance of chocolate products across North America (United States and Canada) by reviewing and validating product formulations, labeling, artwork, and nutritional information in alignment with FDA and Canadian food regulations. This role serves as a key partner to R&D, Marketing, and Quality teams to guarantee that all products meet applicable regulatory requirements before market launch.

What you need to know about this position:

• Ensure all chocolate products comply with U.S. (FDA) and Canadian (CFIA/Health Canada) food regulations, including labeling, ingredient declarations, and nutritional standards.

• Evaluate and approve food additives, ingredients, and formulations to confirm compliance with permitted substance lists and usage levels under FDA 21 CFR and Canadian Food and Drug Regulations.

• Review and verify ingredient statements for accuracy, proper naming conventions, and correct allergen declarations per North American regulatory requirements.

• Validate Nutrition Facts tables (U.S.) and Nutrition Facts tables (Canada) for accuracy, formatting, and compliance with current labeling regulations, including Daily Value updates and rounding rules.

• Partner with R&D, Quality, Marketing, Packaging, and Supply Chain teams to provide regulatory guidance throughout the product development and renovation lifecycle.
  
• Utilize SAP for material master data management, specification maintenance, and regulatory documentation workflows.
• Maintain organized regulatory files and support internal and external audits related to product compliance.

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field.

Job specific requirements:

• 3–5 years of experience in regulatory affairs within the food industry, preferably in chocolate or confectionery.
• Proven knowledge of FDA regulations (21 CFR), FALCPA/FASTER Act allergen labeling, and Canadian Food and Drug Regulations (CFIA/Health Canada).
• Hands-on experience reviewing ingredient lists, nutrition facts panels, and packaging artwork for regulatory compliance.
• Advanced English (written and spoken) is required.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proactive, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Work schedule: Full time

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez México has been in the country since 1927 and currently employs 6,000 wonderful people. Our diverse portfolio includes iconic and mouth-watering global brands such asTrident,Oreo,Philadelphia, and local jewels likeClorets andBubbaloo. We are leaders in the making of cream cheese, powdered beverages and confections—in fact, we make seven out of every 10 chewing gums consumed by Mexicans. Our growth is supported by our cutting-edge manufacturing facilities, such as our Puebla Plant and Nuevo León HUB, which are the largest gums, candies and biscuits factories in the world in terms of volume. You can buy are products in 900,000 places in Mexico. We are also home to one of the 11 technology centers Mondelez International has worldwide, a specialized gum and candy facility that places us at the forefront of innovation and development in the country and drives our purpose to lead the future of snacking. We are pioneers in the country in work-life balance practices such as extended maternity leave, open spaces, remote work and flexible working hours.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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