Regulatory Affairs Specialist, North America

Regulatory Affairs Specialist, North America

Location: Chicago, US, 60654

Barry Callebaut is on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the Role

Barry Callebaut is a global organization poised for growth; a company which has embraced the vision to delight its customers, while out-performing its competitors, a business which is committed to sustainability, has innovation in its DNA, is a leader in complex manufacturing and supply chain solutions and is focused on being a best-in-class employer. Barry Callebaut seeks diverse and passionate people who thrive in a dynamic environment, focused on continuous learning, living BC's Values and of course loving chocolate. The Regulatory Affairs Specialist is responsible for ensuring compliance of our raw materials, formulas, and labels with applicable regulatory standards and customer requirements in Canada and the United States. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams—including Quality, CI&TS, Marketing, and Sales to identify regulatory risks, support product development, and maintain documentation that enables on-time product launches and compliant market access.

Key responsibilities include:

• Business Support – provide support related to regional compliance with local legislation for raw materials and finished products - legislation compliance, labeling, legal data calculations, claim validation.
• Customer Support – respond to customer inquiries related to regional compliance and evaluation of customer standards.
• Packaging artwork reviews – Responsible for artwork review of labels in Canada and the US markets.
• Participate in providing feedback and guidance to global teams as related to local legislation. Communicate potential risks, mitigation strategies and alternative solutions to internal stakeholders.
• Raw Material review for compliance in Canada and US markets.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in food science, chemistry, biology, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience in a regulatory position in the food industry.

• Proactive, detail oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to translate technical regulatory requirements into actionable business decisions.

• Bilingual English / French preferred

• SAP experience a plus

What You Can Expect From Barry Callebaut

• Salary Range of $65,000 - $85,000, depending on factors such as experience and location, plus annual bonus and our comprehensive benefits package.

• MyFlex PTO (unlimited!) and Paid Holidays

• Hybrid work environment

• An atmosphere where diversity is embraced, and inclusivity is second nature. We call it #OneBC!

• Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth.

• Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products.