Director, Labeling and Nutrition Compliance

Location: Remote in the United States

Company

hirify.global is a chef-focused prepared-meal marketplace delivering fresh, ready-to-eat meals and expanding its food platform.

What you will do

• Lead the labeling and nutrition compliance program, including ingredient declarations, allergens, Nutrition Facts, serving sizes, net quantity, claims, required statements, and market-specific labeling.
• Own the create, review, approve, and distribute labeling process, governance, approval records, version controls, release criteria, escalation paths, and KPI dashboard.
• Define technical requirements and acceptance criteria for supplier ingredient data, recipes, nutrition information, substitutions, laboratories, and labeling systems.
• Lead risk-based third-party laboratory validation, investigate discrepancies, and drive verified corrections across data, recipes, suppliers, and execution.
• Approve product, nutrition, ingredient, dietary, and standards claims, requiring substantiation, approved wording, applicability conditions, review dates, and change control.
• Verify source-to-label and label-to-website consistency, production first-article checks, ongoing label-to-meal verification, and removal of obsolete labels and templates.

Requirements

• Deep practical experience in food-labeling regulations, nutrition, and standards compliance, including technical review of packaged food labels, ingredient and allergen declarations, nutrition calculations, and claim substantiation.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable U.S. FDA food-labeling requirements and the ability to determine when USDA FSIS or other market requirements apply, with qualified specialist support as needed.
• Experience connecting supplier specifications, ingredient databases, formulations, recipe systems, nutrition analysis, artwork, and production execution through controlled workflows.
• Sound technical judgment regarding ingredient variability, cooking yields, portioning, laboratory results, and limitations of calculated nutrition.
• Ability to translate regulatory and technical requirements into clear acceptance criteria and practical operating controls.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional programs, resolving ownership gaps, and implementing change without relying solely on direct reporting authority.
• Clear written communication, careful documentation, and confidence holding a release when supporting evidence is incomplete.
• A degree in food science, nutrition, regulatory science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Nice to have

• Experience in multi-site prepared meal operations.
• Experience with recipe-management systems and supplier-data platforms.
• Familiarity with Canadian food-labeling requirements.
• Registered Dietitian credentials and appropriately qualified expertise in clinical standards and medically tailored meal criteria.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration with Culinary, Supply Chain, Procurement, Nutrition & Standards, Food Science Lab, Legal, Marketing, Design, Product, Engineering, and Operations.
• Remote work in the United States.
• Equal-opportunity employment and an environment free from discrimination and harassment.

Hiring process

• Submit an application through hirify.global’s official channels.
• If selected for further consideration, hirify.global will contact the candidate.