Regulatory Affairs Specialist Eastern Europe (Food)

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global develops and markets food products across international markets.

What you will do

• Provide regulatory guidance for new product development, product renovation, sourcing, import/export, and supply-chain projects.
• Assess ingredients, formulations, finished products, claims, and specifications against applicable EU and local requirements.
• Define mandatory food labelling requirements and review product artwork, including names, ingredients, allergens, nutrition information, and claims.
• Interpret EU food legislation across Eastern Europe and applicable requirements in non-EU markets.
• Monitor regulatory developments, support risk assessments and compliance issue mitigation, and respond to authority or consumer queries.
• Work with R&D, Marketing, Quality, Commercial, Supply Chain, Legal, external experts, and local partners while using Devex, ATLAS, SAP, HIVE, and other internal tools.

Requirements

• Experience in Regulatory Affairs, food law, food science, or a related field.
• Good understanding of European national food legislation, especially food information and labelling, additives, flavourings, and other food regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal English and Czech.
• Experience assessing product formulations, ingredients, claims, and/or food labels.
• Ability to research, interpret, and clearly communicate complex regulatory requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work across multiple countries and coordinate input from external regulatory experts.
• Pragmatic, risk-based approach with the ability to balance regulatory requirements and business needs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role based in Amsterdam.
• International scope across EU markets including Czechia, Slovakia, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, and Cyprus, as well as non-EU markets including Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Moldova, and Israel.
• Exposure to innovation, renovation, labelling, import/export, regulatory change, and post-launch activities.
• Equal opportunity employment supporting underrepresented ethnic minority groups, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other protected classes.