Product Manager - Pantry Food

Vilgain Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work options

Monthly shopping credits

Job summary

Vilgain Inc. seeks a compliance specialist to ensure all customer-facing content meets EU and Czech food law, verifying nutrition claims and marketing copy for accuracy and legality across web, packaging, and communications.

You will build an internal library of approved claims, support product development with compliant messaging, and train teams on nutrition and regulatory standards. Independent decision-making and a background in nutrition/food science are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in nutrition/food science/pharmacy or related field
• Worked in food or supplement regulatory affairs or marketing compliance and reviewed real customer-facing content
• Knowledge of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006; Regulation (EU) No 432/2012; Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011
• Knowledge of Czech food, advertising and consumer protection law
• Ability to critically evaluate scientific literature
• Pragmatic: propose compliant wording that sells
• Self-starting with ownership and ability to make decisions without a playbook

Responsibilities

• Review and approve customer-facing content for compliance with EU and Czech food law (web, e-shop, packaging, ads, social media, email, banners, PR)
• Ensure nutrition and health claims are authorised and correctly worded with conditions of use
• Build and maintain internal library of approved claims and compliance guidelines
• Support NPD with formulations, ingredient combinations, and claim strategy
• Co-create and fact-check articles and educational materials with verified sources
• Help develop internal tools such as nutritional rating and product development criteria
• Train internal teams on nutrition and compliant communication

Skills

Regulatory affairs experience

Content review

Critical evaluation of literature

Regulatory knowledge (EU & Czech)

Pragmatic compliance wording

Ownership & initiative

Independent decision making

Education

Nutrition, Food Science, or related field

Job description

Vilgain makes high-quality food - clean, functional ingredients, no shortcuts, no filler additives.

We're 700+ people across Prague, Brno and London, already selling in 12+ markets across Europe, the UK, the US and beyond.

We're on a mission to change how people think about food, and we're growing fast to do it - expanding internationally and building a company where people have a real say in what we make and how we make it, not just a seat at the table.

Your mission

Everything we say about our products, from packaging to a single Instagram post, has to be accurate and legally compliant, and it still has to sell. Today, compliance checks happen case by case, without a shared library of approved claims or clear guidelines for the teams who write content. You'll own this: you'll make sure every claim we publish is correct and well supported, and give marketing and product the tools to get it right from the start.

What will you do?

• Review and approve all customer-facing content for compliance with EU and Czech food law, including the web and e-shop, product descriptions, packaging, online and offline advertising, social media, emailing, banners and PR
• Make sure every nutrition and health claim is authorised, correctly worded and meets its conditions of use, with no medicinal or misleading claims
• Build and maintain an internal library of approved claims and compliance guidelines for the marketing team
• Support NPD with formulations, functional ingredient combinations, ingredient suitability and claim strategy
• Co-create and fact-check articles and educational materials, making sure they are backed by verified scientific sources
• Help develop internal tools such as nutritional rating and product development criteria
• Train internal teams, including customer care and retail, on nutrition and compliant communication

What do we expect from you?

• You've worked in food or supplement regulatory affairs or marketing compliance, ideally in sports nutrition or FMCG, and have reviewed and approved real customer-facing content
• You have a university degree in nutrition, food science, pharmacy or a related field
• You know Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims, Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 on permitted health claims and Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information to consumers in depth
• You have working knowledge of Czech food, advertising and consumer protection law
• You can critically evaluate scientific literature
• You're pragmatic: you propose compliant wording that still sells, rather than just saying "no"
• You take ownership and don't need to be chased to finish things
• You make good decisions on your own, without a playbook to follow

What we offer:

• Join our dynamic, fast‑paced team where ideas come to life and boredom doesn’t stand a chance - just like our 100%+ yearly growth
• 5 weeks of vacation, flexible hours, and remote work options, get monthly shopping credits
• Stay connected through team events, breakfasts, and group workouts