Senior Regulatory Specialist – CHO Herengracht Amsterdam | 40h

Rituals (B Corp™); Amsterdam; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Staff discount on Rituals products

Attractive bonus

Flexible working hours tailored to you

Company & team events

Résumé du poste

Rituals is seeking a (Senior) Regulatory Specialist for Southeast Asia and new markets. You ensure products launch and stay compliant across an expanding international portfolio, translating country requirements into clear, scalable solutions.

At senior level, you act as a trusted advisor, shaping approaches, leading cross-functional workstreams and coaching colleagues to strengthen regulatory capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Regulatory Affairs, Law, Chemistry, Life Sciences or a comparable discipline.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in regulatory affairs, product compliance, quality or related field.
• Experience with international product compliance and SEA markets preferred.
• Able to structure ambiguous issues into clear frameworks and decisions.
• Strong project-management and planning skills across multiple workstreams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.

Responsabilités

• Own end-to-end regulatory readiness for SEA markets and new-country launches.
• Develop market-entry compliance strategies, roadmaps and frameworks.
• Assess portfolio compliance and drive mitigations with stakeholders.
• Coordinate regulatory dossiers, declarations and product documentation.
• Review artwork and labeling for legal and safety information.
• Serve as primary regulatory contact for assigned markets.
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate into impact assessments.
• Lead cross-functional projects and market-entry workstreams.
• Maintain audit-ready regulatory records in data systems.
• Create reusable tools and standards for Market Compliance.

Connaissances

Regulatory affairs

Product compliance

Quality management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's in Regulatory Affairs, Law, Chemistry or Life Sciences

Description du poste

Share your talents

The goal of this team is to ensure innovation and supply at the right price, with sustainability and quality as our guiding stars in product development. Are you ready to join them with your expertise?

Purpose of the role

As (Senior) Regulatory Specialist for Southeast Asia (SEA) and new markets, you ensure that products can be launched and remain compliant across a dynamic and expanding international market portfolio. You translate complex country requirements into clear, scalable compliance solutions and lead product registration, notification and market-entry activities from regulatory assessment through execution and maintenance.

At senior level, you act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor. You independently shape approaches where no established framework exists, lead complex cross-functional workstreams and strengthen the capability of colleagues through knowledge sharing and coaching.

Key accountabilities

• Own end-to-end regulatory readiness for assigned SEA markets and selected new-country launches, including requirements assessment, registration, notification, listing and post-market maintenance.
• Develop practical market-entry compliance strategies, roadmaps and requirements frameworks, translating regulatory complexity into clear actions, decisions and timelines for the business.
• Assess product and portfolio compliance against applicable local requirements, identify gaps and risks, and drive proportionate mitigation with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate the preparation, review, legalization and submission of regulatory dossiers, declarations, certificates and supporting product documentation.
• Review product artwork and labelling for applicable legal and safety information before market introduction and manage required local adaptations.
• Act as the primary regulatory contact for assigned markets, partnering with local commercial teams, distributors, consultants, suppliers and relevant authorities or industry bodies.
• Monitor regulatory developments and proactively convert changes into impact assessments, business advice, updated guidance and sustainable processes.
• Lead complex cross-functional projects and market-entry workstreams, maintaining oversight of dependencies, priorities, risks and stakeholder decisions.
• Maintain complete, accurate and audit-ready regulatory records in relevant document and product data systems.
• Create reusable tools, standards and ways of working that improve consistency, speed and scalability across Market Compliance.
• Provide expert advice and act as an escalation point for non-routine questions within the assigned scope.
• Coach colleagues and share market and process knowledge, providing informal leadership without formal people-management responsibility.

Key interfaces

You work closely with Regulatory Affairs colleagues and cross-functional partners in Quality, Safety, Innovation, Product Development, Packaging/Artwork, Sourcing, Legal, Supply Chain and Commercial teams.

Externally, you collaborate with local partners, distributors, consultants, suppliers and competent authorities where relevant.

What success looks like

• Regulatory requirements and launch dependencies are identified early, clearly communicated and translated into executable plans.
• Assigned registrations, notifications and compliance deliverables are accurate, complete and progressed with strong ownership.
• Regulatory risks are made transparent and supported by pragmatic, evidence-based recommendations and escalation where needed.
• New-market approaches are scalable, documented and embedded in the wider Market Compliance way of working.
• Stakeholders experience Regulatory Affairs as a proactive, credible and solution-oriented business partner.

Bring all of you

Your profile

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field such as Regulatory Affairs, Law, Chemistry, Life Sciences or a comparable discipline.
• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in regulatory affairs, product compliance, quality or a related field, preferably within cosmetics, personal care or FMCG.
• Demonstrable experience with international product compliance and market-entry or product-registration activities. Experience in SEA markets is strongly preferred.
• Able to independently structure ambiguous, non-routine issues and convert them into clear frameworks, options and decisions.
• Strong project-management and planning skills, with the ability to steer multiple workstreams, stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Confident stakeholder manager who can advise, influence and build alignment across functions and seniority levels.
• Analytical, accurate and detail-oriented, while maintaining a practical view of business impact and priorities.
• Proactive, resilient and solution-oriented, with a high degree of ownership and comfort working in a fast-growing international environment.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. Additional languages relevant to SEA markets are an advantage.

Benefits of working at Rituals

• Unique opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Staff discount on Rituals products
• Attractive bonus
• Flexible working hours tailored to your personal rhythm
• Company & team events