Director, State Regulatory Affairs

TalentRemedy; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic leader to guide regulatory and technical affairs in the consumer packaged goods sector. This role emphasizes collaboration and expertise in state-level policy, particularly in packaging sustainability and product regulations. You will work closely with various stakeholders to shape advocacy efforts and drive impactful change within a dynamic organization. If you are passionate about regulatory affairs and eager to make a significant difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in regulatory affairs within the CPG industry.
• Experience with state-level policy and regulatory issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory expertise on packaging sustainability.
• Collaborate with state affairs on policy advocacy.

Skills

Regulatory Affairs

Policy Advocacy

Project Management

Interpersonal Communication

Analytical Skills

Public Speaking

Technical Expertise

Collaboration

Office 365

Education

BA/BS Degree

Advanced Degree (MS, PhD, JD)

Tools

Office 365

Job description

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Are you a regulatory affairs professional with a deep understanding of packaging sustainability and state-level policy? We're looking for a strategic, collaborative leader to serve as our client's go-to expert on regulatory and technical affairs impacting the consumer packaged goods industry. If you bring at least 5–10 years of experience in policy and regulatory work - especially with packaging, EPR, and sustainability issues at the state level - apply today!

Company Overview: Our client is a leading trade association representing the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry in the U.S. With over 100 years of experience, they are at the forefront of shaping industry standards, driving innovation, and advocating for policies that support the growth and success of CPG companies. Their work spans food, beverages, household products, and personal care, making a significant impact on both the economy and daily lives.

Joining their team means becoming part of a dynamic organization that drives meaningful change, fosters collaboration, and supports industry leaders in navigating a rapidly evolving market. If you're looking to make an impact in an influential and forward-thinking environment, this is the place to be.

Position Overview: With a focus on the dynamic state policy environment, the Director, State Regulatory & Technical Affairs is a strong collaborator and responsible for providing regulatory and technical expertise on a range of issues impacting the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry from packaging sustainability to product policy and ingredients. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, this role will proactively partner with the state affairs and broader public affairs team to identify and drive the organization’s response to emerging regulatory policy issues, concerns and opportunities in states.

Key areas of responsibility:

Regulatory Policy

• With a focus at the state-level on packaging sustainability efforts and product policy advocacy, work collaboratively to monitor and interpret the regulatory landscape, both with members of the organization and state regulatory agencies to provide actionable insights for the association.
• Proactively identify priorities, issues and opportunities for the organization’s state regulatory affairs advocacy; build cross-industry support for the association's priorities and activities.
• Partner with State Affairs and Legal to develop regulatory policy positions and advocacy efforts at the state level.
• Establish and maintain relationships with members, regulatory agencies and relevant consumer and advocacy groups, including developing and submitting comments on proposed rules and regulations.
• Inform, forecast and develop state regulatory policy positions, priorities, member engagement opportunities and advocacy efforts.
• As needed, represent the organization at key state regulatory meetings and industry events.

Issues Management

• Serve as an internal subject matter expert on both general and technical expertise relating to state regulatory issues.
• Lead regulatory affairs collaboration cross-functionally on all key state policy initiatives including packaging – especially related to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) – and product policy and ingredient issues. Partner with internal divisions to develop state regulatory advocacy positions and champion uniform regulatory frameworks.
• Participate in discussions and consensus building activities with member companies and stakeholders to inform positioning and advocacy on regulatory, technical, and scientific issues.
• Analyze proposed regulations, guidance and other emerging issues as needed.
• Collaborate across departments to develop key external messages to advance regulatory policy positions to public stakeholders.

Leadership

• Drive member engagement within regulatory affairs and ability to lead member committees and task forces.
• Support coordination of and collaboration between the regulatory affairs and state affairs teams.

Location/Work Model:

• Arlington, VA
• Hybrid (3x/week onsite: Tuesday-Tursday)

Experience & Education:

• A minimum of a BA/BS degree is required. An advanced degree such as a MS, PhD, JD or LL.M is a plus.
• At least 10 years of related employment in the food, beverage, home or personal care products required.
• At least five years of experience with HHS, CDC, FDA, USDA and/or EPA regulatory and policy issues (or the state equivalents thereof) is required.
• Experience managing complex state regulatory and technical affairs with a highly regulated industry.
• Experience leading and managing committees and/or cross-functional teams and engaging with various stakeholders.
• A track record of demonstrated results in government, association, legal and/or policy environments.

Skills:

• Comfort with ambiguity
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to understand complex regulatory and technical issues.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple regulatory initiatives simultaneously.
• Public speaking skills, including the executive presence to testify at state forums and represent the association at industry forums and events.
• Passion for learning issues, building strategy and tactics and executing against a plan.
• Ability to persuasively communicate high-level issues to a technical audience and vice- versa in concise messages.
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to build strong collaborative relationships across the organization
• Advanced proficiency in Office 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Flexibility in learning new software and/or computer/technical applications.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

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