Lead Regulatory & Compliance Manager – Alcohol Beverages

Red Boot Beverage; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Simple IRA

Simple IRA matching

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Red Boot Beverage is seeking a Regulatory & Compliance Manager to oversee the company's alcohol beverage regulatory program, manage TTB reporting, and ensure accurate recordkeeping across manufacturing and co-packing operations. The role serves as the internal SME for regulatory requirements and permits.

This on-site, full-time position requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience, with the ability to interpret regulations, implement policies, and lead audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in regulatory affairs or related field.
• 5+ years of regulatory/compliance experience in alcohol beverage manufacturing or similar.
• Experience with TTB reporting, recordkeeping, and federal excise tax reporting.
• Ability to translate regulations into practical business processes.
• Regular, full-time position with daily onsite hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company's TTB and alcohol beverage regulatory compliance program, ensuring regulatory obligations are accurately interpreted, documented, and fulfilled.
• Manage TTB reporting, regulatory submissions, recordkeeping, and compliance requirements, including operational reports and federal excise tax reporting.
• Oversee reconciliation of production, inventory, transfers, losses, removals, and other regulated activities to ensure accurate and complete regulatory records.
• Own the company's regulatory compliance calendar and ensure required filings, renewals, approvals, and other obligations are completed accurately and on time.
• Manage TTB permits, registrations, formulas, COLAs, and other applicable product and operational regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain compliance policies, SOPs, controls, documentation, and audit-ready records.
• Ensure regulatory responsibilities between the company, brand owners, customers, and other parties are clearly defined and appropriately documented.
• Lead responses to TTB audits, inspections, inquiries, and other regulatory interactions.
• Monitor regulatory developments and lead implementation of changes to policies, procedures, systems, and business processes.
• Develop and deliver regulatory training and guidance to employees and cross-functional teams.
• Establish metrics and reporting to monitor compliance performance, identify trends, and communicate significant risks or issues to leadership.
• Meets all GMP and SQF requirements; participates in food safety meetings as required.
• Cultivates and promotes a strong safety culture and follows all safety policies, procedures, and regulations; identifies and communicates workplace hazards and corrects or seeks assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions; participates in safety meetings as required.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

TTB experience

Regulatory reporting

GMP/SQF knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Regulatory Affairs, Business, Accounting, Finance, Food Science, or related field

Job description

Red Boot Beverage is seeking a Regulatory & Compliance Manager to oversee the company's alcohol beverage regulatory program, manage TTB reporting, and ensure accurate recordkeeping across manufacturing and co-packing operations. The role serves as the internal SME for regulatory requirements and permits.

This on-site, full-time position requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience, with the ability to interpret regulations, implement policies, and lead audits.