Product Compliance Team Lead, Diageo

10 Month FTC

Salary not provided

Excel

Senior and Expert level

Dublin

London

Alcoholic beverage company

Be an early applicant

Alcoholic beverage company

1001+ employees

B2CRetailFoodManufacturing

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

Excel

Senior and Expert level

Dublin

London

1001+ employees

B2CRetailFoodManufacturing

Company mission

To be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Technical degree or equivalent qualification (Food Science/Science/Engineering)
Proven track record of leading and delivering cross functionally across a regional, international or global environment
Self-starter with an ability to work independently and with remote and virtual teams
Ability to assess complex and ambiguous information and create clear guidance for partners
Able to effectively communicate at all levels, both verbal and written, with internal team members, external government agencies and 3rd Party vendors and customers
Proficiency in computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

What the job involves

The role of Product Compliance Team Lead sits within the Global Regulatory Team, which is part of the Global Governance Team
The purpose of this role is to lead a team of Regulatory Specialists, lead reporting and pipeline management for the Global Regulatory Team and provide regulatory expertise for specific markets and projects
Lead team of 5 Regulatory Specialists, supporting with product compliance issues or questions
Own product compliance approval processes, ensuring adherence to process
Create and maintain training and onboarding plans for Regulatory Specialist roles and support team their career development
Collaborate with categories, brand and markets to determine project pipeline, assessing resource risks and opportunities
Manage prioritisation of approval activities
Create and maintain set of key reports for team activities, determining areas for improvement, creating action plans to deliver these improvements
Provide stakeholders with key reports to drive performance improvements
Provide regulatory expertise to Categories, Science & Technology and Margin Enhancement in support of the delivery of the Diageo Supply Chain & Procurement Strategy
Provide regulatory expertise to markets and production sites if issues or challenges arise
Lead horizon scanning for regulations impacting Diageo products for a specific region, determining risks and opportunities and delivery of action planning
Lead and influence legislation to shape and support optimum outcomes for our brands and reputation
Lead the delivery of product compliance for Breakthrough Innovation projects
Find opportunities for product compliance optimisation during Integrations
Create and maintain regulatory position papers and guidelines
Review and maintain regulatory guidance documents, defining key requirements for all markets, collaborating with market legal & CR

Application process

End Date: September 15, 2026

Our take

Multinational beverage company Diageo was the result of a merger between Guinness and Grand Metropolitan, a leisure and property conglomerate, in 1997. Spearheaded by then-Guiness executives Anthony Greener and Philip Yea, the merger sent stocks skyrocketing and by December of the same year, Diageo was listed on the London Stock Exchange.

As the owner of many of the global leaders in alcoholic beverages (think Ciroc, Smirnoff, and Tanqueray), Diageo has made a number of savvy acquisitions and sell-offs, expanding its portfolio beyond Europe and into the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia.

Over the past decade, however, it has had to face the rise of craft and independent brewing, with companies like Brewdog becoming new competitors. Rather than acquiring these craft beer companies, Diageo has focused on branding Guinness in a way that fits the craft mould. This involved initiatives like The Brewers Project.

During the early 2020s, Diageo also weathered an alcohol sales decline but has bounced back with a renewed focus on cold brew coffee liqueurs and Guinness blends, as well as further acquisitions that have included that of actor Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin.