Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hygiena provides rapid microbiology diagnostic tests and solutions, with a core focus on food safety, to help customers prevent illness, comply with regulations, and protect products and brands. The Senior Software Product Manager will lead the roadmap and revenue objectives for SureTrend's regulatory and traceability software, translating food safety regulations into product requirements while coordinating engineering, regulatory, and commercial stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the product roadmap and revenue objectives for SureTrend's regulatory modules and traceability capabilities, prioritizing features based on compliance risk, customer value, technical feasibility, and strategic alignment
- Translate global regulatory mandates and scheme requirements - FSMA and FSMA Section 204 (Food Traceability Rule), HACCP/Codex Alimentarius, GFSI-benchmarked standards (SQF, BRCGS, FSSC 22000), and EU General Food Law - into clear, prioritized product requirements, PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Define the traceability data model and interoperability requirements, including Critical Tracking Events (CTEs) and Key Data Elements (KDEs), lot/batch genealogy, electronic recordkeeping, audit trails, and data exchange with ERP and customer systems via API and SFTP
- Serve as the internal subject matter expert for food safety workflows - environmental monitoring programs, sampling plans, CCP monitoring and verification, corrective actions, and hold-and-release - translating them into product decisions and customer-facing documentation
- Partner with Engineering in Azure DevOps for backlog refinement, sprint planning, and release coordination across regulatory and traceability workstreams
- Monitor the global regulatory landscape and post-launch adoption, defect rates, and audit outcomes; proactively alert stakeholders to upcoming mandates and drive continuous improvement cycles
- Provide senior-level product leadership across the portfolio - mentoring product managers, representing regulatory strategy to executives and the Board, and enabling Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success with clear compliance positioning
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Regulatory Affairs, Microbiology, Public Health, Computer Science, or a related field required
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in product management, regulatory affairs, or food safety and quality roles, including at least 3 years managing software products in the food, life sciences, or environmental monitoring industries
- Deep working knowledge of key regulatory frameworks and audit schemes including FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act), with expert-level command of Section 204 - the Food Traceability Rule - including the Food Traceability List, Critical Tracking Events, Key Data Elements, and the electronic sortable spreadsheet requirement
- HACCP and the Codex Alimentarius principles, prerequisite programs, CCP determination, monitoring, verification, and validation
- GFSI-benchmarked standards including SQF, BRCGS, FSSC 22000, and IFS, and the evidence auditors expect against each
- EU General Food Law Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and related directives, plus awareness of APAC and other regional traceability and reporting mandates
- Environmental monitoring program (EMP) design and documentation requirements, corrective and preventive action workflows, and root cause investigation practices
- Electronic records and electronic signature expectations, including FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and audit trail integrity
- Working understanding of end-to-end food safety and quality workflows - sampling plans, hygiene and ATP monitoring, pathogen and micro testing, laboratory result and COA flow, hold-and-release, mock recall, and supplier verification
- Demonstrated experience converting dense regulatory text into software feature specifications, PRDs, and acceptance criteria
- Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to parse dense regulatory text and extract actionable product implications
- Strong written communication skills; able to produce clear regulatory summaries, PRDs, product briefs, and customer-facing compliance documentation for diverse audiences
- Excellent verbal communication and executive presence; comfortable engaging regulatory bodies, third-party auditors, and compliance-focused customers, and presenting to both engineering teams and non-technical executive stakeholders
- Proven ability to lead multiple regulatory and traceability workstreams simultaneously with competing timelines in a fast-paced, Agile environment
- Strong judgment and ability to balance regulatory completeness with practical product tradeoffs and commercial priorities
- Collaborative leader with a customer-first mindset, strong ownership mentality, and a track record of mentoring other product managers
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity across cross-functional teams
- Proactive self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset
- Advanced degree a plus
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices and tools such as Azure DevOps
Benefits
- 15 days of PTO & 10 paid company holidays
- Medical with HSA employer contribution, Dental, Vision available 1st of the month after start date
- Company paid Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability and an Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) with Safe Harbor and Profit-Sharing employer contributions
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Charitable Contribution matching
- Employee Referral bonus opportunities
- State paid short-term disability for California based employees
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