Global Associate Manager, Food Safety

The role

You will help build and run food safety programmes across Wolt's European markets. You will work with operations, legal, policy and frontline teams to keep sites compliant and protect customers and partners.

What you will do

• Partner with country and area leaders to manage food safety compliance and find practical solutions to emerging risks.
• Support the external audit programme, coordinating schedules with third-party auditors and local food authorities.
• Help develop and maintain global food safety policies, procedures and HACCP plans, and translate them into steps at country level.
• Handle food safety issues, enquiries and product recalls, guiding country and site teams through execution and customer communication.
• Work with Legal and Policy to stay ahead of food safety regulations across European markets.
• Track compliance metrics and use the data to spot trends and drive improvements.

Required qualifications

• Formal food safety qualification (e.g. Food Science, Microbiology, Public Health), or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5+ years of progressive food safety or regulatory compliance experience in hospitality, retail, quick commerce or manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP and food safety standards such as FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, IFS or BRC.
• Proven experience managing food safety programmes across multi-country, multi-unit operations.
• Proven track record conducting internal/external audits, risk assessments and gap analyses, and driving follow-up actions.
• Experience implementing policies and procedures in response to new business initiatives or evolving risk environments.
• Fluent in English.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly across European markets.

Benefits

• The chance to build and shape food safety practices across fast-growing European markets, with real ownership.
• A collaborative, supportive global team invested in your growth as a leader.
• Cross-functional exposure working directly with legal, policy, operations and country teams.

Before you apply

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
• Hiring steps: screening call with Talent Acquisition Partner, interview with the hiring team, short take-home assignment, then final debrief.

About the company

Wolt creates technology for delivery of food and almost everything, operating in over 500 cities in 30 countries. It joined forces with DoorDash in 2022.