Does the Innovation & R&D Agent agent replace hiring a Director, Flavor Regulatory?

No. It covers the recurring reporting, tracking and coordination of the role so the work does not stop while the seat is open, then works alongside the person you hire. 3 areas stay with your team, including bench formulation and sensory validation and regulatory and food-safety sign-off.

How long until the Director, Flavor Regulatory agent is live?

About 14 days from access to first output. Most of that is connecting the data sources it reads — Tastewise flavor, ingredient & trend intelligence, Global product-launch & claims databases, Menu & foodservice innovation signals — and matching the formats your team already works from.

What can't the Innovation & R&D Agent agent do?

Do any bench, formulation, or sensory work — that's hands-on lab science a person performs. Sign off on food-safety, regulatory, or nutritional compliance. Own the cross-functional relationships that get a product funded and launched. These are the reasons the role still gets filled.

What data does it use?

It reads Tastewise flavor, ingredient & trend intelligence, Global product-launch & claims databases, Menu & foodservice innovation signals, Your portfolio & sales data, Patent / regulatory references. Access is read-only — the agent does not write to source systems or hold approval authority.

What happens when we hire a Director, Flavor Regulatory?

The agent hands over a running system — live reporting, current trackers and full history — and stays on as leverage for the new hire rather than being switched off.

Which role is this agent based on?

Director, Flavor Regulatory at The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA — a live posting on the Gerento job board. The agent specification is generated from that job description, so the responsibilities it covers are the ones the role actually lists.

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Director, Flavor Regulatory AI Agent for The Coca-Cola Company

Keeps the Director, Flavor Regulatory role moving from day one — and hands a running start to whoever you hire.

An Innovation & R&D Agent for the Director, Flavor Regulatory role at The Coca-Cola Company: it mines live demand signal to generate, screen, and prioritize product concepts — keeping the pipeline full of ideas consumers will actually buy.

Live in 14 daysCovers the work 24/7Hands off to your hireYou keep every judgment call

90% fit confidence

Innovation & R&D Agent is a Gerento AI agent specified against The Coca-Cola Company's open Director, Flavor Regulatory role. It goes live in 14 days, works 24/7, and covers 6 of the role's responsibilities — roughly 4.2× the hours of a single 40-hour hire, at about a fifth of what the seat costs. 3 areas stay human, including judgment, relationships and final decisions.

Time to live: 14 days
Coverage: 4.2×
Responsibilities covered: 6
Stays human: 3

Updated 22 July 2026

Filling the gap until you hire — not replacing the person

Open today
The Director, Flavor Regulatory seat is empty
The work is piling up and the role isn't filled yet.
Live in 14d → through ~4 months of hiring
The agent covers the work, 24/7
It keeps the role moving from day one while you recruit.
Your hire starts
The agent hands off and augments
Your new hire inherits a running start and keeps the agent as leverage.

Coverage from day one — so the work doesn't pile up while you hire. At a fraction of the role's cost.

Always-on coverage for a fraction of what an open senior seat costs you — live in 14 days, working 24/7 while you hire.

Runs at roughly a fifth (~20%) of what the role costs you.

Coverage

4.2×

Always-on vs a single 40-hour hire.

Ramp

14 days

Live and working, not months of onboarding.

Consistency

100%

Same rigor on every task, fully auditable.

Human-in-loop

Judgment calls that stay with your team.

What the agent covers

The role's responsibilities, mapped straight from the job description → how the agent does each.

Director, Flavor Regulatory responsibilities and how the Gerento agent covers each
Responsibility in the role	How the agent covers it
Lead global regulatory assessments and governance for flavorings and core product formulas, ensuring compliance with applicable government regulations and Company requirements.	Turns live demand signal into screened, ranked product concepts with the evidence behind each one.
Identify, assess, and communicate emerging regulatory risks and opportunities that may impact flavors, formulas, or business continuity.	Continuously scans Tastewise's consumer, social, and menu data to surface emerging trends and whitespace in real time — flagging the opportunity the moment it moves, not a quarter later.
Establish, communicate, and enforce Company requirements related to flavor regulatory compliance, trade secret protection, and third-party certifications.	Turns live demand signal into screened, ranked product concepts with the evidence behind each one.
Develop KORE requirements and deliver training to internal stakeholders on flavor regulatory topics, religious certifications, and protection of proprietary composition information.	Generates and pressure-tests product concepts against live demand signals, ranking the pipeline by predicted consumer pull and whitespace fit.
Provide regulatory governance over flavors used in emerging brands and manage flavor submissions to the U.S.	Continuously scans Tastewise's consumer, social, and menu data to surface emerging trends and whitespace in real time — flagging the opportunity the moment it moves, not a quarter later.
Build and maintain strong partnerships with flavor suppliers, certifying bodies, and industry trade associations.	Turns live demand signal into screened, ranked product concepts with the evidence behind each one.

What the agent can't do — you still need a person for this

We're filling the gap until you hire, not replacing the role. Here's where a human is essential.

Do any bench, formulation, or sensory work — that's hands-on lab science a person performs.
Sign off on food-safety, regulatory, or nutritional compliance.
Own the cross-functional relationships that get a product funded and launched.

Position Overview

The Director - Flavor Regulatory provides scientific and regulatory leadership to ensure the compliance, governance, and sustainable use of flavors across The Coca-Cola Company’s global portfolio. This role leads the identification, assessment, and mitigation of regulatory and advocacy issues impacting flavors and core product formulas.

In close collaboration with Ingredient & Product Governance (IPG), Global Development & Innovation (GDI), Flavor Supply, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (SRA), CPS, Operating Units, and external partners, this role informs both immediate and long-term business strategy. Externally, the Director - Flavor Regulatory represents the Company in relevant trade organizations and industry forums, builds strong supplier and certifier partnerships, and shapes advocacy strategies to protect the Company’s freedom to operate. This position reports to the Vice President, Ingredient & Product Governance (IPG).

What You’ll Do For Us

Compliance, Governance & Strategy

Lead global regulatory assessments and governance for flavorings and core product formulas, ensuring compliance with applicable government regulations and Company requirements.
Identify, assess, and communicate emerging regulatory risks and opportunities that may impact flavors, formulas, or business continuity.
Establish, communicate, and enforce Company requirements related to flavor regulatory compliance, trade secret protection, and third-party certifications.
Develop KORE requirements and deliver training to internal stakeholders on flavor regulatory topics, religious certifications, and protection of proprietary composition information.
Provide regulatory governance over flavors used in emerging brands and manage flavor submissions to the U.S. TTB.

Advocacy & External Engagement

Build and maintain strong partnerships with flavor suppliers, certifying bodies, and industry trade associations.

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Represent the Company in relevant trade organizations (e.g., FEMA) and serve on committees to shape industry positions and collective action.

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Ability to assess and interpret the current, proposed, and emerging religious certification standards and impact of regulations to the business. Assist formulating Company positions and ability to influence trade associations to advocate in line with these positions.

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Maintain and strengthen relationships with external stakeholders, including certifiers, regulators, and industry experts, to advance Company objectives.

Thought Leadership & Stewardship

Provide flavor regulatory thought leadership, stewardship, and subject matter expertise to enable innovation, speed to market, and portfolio growth.
Protect proprietary flavor and formula information while enabling effective regulatory compliance and external engagement.

Qualifications & Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, or related discipline; Master’s degree in Food Science, Law, or related field preferred.
7+ years of experience in regulatory affairs, with strong preference for experience in the flavor or food and beverage industry.
Hands-on experience with U.S. TTB flavor/formula requirements preferred.
Knowledge of kosher and halal requirements, certifying bodies, and global religious certification frameworks preferred.
Strong understanding of the global flavor regulatory landscape, including key issues affecting the food and beverage industry preferred.
Experience engaging with and collaborating/leading industry trade organizations (e.g., FEMA, ABA).
Demonstrated ability to explain complex regulatory and technical information clearly to diverse internal and external audiences.

Functional Capabilities

Flavor Regulatory Expertise: Expert understanding of global flavor regulatory frameworks, modifying flavors, and taste-modification technologies.
Regulatory Documentation: Ability to review, interpret, and summarize complex technical data and develop regulatory documentation (legality, natural status, allergen statements).
Advocacy & Influence: Ability to lead and support policy and advocacy initiatives, assess risk, and build compelling, science-based arguments.
Flavor & Industry Knowledge: Strong knowledge of flavoring materials, suppliers, and trade organizations.
Religious Certification: Knowledge of kosher and halal requirements and global certification practices.
Proprietary Information Protection: Proven ability to recognize, manage, and protect confidential formula and ingredient information.

Leadership & Growth Behaviors

Leadership Behaviors

Drive Innovation
Collaborate with System and Stakeholders
Act Like an Owner
Inspire Others
Develop Self and Others

Growth Behaviors

Growth Mindset & Curiosity
Smart Risk Taking
Externally Focused
Performance Driven & Accountable
Fast, Agile, and Adaptive
Empowered and Courageous

What We’ll Do For You

Offer the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a global company committed to sustainability, integrity, and inclusion.
Provide exposure to iconic brands and innovative platforms across the beverage portfolio.
Support professional growth through collaboration with global experts, industry leaders, and cross-functional teams in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Location & Work Authorization

To align with our global operations strategy, this role is open in the following locations:
United States: Atlanta, GA (on-site). Relocation assistance is available for candidates within the U.S. Please note that work authorization sponsorship is not available for this location.
International: We are open to reviewing candidates who currently work in an Operating Unit (OU) office located in specific areas where we need support and can benefit from having someone on the ground, such as London for Europe and Singapore for Asia Pacific. Please note that relocation support and work authorization sponsorship are not available for these…

Director, Flavor Regulatory AI agent — frequently asked questions

Does the Innovation & R&D Agent agent replace hiring a Director, Flavor Regulatory?: No. It covers the recurring reporting, tracking and coordination of the role so the work does not stop while the seat is open, then works alongside the person you hire. 3 areas stay with your team, including bench formulation and sensory validation and regulatory and food-safety sign-off.
How long until the Director, Flavor Regulatory agent is live?: About 14 days from access to first output. Most of that is connecting the data sources it reads — Tastewise flavor, ingredient & trend intelligence, Global product-launch & claims databases, Menu & foodservice innovation signals — and matching the formats your team already works from.
What can't the Innovation & R&D Agent agent do?: Do any bench, formulation, or sensory work — that's hands-on lab science a person performs. Sign off on food-safety, regulatory, or nutritional compliance. Own the cross-functional relationships that get a product funded and launched. These are the reasons the role still gets filled.
What data does it use?: It reads Tastewise flavor, ingredient & trend intelligence, Global product-launch & claims databases, Menu & foodservice innovation signals, Your portfolio & sales data, Patent / regulatory references. Access is read-only — the agent does not write to source systems or hold approval authority.
What happens when we hire a Director, Flavor Regulatory?: The agent hands over a running system — live reporting, current trackers and full history — and stays on as leverage for the new hire rather than being switched off.
Which role is this agent based on?: Director, Flavor Regulatory at The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA — a live posting on the Gerento job board. The agent specification is generated from that job description, so the responsibilities it covers are the ones the role actually lists.

Want Innovation & R&D Agent built for your team?

We'll tailor it to The Coca-Cola Company's data, brands, and workflows — and show you a working version.

Illustrative concept generated from a public job posting. The agent covers the role's data, research, and reporting work from day one — filling the gap while you hire and then working alongside the person you bring in. It is not a replacement: people keep judgment, relationships, final decisions, and everything in “what it can't do.” Cost comparisons are illustrative estimates.

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