Manager, R&D - Product Dev
Core
Lead product development across the Canada portfolio of brands, spanning innovation, productivity, and supply continuity projects.
Role type
Manager, R&D Product Development
Builds
New products, renovated products, and maintained brands for the Canada portfolio
Domain
CPG, Food and Beverage
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Product development judgment, technical project management, team leadership, cross-functional collaboration, product testing and qualification, formulation science, process engineering, commercialization planning, resource prioritization, tradeoff decision-making
Preferred skills
Previous management experience, ability to coach and develop technical talent, flexibility to learn new categories and technologies
Technologies
Laboratory test methods, processing equipment, ingredient interactions, pilot plant environments, production environments
Responsibilities
Own and execute product development projects across multiple cross-functional projects and product categories; Manage, coach, and develop a team of product developers; Translate business objectives into clear development plans; Partner with cross-functional teams to drive project progress and resolve technical issues; Lead product testing, qualification, and commercialization activities; Apply strong technical judgment to product, ingredient, process, and formulation challenges; Communicate technical findings, risks, and implications to stakeholders; Manage multiple priorities and identify tradeoffs; Build strong ways of working across the team and cross-functional partners; Mentor colleagues to strengthen capability and business results
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC with team leadership