The Opportunity

An exceptional opportunity exists for an experienced, innovation-led Head of Product Development to join a fast-scaling global FMCG business at a critical stage of growth.

Reporting directly into the Executive Leadership Team, this role will lead the evolution of the product development function—driving innovation, product performance, and commercial outcomes across a complex and high-volume portfolio.

This is a pivotal leadership role for someone who combines deep product expertise with strong commercial acumen, capable of shaping strategy while delivering at pace.

About the Role

As Head of Product Development, you will own the end-to-end product lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, trend-led products that resonate with consumers and perform strongly in market.

You will play a key role in building a high-performing function, strengthening global partnerships, and ensuring product development is tightly aligned to R&D, brand positioning, market opportunity, and revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities

Product Innovation & Commercial Delivery

• Lead the creation and execution of a high-impact product pipeline aligned to business growth targets
• Translate consumer trends, insights, and market opportunities into commercially successful products
• Partner closely with Product Marketing and Innovation teams to bring compelling concepts to life
• Ensure new products deliver on both brand equity and financial performance

Strategic Leadership

• Work alongside the Executive Leadership Team to align product strategy with global expansion plans
• Define and implement product development roadmaps across key international markets
• Build and elevate capability within the product development function

End-to-End Development

• Oversee the full lifecycle from concept through to launch, ensuring speed, quality, and consistency
• Drive alignment across cross-functional teams including Marketing, R&D, Packaging, and Supply Chain
• Continuously improve ways of working to enable greater agility and scalability

Global Supplier & Stakeholder Management

• Lead relationships with international manufacturing partners across Asia and Europe
• Collaborate across Sales, Trade Marketing, and international markets to ensure successful execution
• Navigate complex stakeholder environments with strong influencing capability

Operational Excellence

• Manage a large, diverse SKU portfolio with multiple concurrent development cycles
• Balance speed to market with product quality and cost efficiency
• Implement fit-for-purpose processes to support continued business growth

About You

You are a commercially minded product leader with a strong background in FMCG or similar and a passion for bringing innovative products to market. You thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy taking ownership from concept through to launch.

Key Requirements

• Senior experience (8+ Years) in technical product development within high-performing FMCG categories 
• Proven ability to deliver commercially successful product portfolios
• Strong understanding of product development processes, trends, and go-to-market dynamics
• Experience working with global third-party manufacturing partners
• Ability to operate effectively in high-growth, fast-paced environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at executive level
• Experience managing large, complex product portfolios

Highly Regarded

• Background in entrepreneurial or high-growth brands
• Exposure to international markets (US, UK, Europe)

Leadership & Culture Fit

This role will suit an individual who:

• Balances creativity with commercial thinking
• Thrives in a fast-moving, results-oriented environment
• Is proactive, hands-on, and accountable
• Is comfortable working with pace, ambiguity, and change
• Brings energy, ownership, and a strong bias for action

What’s on Offer

• Direct reporting line into the Executive Leadership Team
• Opportunity to shape global product strategy and innovation
• High-impact leadership role within a rapidly growing business
• Exposure to international markets and global supply networks
• Entrepreneurial, high-performance culture