**Location:** Singapore **Role Type:** People Leader/ People Manager **Please note:** This role is not a fully remote position. The selected candidate will need to be based in Singapore and follow our hybrid work setup-3 days onsite and 2 days working from home each week. This is a People Leader/ Manager position. As **Senior Manager, Product Development** , you'll own the technical and innovation agenda of the Coca-Cola portfolio; from concept to consumer, leading breakthrough products that set new standards in taste, quality, and impact. This is a rare opportunity to influence the beverage landscape across Asia-Pacific, translate global strategies into locally relevant pioneers, and leverage cutting-edge digital tools, consumer insights, and agile development to accelerate speed-to-market. **What You'll Lead** **Innovation Leadership** + Own the regional categories innovation portfolio with end-to-end oversight and decision authority. + Design innovation strategies built on consumer and market analytics, embedding digital prototyping, predictive modelling, and agile iteration. + Adapt global technical roadmaps into products, packaging, and processes with local resonance and regulatory alignment. + Champion a culture of creativity, speed, and excellence in product development. **Strategic Partnerships** + Collaborate with OU Marketing, Commercial, Supply Chain, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, and Manufacturing to unlock innovation pipelines. + Engage with global networks to share technical breakthroughs and integrate best practices across markets. **Operational Excellence** + Oversee multi-category project portfolios, ensuring resources and budgets drive maximum strategic impact. + Introduce digital efficiencies that enhance speed, reduce complexity, and elevate quality. **Technical Mastery** + Anticipate and mitigate risks - from formulation stability to regulatory compliance - before they affect launch. + Transfer critical technical knowledge to plants and market teams to deliver flawless, first-time-right execution. **Talent & Capability Building** + Develop next-gen technical talent, embedding data fluency, design thinking, and collaborative innovation. + Promote diversity, inclusion, and an entrepreneurial mindset within the innovation center. **Market & Technology Intelligence** + Spot emerging ingredient science, processing methods, and tech platforms for competitive advantage. + Pilot and adapt cutting-edge solutions for regional consumer appeal and manufacturing viability. **Qualifications & Requirements:** + Advanced degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field. + 8-10 years of product development experience delivering successful product innovation in FMCG/beverage/food, including senior leadership experience. + Proven track record of turning insights into market-leading products. + Strategic thinker with strong cross-cultural leadership, stakeholder influence, and commercial acumen. + Fluent in English; regional languages a plus. + Regional travel up to ~20%. **Why Join Us?** + Impact at Scale: Shape products enjoyed by millions across diverse APAC markets. + Global Connectivity: Access world-class technical expertise, innovation labs, and global R&D networks. + Digital Future: Lead with next-gen tools - from AI-driven formulation insights to virtual product design. + Creative Freedom: Drive innovation that blends science, consumer desire, and brand vision. + Legacy: Be part of a team building the future of beverages, with agility, ambition, and excellence. **What can help you to be successful in the role?** **Growth Behavior:** + Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity. + Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations. + Commercially Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work. + Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers. + Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace. + Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance. **Leadership Behavior** + Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders. + Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders + Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others' development to achieve their full potential. + Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business. **What We Can Do For You** + Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process. + Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable. + International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network. **Skills:** Product Development; Chemistry; Continual Improvement Process; Environmental Science; Microbiological Test; Food Sciences; Waterfall Model; Food Technology; Communication; Food Safety and Sanitation; Laboratory Testing; Data Compilation; Quality Control (QC); Green Solutions; Research and Development Operations (Inactive); Sensory Testing Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:15 Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.