Manager, Product Development

Location: Singapore  
Role Type: Individual Contributor

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 an Individual Contributor position.

As a Manager, Product Development, you will lead technical projects and product development initiatives for Coca-Cola’s portfolio in multiple categories. You’ll manage projects from concept to commercialization, translating global strategies into products tailored to regional tastes, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing capabilities. Working closely with cross-functional teams and global technical networks, you’ll help deliver competitive, disruptive, and consumer-led solutions that support the business priorities.

What You’ll Do

Key areas of focus of this role can be summarized as follows:

• Lead Product Development End-to-End – Manage formulation, sensory evaluation, pilot trials, and scale-up in collaboration with marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain teams, and global R&D networks.
• Integrate Digital & Global Insights – Use digital tools, data, and global learnings to refine concepts and accelerate market readiness.
• Localize Innovation – Adapt global technical platforms into products that resonate with local consumers, meet cost targets, and comply with regulations.
• Collaborate Across Functions – Partner with Marketing, Quality, Procurement, SRA, and Commercialization to ensure flawless execution and market fit.
• Ensure Quality & Regulatory Compliance – Anticipate and mitigate risks in stability, sensory experience, allergens, shelf-life, and microbial safety.
• Leverage External Ecosystems – Work with suppliers, startups, and ingredient innovators to bring new technologies and solutions into products.
• Grow Capability – Transfer knowledge on formulation and technical processes to junior colleagues and foster an inclusive, collaborative mindset.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field.
• 4–6 years in product development for beverages/food,
• Strong technical understanding of ingredient functionality within beverage systems.
• Experience managing multiple projects from ideation to launch in fast-paced environments.
• Familiarity with sensory evaluation, consumer testing, and data interpretation for decision-making.
• Fluent in English; regional languages a plus.
• Regional travel up to ~20%.

Desired Skills:

• Technical depth in formulation, processing, and packaging for nutrition-focused beverages.
• Ability to turn consumer insights into technically feasible product ideas.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and clear communication.
• Strong project management in dynamic conditions.
• Regulatory awareness for nutrition products in ASEAN/APAC.
• Creative, agile problem-solving mindset.

Why Join Us?

• Make an Impact: Bring new nutrition products to life across diverse APAC markets.
• Learn Globally, Execute Locally: Access Coca-Cola’s worldwide technical expertise and adapt innovations for local relevance.
• Work Digitally-Forward: Apply modern tools for faster development and smarter decision-making.
• Collaborate Wide & Deep: Partner with internal teams and external ecosystem players to spark disruptive and competitive innovation.
• Grow Your Skillset: Build your technical capabilities in one of Coca-Cola’s key regional innovation hubs.

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 at a 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.