FoodTech Product Owner (Part-time, Equity only)

FoodTech Product Officer - Kefilo

Position: FoodTech Product Officer
Company: Kefilo
Type: Equity-Based | Founding Team
Commitment: Part-time, 20-25 hours/week
Work Mode: Remote / Hybrid

About Kefilo

Kefilo is building a human transformation ecosystem focused on functional nutrition, preventive wellness, gut health, fitness and lifestyle redesign.

We are building beyond a traditional food-delivery model, with personalised nutrition, functional food products, 90-day transformation programs, technology-enabled customer engagement and scalable food production infrastructure.

We are looking for a FoodTech Product Officer to help build the food technology and product innovation layer of Kefilo, connecting food science, nutrition, technology, production and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and management of Kefilos food-tech product portfolio, from concept and formulation to testing, standardisation and commercialisation.

• Convert customer needs, nutritional requirements and market opportunities into scalable food product concepts.

• Work closely with Food Scientists, Nutritionists, Kitchen RD and technology teams to develop functional, nutritious and commercially viable food products.

• Define product specifications including ingredients, formulations, nutritional requirements, portion sizes, preparation methods, quality parameters and production requirements.

• Research emerging food technologies, functional ingredients, processing methods, preservation techniques, packaging solutions and food-tech innovations.

• Develop systems for recipe standardisation, product testing, quality monitoring, production consistency and product documentation.

• Evaluate the feasibility of new food products from the perspectives of nutrition, taste, cost, scalability, shelf life, production efficiency and customer acceptance.

• Coordinate product trials, pilot production, sensory evaluation, testing and validation with relevant internal teams and external RD partners.

• Work with the Smart Kitchen RD team to design products suitable for semi-automated and automated food production.

• Identify opportunities to use technology, automation, data and AI across food product development, production and quality management.

• Build product development roadmaps and maintain a structured pipeline of new food products, formulations and food-tech innovations.

• Develop product specifications, testing reports, SOPs, formulation documents and other technical product documentation.

• Coordinate with external food laboratories, research institutions, manufacturers, technology providers and other FoodTech partners where required.

• Monitor market trends, competing products and emerging consumer requirements to identify new product opportunities for Kefilo.

• Establish measurable product KPIs covering nutritional quality, taste, cost, production efficiency, consistency, customer acceptance and commercial performance.

• Contribute to building a scalable FoodTech product development system that can support Kefilos future manufacturing and transformation ecosystem.

Ideal Candidate

• Background in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, Nutrition, Biotechnology or a related field.

• Experience in food product development, FoodTech, RD, food manufacturing or product management preferred.

• Strong understanding of food formulation, processing, quality, nutrition and product commercialisation.

• Interest in functional foods, health foods, personalised nutrition and emerging food technologies.

• Ability to work across food science, technology, product, operations and business teams.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to take a product from concept to testing, standardisation and scalable production.

• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to work in an early-stage startup environment.

• Experience with food automation, smart kitchens, food manufacturing technology or AI-enabled food systems will be an advantage.

What You Get

• Equity participation in Kefilo.

• Opportunity to become part of the founding team.

• Ownership and leadership opportunity within Kefilos FoodTech product vertical.

• Opportunity to work on functional foods, personalised nutrition and next-generation food production.

• Direct involvement in building scalable food products and technology-enabled manufacturing systems.

• Opportunity to work with Food Scientists, Nutritionists, engineers, researchers and technology partners.

• Long-term opportunity to build and lead Kefilos FoodTech product ecosystem.

Compensation

This is an equity-based founding team opportunity with no fixed salary at the current stage.

Equity will be structured based on expertise, contribution, responsibility and long-term commitment, subject to a formal agreement.

If you are primarily looking for a fixed-salary position, this opportunity may not be suitable at the current stage.