FoodTech product Owner(Part-time, Equity only)

FoodTech Product Owner — KefiloAbout Kefilo
Kefilo is a NutritionTech and personalised wellness transformation company building the future of food, nutrition and wellness through Nutrition Intelligence, functional nutrition and intelligent food manufacturing.
We are building systems where food is not simply a meal, but a personalised tool for health, performance and long-term transformation.
Role
FoodTech Product Owner — Equity-Based Founding Role
We are looking for a FoodTech Product Owner who can take ownership of our food product ecosystem — from identifying opportunities and defining product concepts to R&D, validation, standardisation, commercialisation and scale.
This is a founding-team opportunity, not a conventional salaried product-management role.
Key Responsibilities
FoodTech Product Strategy
Define the FoodTech product roadmap aligned with Kefilo’s NutritionTech vision.
Identify opportunities in functional foods, personalised nutrition and transformation-focused food products.
Prioritise products based on customer needs, nutritional value, feasibility and commercial potential.
Product Development
Convert concepts into clear product specifications, formulations and development requirements.
Work closely with Food Scientists, Nutritionists, Data Scientists and Kitchen Operations teams.
Drive the process from ideation → R&D → trials → validation → final product.
Product Standardisation
Establish standardised recipes, formulations, nutritional specifications, portion sizes and production processes.
Ensure consistency in taste, nutrition, quality and cost.
Build systems that can eventually be replicated across locations.
Commercialisation & Scale
Evaluate product-market fit, pricing, unit economics and scalability.
Develop a pipeline of commercially viable food products.
Identify opportunities for contract manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing and future Dark Factory deployment.
Support expansion from pilot production to large-scale manufacturing.
Quality, Safety & Shelf Life
Coordinate shelf-life testing, packaging, storage and food-safety requirements.
Work with relevant technical and R&D partners to validate products.
Ensure products meet defined quality and nutritional standards.
Customer & Market Validation
Understand customer requirements, preferences and transformation needs.
Use customer feedback, sales data and product performance to improve products.
Establish product testing and feedback loops before commercialisation.
Technology & Intelligent Manufacturing
Identify opportunities to use automation, data, AI, IoT and smart manufacturing in food production.
Work with technology and kitchen teams to improve productivity, consistency and traceability.
Contribute to Kefilo’s long-term intelligent food manufacturing ecosystem.
Product Documentation & Execution
Maintain product specifications, development records, SOPs and product databases.
Track product development milestones and ensure timely execution.
Build systems and processes that can scale beyond individual people.
Ideal Candidate
Experience in FoodTech, Food Product Development, FMCG, Functional Foods, Nutrition, Food Manufacturing or a related field.
Strong understanding of the complete food product lifecycle.
Ability to work across R&D, nutrition, manufacturing, operations and commercialisation.
Strong product thinking with an understanding of unit economics and scalability.
Experience taking products from concept to market is highly preferred.
Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership and execution ability.
Comfortable working in an early-stage startup environment with ambiguity.
Engagement
Position: FoodTech Product Owner
Nature: Equity-Based Founding Role
Time Commitment: Part-time, approximately 20–25 hours/week
Location: Remote / Hybrid
Compensation: Equity-based; no fixed salary at the current stage
Fixed compensation: Planned after fundraising and revenue stabilisation
Equity: Based on expertise, responsibility, contribution, commitment and long-term ownership
Vesting: 5-year vesting for core founding members
What You Will Build
You will help build Kefilo’s FoodTech product engine — a system capable of taking food concepts from idea to validated, standardised, commercially viable and scalable products.
The goal is not simply to develop individual recipes, but to build a repeatable FoodTech product development and commercialisation system that can support Kefilo’s long-term NutritionTech and intelligent manufacturing vision.
Important
This opportunity is best suited for someone who wants to build and own, rather than simply execute assigned product-management tasks.
If you are primarily looking for a fixed-salary position, this role may not be suitable at the current stage. If you are interested in joining the founding team, contributing meaningfully and creating long-term value through equity ownership, we would be interested in speaking with you.
Skills: nutrition,product development,app,data

Work arrangement
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