Product Development Manager

Nature’s Fynd is a Chi­ca­­go-based food com­pa­ny cre­at­ing ver­sa­tile alterna­tive pro­teins to nour­ish the world’s grow­ing pop­u­la­tion while nur­tur­ing the plan­et. Born out of research con­duct­ed for NASA on microbes in Yellowstone Nation­al Park, the company’s break­through tech­nol­o­gy pro­duces Fy™. Fy is a new-to-the-world, nutri­tion­al fun­gi protein that only uses a frac­tion of the resources required by tra­di­tion­al agri­cul­ture. We use Fy to make delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat and dairy alternatives.

Nature’s Fynd is looking to recruit a Senior Product Developer to lead Retail & Foodservice projects from concept through commercialization. Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, they will orchestrate the technical work to deliver new products, productivity, and overall performance criteria. The role designs consumer-centric products across existing and new categories. The leader will translate functional ingredient sciences into a range of food categories leveraging Nature’s Fund nutritional fungi protein technology. They will serve as a core member of the Product Innovation Leadership Team and support the Product/Channel Innovation Working Group.

The ideal candidate will be a proven Product Developer/Food Innovator with cross-functional leadership CPG experience. This person will be a growth-oriented leader with a successful track record in ingredient and formulation sciences, innovation, productivity, quality improvement, and food regulations. The successful candidate will be resilient, resourceful, and comfortable dealing with ambiguity. They will have exceptional leadership, communication, and relationship building skills and be comfortable working interdependently.

This position is located in Chicago, IL at our 2075 W 43rd St location.