Product Development Lead

About Wholicious Foods

Wholicious Foods

We believe that the next decade of Indian exports will come from brands that combine ancient wisdom with modern science and that’s the system we’re building.

to take “Food from India” to the world - rooted in consciousness, built on quality, and loved for its taste.

About the Role

product systems builder

You’ll lead the process of transforming our product ideas into validated, scalable SKUs from concept to customer trials.

You’ll design the sensory, nutritional, and emotional experience of our foods and work with manufacturers to bring that to life. You’ll be the bridge between customer needs, nutritional philosophy, and production reality.

What You’ll Do

• Research and define the 

  core product promise

   for each SKU based on customer needs.
• Work on 

  formulation development

   and nutritional profiling.
• Collaborate with manufacturers to create 

  samples, trials, and sensory evaluations.

• Build the 

  testing and compliance

   process - from lab to label.
• Set up a 

  system

   for product trials, QC, and feedback integration.
• Document everything you do to make this process repeatable and scalable.

Who You Are

• Background in Food Science, R&D, Nutrition, or Food Tech.
• Deep curiosity about 

  why consumers choose what they eat.

• Experience (or hunger to learn) in scaling food products from idea to market.
• Thinks in systems - you love building once, so others can repeat it easily.
• Hands-on, iterative, and comfortable working in ambiguity.
• You believe “done and learned” is better than “perfect and late.”

What You’ll Get

• Project-based compensation (based on milestones).
• Freedom to lead and experiment - your work directly shapes what reaches customers.
• Exposure to India’s growing food innovation and export ecosystem.
• Clear pathway to 

  Head of Product Development

   once products hit market readiness.
• Future opportunity for 

  profit-sharing / equity-based role.

How to Apply

If you love the idea of building foods that make people feel good, not just taste good —

send us:

• A short note on why this excites you
• Your portfolio or past product work (if any)
• Or even just a voice/video note on what you’d like to build next in food.

→ Email: rb@wholiciousfoods.com]

→ Subject: Product Development Lead – [Your Name]