NPD Discovery & Learning Lead: Accelerate Innovation

Personal Collection Direct Selling Inc.; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly product perks

HMO coverage

Educational assistance

Convertible leave credits

Hybrid work setup

Job summary

Personal Collection Direct Selling Inc. is seeking an seasoned Innovation & NPD leader in the Philippines to map signals to white spaces, develop a unified set of decision tools, and govern opportunity framing from discovery to portfolio governance.

You will translate market signals into actionable briefs, collaborate across Insights, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams, and drive learning velocity through post-launch reviews and playbooks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, or related field (MBA a plus).
• 5–10+ years in innovation, NPD, brand/category management, insights, strategy or portfolio roles (FMCG/consumer goods preferred).
• Proven experience managing upstream innovation pipelines, discovery, and portfolio governance.
• Strong ability to translate research, trends, and market signals into actionable opportunities and briefs.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Insights, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams.
• Proficient in Google Slides/Sheets; experience creating dashboards, templates, or playbooks.
• Familiarity with research/trend sources and AI tools; strong project organization.

Responsibilities

• Map signals to white spaces and maintain portfolio health and decision readiness for each category.
• Co-develop and maintain NPD decision tools—frameworks, templates, and gate checklists—embedded in governance to standardize how opportunities are framed, tested, and advanced.
• Institute learning velocity via interventions, post-launch debriefs, and playbook releases to improve NPD thinking and decision speed.

Skills

Innovation

NPD

Brand management

Portfolio governance

Insights

Strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Economics/Engineering

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Google Slides

Google Sheets

Job description

About Personal Collection Direct Selling Inc.

Personal Collection Direct Selling Inc. is one of the leading direct-selling businesses in the Philippines, providing quality and affordable products that improve everyday living for every Filipino. For more than 20 years, we’ve empowered entrepreneurs, employees, and dealers to grow with purpose. At PC, together, we make lives and careers great.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure every category’s future pipeline stays full by mapping signals to white spaces, creating Structured Opportunity Briefs, and maintaining portfolio health and decision readiness.
• Co-develop and maintain a single set of NPD decision tools—frameworks, templates, and gate checklists—embedded in governance to standardize how opportunities are framed, tested, and advanced, improving clarity, rigor, and speed.
• Institutionalize learning velocity through learning interventions, post-launch debriefs, and playbook releases that continuously sharpen NPD thinking rigor and decision discipline—raising decision quality and speed.

What Makes You A Great Fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, or related field; MBA is a plus.
• 5–10+ years of experience in innovation, NPD, brand/category management, insights, strategy, or portfolio roles, preferably in FMCG/consumer goods.
• Proven experience managing upstream innovation pipelines, opportunity discovery, and portfolio governance.
• Strong ability to translate research, trends, and market signals into actionable opportunities and briefs.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Insights, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams.
• Proficient in Google Slides/Sheets, with experience creating dashboards, templates, or playbooks.
• Familiarity with research/trend sources and AI tools, with strong project organization and follow-through.

Why PC

• Enjoy monthly complimentary products from your first month.
• Get competitive and flexible benefits, including HMO coverage with company-paid dependents, educational assistance, and convertible leave credits.
• Experience a hybrid work setup based in Quezon City.
• Be part of one of the top direct-selling companies in the Philippines with a growing presence across APAC.
• Build your career in a purpose-driven organization where you can learn, grow, and make an impact from Day 1