Research & Learning Lead (New Product Development)

Personal Collection Direct Selling Inc.; Quezon City; Hybrid; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly product samples

HMO coverage for dependents

Education assistance

Convertible leave credits

Hybrid work setup in Quezon City

Job summary

Personal Collection Direct Selling Inc. is seeking a senior innovator to lead NPD and portfolio governance. You will map signals to white spaces, develop structured briefs, and maintain portfolio health to accelerate decision readiness.

You will co-develop NPD tools and governance frameworks to standardize opportunity framing and testing across the organization. You will translate market signals into actionable briefs, collaborate with Insights, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams,

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

NPD experience

Portfolio governance

Dashboard design

Cross-functional

Trend translation

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

Google Slides/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.