Manager, Product Development, Technical Lead Lagos

📌 OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW Mondelez International is actively recruiting for a Manager, Product Development, Technical Lead position in Lagos. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals in the Product / Management sector looking to advance their careers in Nigeria's dynamic job market.

🎯 IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE We are seeking talented individuals with the following profile: • Experience Level: 10 - 15 years • Educational Background: Bachelor or equivalent • Industry Focus: Product / Management • Location Preference: in Lagos

💼 WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS IN NIGERIA The Manager, Product Development, Technical Lead position is an important role within Nigeria's Product / Management sector, offering meaningful career development and professional growth opportunities.

📈 CAREER DEVELOPMENT INSIGHTS Your extensive experience in Product / Management qualifies you for leadership positions in Nigeria's business landscape. This role offers the chance to shape industry practices and organizational direction.

📋 APPLICATION GUIDANCE When applying for this Manager, Product Development, Technical Lead position, ensure your CV highlights: • Relevant experience matching the 10 - 15 years requirement • Educational qualifications in line with Bachelor • Specific achievements in the Product / Management field • Any certifications or specialized training • Proficiency in relevant software and tools

🌍 NIGERIA JOB MARKET CONTEXT The Product / Management sector in Nigeria continues to show strong demand for skilled professionals. With Nigeria's growing economy and increasing foreign investment, this position represents a valuable opportunity in the current job market.

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Mondelez International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 160 countries around the world. We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Cadbury Bournvita, TomTom, Cloret, and Trident gum.  Our 90,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Manager, Product Development, Technical Lead

Job ID: R-175337

Location: Lagos How you will Contribute

You will work with a cross-functional partners to define, initiate and lead teams to successfully deliver business goals using technical rigor and best practices while effectively allocating resources and prioritizing workloads. Influencing skills are important in this role because you will use them to educate business stakeholders about technical risks, ensuring clear communication and understanding to allow for effective cross-functional decision making. You will also create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications. As a technical and people leader, you demonstrate your own high levels of technical rigor and expertise and that of your team by tapping into internal and external resources to stay up-to-date on the latest best practices and to continuously identify opportunities for improvement, keeping in mind consumers’ wants and needs. As a people leader, you recruit, retain and develop a team of direct and indirect reports to ensure highest team performance, and mentor and coach your team and others to grow capability and support career development.

What You Will Bring

Leading teams and coaching and mentoring to foster performance and team effectiveness Influencing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders in decision making Delivering results in a fast paced, complex and ambiguous environment Handling multiple priorities Being a champion of consumer needs Succeeding in a fast-moving consumer goods environment

R&D Manager in cross category team driving the SSA BU technical brand agenda spanning across the numerous countries within the BU

Strong technical and leadership experience across South Africa and Southern African countries. A deep sense of the consumer diversity and approach to Innovation and driving growth through the markets. Excellent networking & collaboration skills enabling the successful implementation and growth agenda.

Education / Certifications

Degree in Food Science/ Chemical  Engineering / Microbiology as a minimum

10 -15 years’ experience in product development & people management Strong technical skills including new line start-up & or technology implementations in FMCG’s. Experience in Beverage / Gum & Candy / Biscuit / Chocolate categories will be advantageous. Driving growth agenda through NPDs, Productivity, Brand Quality, Innovation Pipeline Development in a Consumer Led environment.

Travel into and across the SSA BU: (South Africa, West Africa and Central East Africa) as well as international travel (AMEA Region, & Global) when needed.

4th  September, 2026. How to Apply

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