Digital Product Lead – Food Industry

Company Description

The QIMA story

At Qima, we are on a mission to offer our clients smart solutions to make products you can trust. Operating in over 100 countries, we serve the consumer products, food, and life sciences industries and help more than 30,000 brands, retailers, manufacturers, and growers achieve quality excellence. We combine on-the- ground expertise with digital solutions that bring accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data. We are a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, partnering with brands, retailers, and importers to secure, manage, and optimize their global supply network.

Qima’s industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits, and lab testing are supported by a digital platform that provides accuracy, transparency, and intelligence for quality and compliance data. Our culture is unique, with our 5,000 Qimates making decisions every day based on our Qima Values.

Job Description

Help us lead the strategy, design, and delivery of innovative digital solutions to enhance efficiency, client satisfaction, and compliance in the global food TIC (Testing, Inspection & Certification) industry. We are looking for an experienced Product Lead to combine business acumen, technology expertise, food quality knowledge, and emerging technologies to build scalable, data-driven products.

Key Missions

• Product Strategy & Leadership Define a clear product vision, roadmap, and success criteria aligned with business goals and standards (e.g., GlobalG.A.P., BRCGS). Collaborate across functions to prioritize high-value initiatives, leveraging AI and automation where relevant to improve outcomes.
• Analysis & Solution Design Drive requirements gathering and process mapping; create detailed functional specs, user stories, and workflows. Design robust, scalable solutions adhering to enterprise architecture, data governance, and best practices for usability and performance.
• Project Delivery Act as the main bridge between business, development, and QA teams. Manage agile projects from inception to release, ensuring accuracy, attention to detail, and effective resource planning.
• Documentation & Governance Develop and maintain comprehensive, accessible product documentation.
• Testing & Implementation Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and validation, incorporating rapid feedback loops. Support smooth rollouts, with a focus on adoption, data integrity, and long-term product stability.
• Field Engagement (GOOB) Engage directly with food audit operations: shadow audits, observe workflows, and capture user insights to ensure continuous improvement and strong local/global adoption.
  
  

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related.
• Experience: 6+ years in digital product management; strong track record in delivering large-scale solutions; food TIC sector experience preferred.
• Technical Skills: Agile (Scrum/Kanban), requirements elicitation, Figma/Miro, SQL, API design/integration, AI-powered data analysis.
• Languages: Fluent English & Portuguese; Spanish beneficial.
• Soft Skills: Strategic thinker, exceptional attention to detail, analytical rigor, proactive problem-solving, AI literacy, stakeholder engagement, leadership, adaptability, and high standards of quality.
• Preferred: PMI-PBA, CSPO or equivalent certifications; experience with GlobalG.A.P., BRCGS.
  
  

You Will Gain: Opportunity to lead digital transformation in food quality and compliance; collaborate with global experts; experience real-world audits; grow within an innovative, mission-driven, international organization.