LATAM Culinary Consultant - Temporary Role

About the role

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people's lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja , the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. AI at SharkNinja At SharkNinja, we're building an AI-native culture. We're not waiting for the future; we're creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what's possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn't been invented yet, you'll fit right in. About This Role SharkNinja is a global company with a fast-growing presence across Latin America. As Ninja products reach more LATAM households - across cooking, food prep, treats, and beverages - we have a significant opportunity to ensure our products are developed, validated, and positioned in a way that truly reflects the richness and diversity of LATAM culinary culture. This person will embed as a culinary intelligence partner to the Ninja Test Kitchen - bringing authentic regional expertise to product testing, KPI development, ingredient gap analysis, and story creation across all Ninja categories. LATAM is not a single market, and the person in this seat has a real opportunity to shape how Ninja shows up across one of the world's most vibrant and diverse culinary regions.

Responsibilities

• Product Testing & Validation
• Execute structured appliance tests using authentic, locally sourced LATAM ingredients across all Ninja categories
• Identify and document functional gaps where appliance performance diverges from local consumer expectations
• Maintain rigorous test records: datasheets, photo and video capture, sensory observations, and protocol notes
• KPI & Ingredient Gap Development
• Partner with Ninja Test Kitchen to inform performance KPIs that reflect authentic LATAM consumer expectations
• Build and maintain a living ingredient gap framework - documenting where locally sourced ingredients behave differently from US equivalents in ways that affect appliance performance
• Surface gaps with engineering implications early, so product teams can act before launch
• Recipe & Story Development
• Develop and validate, appliance-specific recipes that reflect genuine regional consumer behavior
• Translate culinary findings into product story inputs - hero dishes, demos, social virality, use-case claims, and positioning that resonates authentically with LATAM consumers
• Note meaningful sub-regional variation where relevant across Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and beyond
• Knowledge Transfer
• Serve as Ninja Test Kitchen's go-to resource for LATAM culinary intelligence - ingredients, techniques, trends, and consumer behaviors
• Lead regular virtual knowledge-share sessions with the Needham team and contribute to a living LATAM culinary reference guide
• Support sell-in stories with the commercial organization linking functionality to the experience.

Requirements

• Required
• 5+ years of professional culinary or culinary development experience with a strong foundation in LATAM cuisines
• Formal culinary training or equivalent - degree from a recognized program in Mexico or LATAM preferred
• Hands-on experience working with or evaluating kitchen appliances through a culinary and functional lens
• Deep knowledge of LATAM ingredients and how they may differ from US-market equivalents in ways that affect cooking performance
• Bilingual Spanish / English - professional fluency in both written and spoken communication
• Self-directed and organized - able to manage workstreams independently without on-site supervision
• Strong documentation skills - able to write structured test reports and communicate findings clearly to a technical audience
• Preferred
• R&D, test kitchen, or food product development experience
• Familiarity with sensory evaluation - ability to articulate taste, texture, aroma, and appearance in structured terms
• Culinary knowledge spanning multiple LATAM markets - Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, or Caribbean
• Experience working with remote, cross-functional US-based teams
• Travel availability 20% of the time
• Our Culture
• At SharkNinja, we don't just raise the bar-we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you'll be right at home.

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