Vow is a cultured meat company on a mission to feed billions and create food that’s good for your taste buds, your health, and your planet.
They're bringing together cutting-edge innovations in science, engineering, culinary and design to create new meats that meat lovers can choose selfishly because it’s nutritious and delicious, and are doing so in a sustainable way.
The Role
In the background, they've been (not so quietly) reinventing cultured meat, taking it from hype to haute cuisine. They're turning breakthrough science into real-world impact at a global scale.
Having launched in Singapore and more recently Australia, they've got exciting growth plans and are looking for a passionate, commercial executive to commercialise their existing and upcoming products at scale.
This is a pivotal role: as CCO, you will own the strategy and execution of Vow’s commercial expansion. You’ll translate their internal capabilities into compelling propositions, build structured partnership pipelines, and secure collaborations that accelerate revenue, validation, and long-term scale.
This role sits at the intersection of commercial strategy, business development and execution. You’ll work closely with R&D, product, manufacturing and leadership to define where Vow plays, who they partner with, and how they bring novel products to market.
This is a role for someone who can think big, act fast, and thrive in ambiguity.
The Experience / Skills You Will Bring
- 15+ years of experience in strategic sales, business development or partnerships within food ingredients, CPG, food, cosmetics or adjacent industries
- Demonstrated track record of successful P&L ownership, including developing and executing sales strategies, aligned with profitability targets.
- Proven track record of developing and executing strategic commercial or partnership plans from first principles
- Demonstrated ability to build structured pipelines and convert complex capabilities into clear, compelling value propositions
- Strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to operate under pressure and high personal accountability
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including senior-level stakeholder engagement
- Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, with experience working across diverse internal and external stakeholders
- High levels of integrity, professionalism and leadership, with the ability to inspire confidence and momentum
You Will
Build and own Vow’s commercial strategy
- Develop and execute a clear, structured partnerships and co-development strategy aligned to Vow’s product roadmap and long-term vision
- Build a high-quality pipeline of target partners across food, ingredients, and adjacent industries
- Define priority segments, revenue pathways and partnership models (e.g. co-development, licensing, JVs, supply agreements)
Translate science into commercial reality
- Work closely with internal teams to deeply understand Vow’s current and future products, capabilities and constraints
- Convert technical and operational capabilities into coherent, credible commercial pitches
- Lead early-stage partner conversations, from first meeting through to commercial agreements
Execute while iterating (startup-style)
- Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, moving deals forward while refining the broader strategy
- Navigate ambiguity and incomplete information without defaulting to long “thinking phases”
- Secure and manage early trials, pilots and paid engagements that validate commercial demand
What Success Looks Like
Within 3 Months, You Will
- Have a deep understanding of Vow’s product portfolio (current and upcoming), value propositions, and the problems they solve
- Build a strong commercial map of companies and sectors that align with Vow’s capabilities
- Establish credibility and trust across internal teams as the owner of strategic partnerships
Within 6 Months, You Will
- Have a clearly defined partnerships strategy and structured pipeline
- Articulate a compelling co-development strategy: who to approach, why, and with what proposition
- Prioritise revenue pathways and target segments
- Initiate external engagement, take first meetings, and begin pitching at least one application area
- Demonstrate the ability to consistently translate internal capabilities into strong external narratives
Within 12 Months, You Will
- Secure multiple paid agreements, trials or pilots with target partners (even if initially small in $ value)
- Clearly define role-mission outcomes over a 1–3 year horizon
- Be actively iterating and executing the commercial strategy in parallel
- Secure strategic partnerships, co-development agreements or joint ventures with global food, ingredient or cosmetic players
Who They Are And Why Join
- They are building a diverse, mission-led dream team of “Vowzers.” Their mission is to make food products for everyone. To do that well, they need a workforce that’s representative of the people we serve. They celebrate multiple approaches and points of view - so they're building a culture to match. Be yourself and come as you are.
- Work on cutting-edge technology. They're bringing together cutting-edge innovations in science, engineering, and food, to recreate the world’s most tantalising and unique culinary experiences. All without compromising on ethics or our planet along the way. Since their inception in 2019, they have held the title of being the first startup to cultivate meat from the cells of an undomesticated animal, been called The Spaceship of the cultured meat industry by Forbes and launched their first product under the brand Forged in some of the hottest restaurants in Singapore.
- Work with and learn from the best. Their team includes some of the world’s top scientists, innovators, operators, and creatives with decades of industry experience. Despite experiences, they all strive to build, break, learn, and repeat. They see the impossible as temporary and strive to learn and support their company and fellow Vowzers' growth as much as possible.
They're fully funded and ready to go. They are a growing Aussie biotech start-up backed by Blackbird Ventures, Square Peg and PeakBridge VC.
