Job
- Level
- Lead
- Location
- Holzminden
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Job Field
- IT, DevOps, Product
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop digital solutions, lead innovative R&D projects, manage cross-functional teams, and optimize product lifecycles to strengthen the digital infrastructure.
Your role in the team
- Reporting to the Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO), the Global Head of Digital Solutions will drive the development of a world-class, digitally enabled ecosystem that supports Symrise's ambitious goals in Innovation and R&D.
- This role is pivotal in aligning with our dynamic business vision, building the right digital infrastructure to enable core business activities, and supporting the transition to a product-based operating model.
- As a trusted advisor to the CDIO and executive stakeholders, you will help shape strategic decisions by delivering actionable insights that align technology, data, and AI with business needs.
- Leading a team of product owners, you will oversee high-stakes digital products within Innovation and R&D, managing cross-functional teams and collaboration to resolve complex trade-offs between business units, Group IT, and external partners, all aimed at delivering measurable outcomes.
- As the primary liaison between Innovation and R&D stakeholders and Group IT, you will ensure clear communication, expectation setting, and priority alignment to guide technology initiatives.
- Drawing on deep industry expertise, you will address regulatory, operational, and innovation-related challenges while collaborating closely with leaders across technical research, product design, and lifecycle management to ensure IT solutions meet experimentation cycles and development timelines.
- Act as a strategic partner to Innovation and R&D leaders, steering digital transformation and growth initiatives.
- Lead digital product strategy, development, and execution for core areas such as product lifecycle management and technical research & design.
- Sponsor and steer digital products from concept through deployment and ongoing improvement, while simplifying legacy systems.
- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of digital products, ensuring adoption, usability, and value creation.
- Build and lead high-performing cross-functional product teams (including business and IT functions), embedding Agile practices and fostering innovation and accountability.
- Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and IT, ensuring alignment of priorities, expectations, and timelines.
- Drive adoption through training, feedback loops, and regional champions; monitor product performance using data-driven KPIs.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and data integrity standards for systems handling sensitive research or IP.
- Build digital and data literacy across teams, promote a culture of experimentation and continuous learning.
- Advise CDIO and executive leaders on strategic technology decisions; translate complex digital initiatives into actionable insights.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Chemistry, or a related field; advanced degree or certification in Technology, Information Systems, or Computer Science is a plus.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated success in leading digital transformations, aligning tech investment with strategic goals, and driving change in complex environments.
- Strong track record of managing global, cross-functional teams spanning both business and IT functions.
- Expertise in building scalable, Agile-driven digital ecosystems across international business environments.
- Deep familiarity with the fragrance and flavor or related sectors, including regulatory and innovation-specific requirements.
- Ability to leverage technology, data, and AI to solve domain-specific challenges such as research management and product development.
- Strategic mindset paired with strong business acumen and operational execution.
- Exceptional communication and influence skills with the ability to operate at senior executive levels.
- Confident leader with strong problem-solving capabilities and a successful track record in global change management.
- Fluency in English required; additional language skills are advantageous.
Experience
- 10+ years of experience designing and executing digital strategies and solutions within Innovation and R&D, with several years in senior leadership roles.
- Proven experience in a product-based organization with deep knowledge of product lifecycle and innovation processes.
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About Your Employer
Symrise AG
Symrise AG, based in Holzminden, is a publicly-traded provider of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic base ingredients and active substances, as well as functional ingredients.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Industry, Production, Pharmaceutical Sector, Chemical Industry, Biotech
Global Head of Digital Solutions, Innovation & R&D
- Location
- Holzminden
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
