Digital Partner - HR, Communications & Branding

The Digital Partner Group is accountable for defining, planning, and driving the digital strategy within a specific domain. In your capacity as a thought leader in your domain, you will collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to examine how digital technologies can create value for our company. This collaboration aims to spark innovation, create a seamless digital experience while safeguarding a rock solid core to drive efficiencies.

Your primary responsibility will be to translate organizational aspirations into a comprehensive Digital & Tech strategy spanning multiple years, thereby ensuring concrete business benefits within the domain. This role necessitates close collaboration with business leaders and key stakeholders to harmonize the product portfolio with overarching business objectives and financial targets, all while keeping a keen eye on the total cost of ownership of our Business and Enabling Platforms.

The position will be ideally based in Kaiseraugst or Geneva, Switzerland, or Barcelona, Spain.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Your key responsibilities

Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the strategic liaison between the domain and the Digital & Tech organization for all requirements. Collaborate with business leaders to drive, define, prioritize, and shape the digital portfolio.
Digital Strategy & Transformation: Translate the business strategy into a multi-year D&T portfolio. Identify opportunities for digital transformation, leveraging technology to bring business value. Align BU/DP strategic priorities with D&T priorities.
Digital Roadmap: Oversee and drive the domain portfolio of products and services. Make strategic decisions regarding resource allocation, investment, and prioritization to maximize the portfolio's value and impact.
Financial Management: Manage the financial aspects of the portfolio (and platforms where applicable), including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control, to ensure value generation, profitability, and ROI.
Business Capability Management: Partner with the business to assess and plan D&T capabilities and skills needed to better serve business needs. Ensure proper delivery, execution, and maintenance of platforms and products.
Change Management and User Adoption: Facilitate the adoption of digital solutions and monitor and report on business impacts and KPIs.

We bring

A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers.
A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset.
The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose.
A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome.
An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.

You bring

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field.
Fluency in English with the ability to communicate effectively with senior business stakeholders and all levels within the D&T organization.
At least 10 years of experience in developing and implementing digital transformation strategy.
Ability to engage and influence a range of business leaders at Executive Committee level.
Strong business acumen with a background in IT or technology to translate business needs into digital solutions.
Experience in bridging the gap between strategy and execution, identifying business challenges, and applying digital solutions to drive business value.
Proficient in leveraging data to derive insights that enhance business performance and facilitate the development of AI-driven future-proof services.
Familiar with Shared Service Concepts and the potential opportunities they present.

The application process
Interested in this position? Please apply online by uploading your resume in English via our career portal. Due to privacy regulations, we can only actively interact with applications via our career portal. in case of any questions, please feel free to contact Karim Mousa, Talent Acquisition Business Partner (karim.mousa@dsm-firmenich.com).

Equal opportunities commitment
dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. dsm-firmenich people are as diverse as our customers. For us that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

About dsm-firmenich
As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.

Agency statement
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