Chapter Lead - Product Data Management

Job Title: Chapter Lead – Product Data Management

Location: Barcelona, Spain or Geneva, Switzerland

The Chapter Lead is responsible for leading and developing a group of professionals within a specific area of expertise, known as a "chapter."

You will play a crucial role across two key dimensions: people management and delivery leadership. As a people manager, you will be instrumental in cultivating a highly engaged chapter by fostering growth, encouraging collaboration, and building a high-performance team. In your senior delivery role, you will drive the success of platforms, products, and projects that enable and support core business strategies.

This chapter focuses on shaping and executing the digital product roadmap for Product Data Management, encompassing key domains such as Product Specifications, Safety Data, Claims Data, and more. It will lead the consolidation of legacy systems to establish a unified and reliable single source of truth, seamlessly integrated within our digital ecosystem. The chapter will also be responsible for managing internal delivery teams and external vendors, ensuring efficient execution and alignment with strategic objectives.

Your key responsibilities

People Management: Create an engaging and collaborative environment by coaching, providing feedback and investing in growth & development of chapter members.
Performance management: Fostering a high-performance culture including performance management of chapter members.
Talent Management: Retaining, seeking, and recruiting talent.
Capability Management: Assessing and building current & future capabilities. Managing (internal & external) capacity and relationships. Ensuring the right utilization of chapter members.
Senior delivery role: Contributing to business strategy by acting as a delivery lead, project manager for special assignment or senior product manager.

We offer

Work in very close proximity to our business in a global and intercultural environment.
Progress to life. By being in D&T department you will shape the future through digital and innovative solutions.
High challenger career and big opportunities to work with innovative technologies but more importantly to apply technologies to drive tangible business value
A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome.
Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected – regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity.
An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.

You bring

A solid understanding of digital product development in the process industry.
10+ years of experience within a GxP digital maintenance and operations environment (Chemical Industry, Healthcare, Consultancy, etc.)
Customer obsession, with a strong ability to own and drive initiatives.
Extensive knowledge of SAP EH&S/PLM, Product Compliance, and the SAP ecosystem and knowledge of relational database management systems, i.e., Oracle.
Strong people management skills, and experience in an agile way of working. Scrum methodology as a plus.
Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders with understanding of IT infrastructure.
Fluent in English.

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Our 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. If you have any questions, please contact Vishal Gorecha, Talent Acquisition Business Partner at vishal.gorecha@dsm-firmenich.com.

DEI Statement

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

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.