Givaudan

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Product Compliance & EHS Product Line Manager - Your future role?

As a Product Compliance & EHS Product line Manager, you will be accountable for the strategy definition and the end-to-end delivery (i.e., from brainstorming to sun-setting/decommissioning) of the Product Compliance and EHS product line. This includes digital products and capabilities meeting market expectations for the 3 Departments: RAPS Fragrance & Beauty (F&B) Regulatory, Taste & Wellbeing (T&W) Regulatory, and Corporate EHS.

You will partner with the Heads of the relevant Departments to synthesize all the provided information and to design a relevant product offering, consistent with market and technology trends, Givaudan's strategy, and Givaudan Digital's strategy.

This mission involves leading a multicultural Product team to follow a product from its design to its production launch, monitoring and support.

The Solution portfolio includes SAP components (SAP EHS, SAP EHSM, Compliance Engine FR, Compliance Engine FL), and third-party solutions (ServiceNow, Sphera, Agilent etc).

You will report to the Head of Business Development, Digital Solutions.

Preferred location: Argenteuil, Zurich, but other locations will be considered.

Your main responsibilities:

Product Line Strategy:

• Develop a partnership with the Business Heads of F&B RAPS, T&W Regulatory, and Corporate EHS
• Lead and communicate the definition of the product line strategy with IT and the above-mentioned partners
• Transform business and technology trends into a product line vision that delivers tangible added value
• Collaborate with other Product Line Managers and Enterprise Architects to develop the IT landscape

Resource Management:

• Oversee resources within the product line, including people, budget, and vendors
• Foster an Agile product management culture that delivers value

Product Development:

• Promote the Product Compliance and EHS IT Team, who is responsible:
• to enhance offering through innovation, experimentatio,n and proof of concept and
• evolution and maintenance of existing core solutions to manage the end-to-end product lifecycle, from brainstorming to support
• Ensure execution aligns with the digital strategy for the division and company
• Is accountable for Product Line solutions and ensures cross-Products integration and collaboration across the whole IT organisation

Performance Measurement:

• Oversee product deliveries within the line
• Define metrics, measure, and communicate outcomes and performance of the product line

People Management:

• Manage product line team members, supporting their professional development
• Recruit, onboard, and retain talent
• Adapt the product line organization to deliver value

You have:

• Master’s degree in computer engineering or business school or equivalent
• 10+ years working in the Information Technology area or related business domain.
• 5+ years of experience partnering with Business Heads/Sponsors, working at a strategic level
• 5+ years of experience managing team dynamics, building team relationships, mentoring team members, and delivering feedback
• Experience in Product Management / DevOps / agile development methodology.
• Product engineering and management
• Exposure and understanding of existing and new technologies, and processing environments
• Experience with innovation approaches and methodologies (Continuous Discovery, Design Thinking, Design Sprints, and UX design)
• Partner & product portfolio management skills
• Knowledge of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
• Fluent in English.

Our benefits:

• Bonus Payment
• Retirement contribution
• Career growth
• Health Coverage

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.