Senior Marketing Manager, Fine Fragrance

DSM-Firmenich AG; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

dsm-firmenich is seeking a Senior Marketing Manager in Dubai to lead marketing for key fine fragrance accounts, translating perfumer intent into compelling client stories. You will co-create with clients through ideation sessions and multi-sensory experiences, guiding the regional creative direction and staying ahead of cultural shifts.

You will coach two Junior Marketing Managers and align cross-functional teams with clear objectives, milestones and deliverables to deliver impactful fragrance

Qualifications

• Experience in Fine Fragrance marketing within a fragrance house.
• Strong ability to translate insights into creative fragrance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead marketing for key fine fragrance accounts, turning perfumer intent and olfactive concepts into stories for clients.
• Co-create with clients through ideation sessions and multi-sensory experiences that open doors to new briefs.
• Track launches, brand strategies and opportunities across the region to guide creative direction.
• Decode cultural and consumer shifts into forward-looking fragrance propositions.
• Build the rationale behind each creation using perfumer inspiration, ingredients and consumer insight.
• Coach and develop two Junior Marketing Managers, establishing clear objectives, milestones and deliverables with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Fragrance marketing

Fragrance storytelling

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Global collaboration

Job description

Job Title: Senior Marketing Manager, Fine Fragrance

City, Country: Dubai, UAE

The Middle East is reshaping the global fragrance landscape, and Dubai is where we create for it. Join one of dsm-firmenich’s creation hubs, alongside Paris and New York.

Why now:

dsm-firmenich is one of the world’s leading fragrance houses, with exceptional creative, olfactive and consumer capabilities. AMET is our fastest-growing region, driven by one of the most dynamic fragrance markets in the world. As the company accelerates towards an ambitious 2027 plan, we are building a marketing team to match that ambition, and this role is central to it.

Your impact:

As a close partner to the Marketing Director, you will help set the foundations of how we work: methodology, key account management, and projects that put the region on the global stage. You will lead and develop two Junior Marketing Managers. You will also steer a rich, diverse client portfolio that spans prestige and niche.

Key Responsibilities

Together, with our customers

• Lead marketing for key fine fragrance accounts, turning perfumer intent and olfactive concepts into stories each client can make their own.
• Co-create with clients through ideation sessions and multi-sensory experiences that open the door to new briefs.

Shape the future

• Track launches, brand strategies and white spaces across the region to guide creative direction.
• Decode cultural and consumer shifts into forward-looking fragrance propositions.
• Build the reasons to believe behind each creation: perfumer inspiration, ingredients, consumer insight, innovation.

Own the outcome

• Coach and grow two Junior Marketing Managers, building a team grounded in trust and accountability.
• Set up shared ways of working with the Sales, Evaluation and Creation teams, so projects run on clear objectives, milestones and deliverables.

We Offer

• The opportunity to shape the development of AMET, our fastest-growing region, at a defining moment in its growth.
• Daily proximity with the regional creative team, and strong collaboration with global marketing.
• The opportunity to work on exciting fragrance creations with regional and international resonance and global visibility, across a diverse portfolio of prestige and niche clients.
• A central role in building marketing capabilities, establishing new ways of working and helping bring the region's ambitious growth plans to life.
• International environment that encourages learning, collaboration and career development across businesses, functions and geographies.
• An organization combining innovation, high standards and a genuine commitment to sustainability, inclusion and caring for the people who bring progress to life.

You Bring

• At least 6–8 years of Fine Fragrance marketing experience within a fragrance house, with a strong understanding of prestige and niche fragrance markets.
• A deep olfactive culture, strong fragrance storytelling capabilities and the curiosity to keep learning, exploring and looking ahead.
• The ability to translate market intelligence, consumer insights and cultural trends into creative, commercially relevant fragrance concepts and strategies.
• Creativity anchored in structure: the ability to inspire with ideas while managing complex projects, aligning stakeholders and delivering results.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence and presence to engage senior client decision-makers, present compelling stories and defend creative propositions.
• A positive, collaborative and committed mindset, with the ability to inspire others, take ownership and go beyond what is expected.
• Experience within a global creative center of a fragrance house and people management experience are strong advantages.

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.

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.