Director, Growth Intelligence

dsm-firmenich; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global collaboration

Career growth

Science-led environment

Meaningful work

Growth opportunities

Cross-functional teamwork

Job summary

dsm-firmenich is seeking a Director, Growth Intelligence in Barcelona to lead a strategic capability that translates business priorities into scalable AI-driven digital solutions. You will align investments, govern opportunities, and drive measurable value across Health, Nutrition & Care while partnering with senior leaders globally.

The role requires strong leadership in digital product management, governance, and delivery in a complex global organization, with a focus on tangible business

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
• Significant leadership experience in digital product management, AI-enabled transformation, portfolio governance, or enterprise technology delivery.
• Experience operating successfully within complex global and matrixed organizations.
• Strong understanding of Digital, AI, data, product management, and agile delivery approaches.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and build alignment across business and technology communities.
• Curiosity, accountability, collaboration, and a passion for creating measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision, operating model, and portfolio strategy for Growth Intelligence, aligning Digital and AI investments with business priorities.
• Establish governance that identifies, prioritizes, funds, and measures opportunities based on business value and outcomes.
• Build and develop a high-performing Growth Intelligence capability, ensuring consistent product quality and delivery excellence.
• Sponsor Digital and AI solutions from discovery through adoption, ensuring clear ownership and measurable business impact.
• Partner with business leaders, regions, growth teams, and enabling functions to accelerate delivery and maximize value realization.
• Collaborate closely with Digital & Technology teams to align business requirements, technical delivery, and enterprise scaling opportunities.

Skills

Leadership in digital product mgmt

AI-enabled transformation

Portfolio governance

Enterprise technology delivery

Stakeholder influence

Education

University degree or equivalent in a relevant field

Job description

Director, Growth Intelligence

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Are you excited by the opportunity to shape how Digital and AI accelerate business growth at a global scale? As Director, Growth Intelligence, you will lead a strategic capability that transforms business priorities into scalable digital solutions, helping teams make better decisions, move faster, and create measurable value. This is a unique opportunity to influence growth, efficiency, and innovation across Health, Nutrition & Care.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead the vision, operating model, and portfolio strategy for Growth Intelligence, aligning Digital and AI investments with business priorities.
• Establish governance that identifies, prioritizes, funds, and measures opportunities based on business value and outcomes.
• Build and develop a high-performing Growth Intelligence capability, ensuring consistent product quality and delivery excellence.
• Sponsor Digital and AI solutions from discovery through adoption, ensuring clear ownership and measurable business impact.
• Partner with business leaders, regions, growth teams, and enabling functions to accelerate delivery and maximize value realization.
• Collaborate closely with Digital & Technology teams to align business requirements, technical delivery, and enterprise scaling opportunities.

We offer

• A unique opportunity to shape the future of Digital and AI across a global business.
• Meaningful work that helps improve growth, efficiency, and decision-making at enterprise scale.
• The chance to collaborate with senior leaders, technology experts, and teams around the world.
• A science-led environment where innovation, creativity, and continuous improvement are encouraged.
• Growth opportunities that support your professional development, leadership journey, and career ambitions.
• A collaborative culture where your ideas, perspective, and expertise help create lasting impact.

You bring

• A university degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
• Significant leadership experience in digital product management, AI-enabled transformation, portfolio governance, or enterprise technology delivery.
• Experience operating successfully within complex global and matrixed organizations.
• Strong understanding of Digital, AI, data, product management, and agile delivery approaches.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and build alignment across business and technology communities.
• Curiosity, accountability, collaboration, and a passion for creating measurable business outcomes.

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.