Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing & Communications (m/f/d) - Care & Wellness

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

Care & Wellness brings together Symrise's expertise in cosmetic ingredients, health active solutions and probiotics under one integrated approach, connecting beauty and health through performance-driven innovation. The portfolio spans advanced actives, sun protection, micro protection, functional ingredients and biotics.

Operating across topical, ingestible and integrated in+out applications, Care & Wellness enables customers to deliver measurable efficacy and meaningful everyday benefits. By aligning complementary scientific strengths within one strategic framework, Care & Wellness accelerates innovation and strengthens its position at the intersection of performance, experience and wellbeing.

To lead this ambition, Symrise is recruiting a senior executive to define and shape the global marketing and communication agenda of our newly formed global division.

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Your role

As a key member of the divisional leadership team, this role sets the strategic direction, strengthens brand equity and positions Symrise as a trusted innovation partner across beauty, personal care and health-related markets worldwide.

• Define and lead a global marketing and communication vision, translating divisional strategy into clear, differentiated value propositions that resonate across regions, business units and customer segments, while ensuring strong alignment with corporate purpose and sustainability commitments.
• Drive long-term strategic marketing and market foresight, anticipating category shifts, identifying white spaces and growth opportunities, and providing actionable market, consumer and competitive insights to guide leadership decisions and innovation priorities.
• Architect a compelling global brand and communication framework, shaping internal storytelling and external narratives that reinforce scientific credibility, innovation leadership and customer relevance across all touchpoints.
• Act as a strategic partner to key customers and internal stakeholders, influencing innovation agendas, category strategies and go-to-market priorities through insight-led dialogue and thought leadership.
• Build, lead and inspire a high-performing global team, fostering collaboration, creativity and customer-centricity across multicultural and matrixed environments, with indirect oversight of regional marketing organizations.
• Ensure disciplined execution and performance management, overseeing global marketing investments, driving ROI, and ensuring consistent brand equity, messaging and impact across all markets.

About you

• Master's degree in Marketing, Business Administration or a related field; MBA strongly preferred
• At least 15 years in senior global marketing and communication leadership roles within beauty, personal care, health, life sciences or adjacent regulated industries, with a proven track record of building brands and driving growth at scale
• Demonstrated strategic marketing expertise with deep capability in market analysis, segmentation, competitive intelligence and lifecycle management, including the launch of new categories or breakthrough innovations in highly competitive environments
• Strong leadership and influencing skills with demonstrated success in leading diverse, international teams and influencing senior stakeholders across functions and geographies within complex matrix organizations
• Commercial and financial acumen based on strong experience managing substantial global budgets, measuring marketing effectiveness and delivering tangible business impact
• Solid understanding of digital marketing, omni-channel engagement and data-driven decision-making
• Strategic vision, strong stakeholder management, innovation mindset, exceptional communication and storytelling skills, and a results-driven, analytical approach combined with the ability to inspire and develop top talent

Our offer

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.

LOCATION (COUNTRY)

Clichy (France), Holzminden (Germany), Teterboro, New Jersey (United States)