Strategic Innovation Director

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.
In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Givaudan is looking for a Strategic Innovation Director to increase future growth by translating foresight, science, and creativity into breakthrough business opportunities. You will lead global innovation strategy, co-create new product and technology platforms, and build partnerships with key stakeholders to unlock new market spaces. You will operate at the intersection of commercial strategy, R&D, and consumer insight to deliver scalable, high-impact innovation.

Your Title Strategic Innovation Director

Your Location East Hanover, NJ (Onsite)

You Will Report To World Account Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the global innovation and market-making roadmap aligned with strategic customer priorities

• Improve co-creation initiatives across products, technologies, and business models

• Establish integration pathways to embed innovation into partner pipelines

• Identify future trends and translate them into relevant innovation opportunities

• Collaborate cross-functionally across Development, Technology, Research, and Commercial teams

• Represent Givaudan externally as an innovation ambassador with important partners

• Ensure innovations are market-ready, scalable, and deliver measurable value

• Build and leverage an innovation ecosystem across our teams and external partners

Your Professional Profile Includes

• 15+ years of experience in innovation leadership, strategy, or market development

• Demonstrated experience managing commercial strategy and delivering new initiatives to market

• Experience leading projects and collaborating across global, cross-functional teams

• Experience working with external partners including startups, research organizations, and clients

• Apply technical or scientific concepts to support decisions and customer solutions

• Experience preparing and delivering presentations and communicating with team members across departments

Compensation and Benefits

#LI-Onsite

Givaudan takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications/certifications and education, and internal equity.

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 of perspectives fuels innovation and fosters deeper connections with our employees, customers, and partners. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every individual's voice is valued and has the power to shape our world. Join us in making a difference together.