Senior Project Manager, Creation Excellence, Perfumery & Beauty - New York, NY

dsm-firmenich • New York, NY

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About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager, Creation Excellence, Perfumery & Beauty to support the strategic direction and execution of our North American agenda in close partnership with the Vice President of Fine Fragrance for North America and cross-functional leaders. Operating in parallel with the Commercial Excellence structure, this role strengthens leadership decision-making and ensures effective deployment of priorities across Business and Creation functions. The successful candidate will bring strong program leadership, stakeholder management, and transformation capabilities—helping translate vision into clear roadmaps, operating rhythms, and measurable outcomes while supporting a culture that balances creative excellence with business impact.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in similar positions
• Ability to work under tight timelines; ability to handle multiple projects and clients
• Strong cross-functional partnering and communication skills; comfort in navigating in a global, multicultural and matrix environment
• Advanced / Expert skills in Microsoft Office, specifically PowerPoint, Excel and Word
• Fluency in English and French strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, Business or related field

Nice To Haves

• Fragrance industry experience and knowledge is strongly preferred
• Master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic connector between Business and Creation, ensuring alignment across Management, Sales, Perfumery, Evaluation, Marketing, and Consumer Insights—protecting creative excellence while driving relevance, profitability, and speed to market
• Lead and deploy key strategic initiatives on behalf of leadership, including strategy narrative development, communication, and execution, as well as major roadmaps such as desirability and brand image activation, customer touchpoints, and flagship initiatives
• Translate corporate vision into actionable structures and priorities, defining clear roadmaps, operating models, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and governance for teams across Sales, Marketing, and Perfumery
• Drive transformation and cross‑functional ways of working, improving workflows and collaboration in partnership with the Growth Office to enable the Convergence strategy and more efficient decision‑making
• Build creation excellence and knowledge depth across teams, supporting innovation, ingredients strategy, and best practices in briefing and brief‑to-adoption prioritization—acting as a trusted advisor and neutral facilitator
• Lead strategic account program deployment for key clients, translating client insights, sustainability and regulatory needs, and partnership opportunities into differentiated creative roadmaps and supporting high‑impact client engagement and pitches

Benefits

• An opportunity to be part of a team that is on the cutting edge of the fragrance industry, continuously pushing the limits
• A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset
• Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected - regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity
• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future
• A vibrant, creative atmosphere where innovation in fragrance is celebrated
• Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding ethical standards
• comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior