Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing & Communications - Care & Wellness

New Jersey, USA (On-site)

$180K/yr – $240K/yrSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead global marketing and communications strategy for Symrise, translating divisional goals into differentiated value propositions and driving brand framework, leadership, and ROI across regions and customer segments.

  • Define and lead a global marketing and communication vision aligned with sustainability and corporate purpose.
  • Drive strategic marketing foresight, identifying growth opportunities and actionable market insights.
  • Architect a global brand and narrative framework across touchpoints for credibility and customer relevance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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

Benefits

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.

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Symrise AG

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Symrise develops, produces and sells fragrance, flavoring and food ingredients, cosmetic active ingredients and raw materials as well as functional ingredients and solutions that enhance the sensory properties and nutrition of various products. With a market share of 12 % (2024), Symrise is one of the world's top suppliers in the F&F market.The company’s approximately 35,000 products are mainly produced on the basis of natural raw materials like vanilla, citrus fruits, onions, fish, meat, blossoms and plant materials. Its flavors, substances, perfume oils and sensory solutions are often central functional components for its customers’ end products. These customers include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics and foods, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of nutritional supplements, pet food and baby food.The company has two segments: Taste, Nutrition & Health and Scent & Care.The Taste, Nutrition & Health segment is built around Food & Beverage, Pet Food and Aqua Feed. The Taste, Nutrition & Health segment uses its combined expertise as well as scientific research to offer customers and partners unique, natural ingredient-based and sustainable solutions in the areas of taste, nutrition and health.The Scent & Care segment breaks down into the Fragrance, Cosmetic Ingredients and Aroma Molecules divisions. They produce and sell fragrances, cosmetic ingredients, aroma molecules and mint aromas. The segment has sites in more than 30 countries and markets over 16,000 products in 135 countries. The combination of the segments Taste, Nutrition & Health and Scent & Care sets us apart from the competition. Through it, we offer our customers a unique portfolio, work in innovative segments and tap new markets.

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, DEU
7.1K employees (637 in marketing)
70% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
170.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
47.5%
Direct
40.4%
Referral
8.1%
Social
2.2%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~7.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
496 (7% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$946M
Last Raise
$946M
Post IPO Debt, 6 months ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $946M

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