Location: Barcelona, Spain or Hyderabad, India

Hybrid

Role Purpose

You will lead one of dsm-firmenich’s most strategic data transformations. As Data Foundation Program Manager, you will deliver, embed, and institutionalize the enterprise data foundation powering ERP, AI, and digital growth. A high-impact, visible role working with senior leaders across business and tech.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Data Foundation Program, ensuring successful execution, stabilization, and handover into a scalable, well-owned operating model that can be sustained beyond the program.
• Own the integrated roadmap across data platform, master data, and data governance, balancing delivery speed with long-term operability, supportability, and maintainability.
• Manage the program budget, forecasts, and financial performance, providing clear and transparent reporting to senior stakeholders and governance bodies.
• Drive effective governance and decision-making, establishing clear ownership, decision rights, and escalation paths that remain effective once the program transitions into run.
• Ensure adoption and change across business units by embedding new ways of working, roles, and data governance practices into day-to-day operations so they stick over time.
• Build internal capability and reduce reliance on external partners by systematically transferring knowledge, codifying standards and playbooks, and securing long-term ownership within the organization. 

We bring:

Unique career paths across health, nutrition and beauty - explore what drives you and get the support to make it happen

A chance to impact millions of consumers every day – sustainability embedded in all we do

A science led company, cutting edge research and creativity everywhere – from biotech breakthroughs to sustainability game-changers, you’ll work on what’s next

Growth that keeps up with you – you join an industry leader that will develop your expertise and leadership

A culture that lifts you up – with collaborative teams, shared wins, and people who cheer each other on.

A community where your voice matters – it is essential to serve our customers well.

You bring:

• Extensive program leadership experience: 10+ years in program or portfolio management within complex, enterprise environments, with proven delivery of multi-year transformation programs (data, ERP, digital, or platforms) from build through stabilization and handover into run.
• Strong financial and governance capability: Demonstrated experience with investment control, budget management, forecasting, and executive-level reporting.
• Enterprise data and technology understanding: Solid conceptual understanding of data platforms, data governance, master data, and enterprise IT landscapes, enabling effective decision-making and dialogue.
• Excellent structuring and prioritization skills: Ability to manage complexity, define clear priorities, and balance delivery pressure with long-term operability and sustainability of solutions.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management: Confidence engaging senior leaders, navigating challenge, and aligning business and technology stakeholders across functions and geographies.
• Ownership mindset and pragmatism: You act as an owner, not a coordinator — fact-based, calm under scrutiny, comfortable saying no to scope creep, focused on outcomes that last, and commited to building internal capability and knowledge.

Working Model

This is a hybrid role with a minimum 60% in‑office presence at our Barcelona site to collaborate closely with platform stakeholders and squads.

About Us

We are a global, science‑ and technology‑driven organization operating at scale across multiple product lines and manufacturing footprints. Our teams connect business platforms with modern data and digital capabilities to unlock growth, resilience, and sustainability. We foster a culture of curiosity, accountability, and collaboration, where diverse perspectives fuel better decisions and better products. Joining us means shaping the data backbone behind critical decisions in Product, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain—and seeing your work translate into real‑world impact for our customers and communities.

Equal Opportunity

We’re an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.