Gallery & Business Transformation Director

About the role

Givaudan is looking for a Gallery & Business Transformation Director in Singapore to lead and energize the APAC Local & Regional Development team. The role drives growth through short-lifecycle, high-impact local solutions and innovations, overseeing project management, activation, gallery/library operations, business transformation and best practice implementation. It reports directly to the APAC Creative Center Director.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and inspire teams, foster collaboration and accountability, and support professional development, talent growth and pipeline development.
• Work with the APAC L&R Commercial Management team to develop and execute the regional strategic plan for L&R accounts, addressing fragmentation and planning responses to such briefs.
• Provide direction, coordination and strategic guidance to the Gallery & Business Transformation team, championing speed and creativity with fast-turnaround results across categories.
• Manage workload efficiently, support brief segmentation guidelines and work closely with APAC project managers.
• Oversee the Gallery, a bank of winning consumer delights, with the Gallery Manager, Smart Submission coordinators and Country Heads so content stays current and relevant to regional markets.
• Promote cross-category collaboration and sharing of successful or emerging themes.
• Connect sub-regions by implementing best practices and new ways of working, partnering with Category Directors to train the development community on global best practices, digital tools and evolving processes such as regulatory constraints.
• Measure regional performance against resource allocation guidelines and improve team effectiveness and efficiency.
• Represent regional needs in the global Gallery network and act as the main contact for site or development process audits with project managers.

Required profile

• University degree or equivalent; an advanced university degree in a related field is a plus.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in the fragrance industry or related creative industries.
• Minimum 2-3 years of successful team leadership experience.