What you´ll do

• Lead and drive new product development programs, aligning project execution with business priorities and delivering measurable innovation outcomes.
  
• Define technical direction and experimental strategies, guiding project execution and decision-making, leveraging deep expertise in adhesive formulation to enable efficient product development.
  
• Develop and scale advanced adhesive formulations, ensuring readiness for commercialization and on-time market delivery.
  
• Prepare and deliver high-impact technical presentations, communicating insights, data, and recommendations clearly to internal stakeholders, customers, and external conferences.
  
• Engage directly with customers to understand needs, resolve technical challenges, and deliver timely, solution-oriented responses.
  
• Drive cross-functional alignment and decision-making, ensuring project success and business impact with global teams to align on project objectives, accelerate execution, and ensure successful product outcomes.
  
• Lead and develop junior chemists and lab chemists, providing technical guidance, setting priorities, and fostering a high-performance team environment.
  
• Monitor technology trends, IP landscape and define and execute IP strategies to strengthen competitive advantage.
  
• Ensure all laboratory work meets safety, regulatory, and operational standards, promoting best practices in PPE compliance and 6S execution.
  
• Leverage digital tools and data-driven approaches to improve PD efficiency, decision-making, and knowledge management.
  
• Serve as the technical lead in the assigned area, setting direction, providing expert guidance, and driving technology advancement.
  

What makes you a good fit

• Ph.D. with a minimum of 5-8 years, or Master’s degree with at least 8-10 years of highly relevant industry experience in Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field. Candidates with a strong track record in adhesive technologies are strongly preferred.
  
• Demonstrated deep expertise in adhesive formulation development is required, with proven hands-on experience. Advanced knowledge in resin systems, thermosetting chemistries, and filler surface modification is highly desirable.
  
• Extensive hands-on experience in formulation mixing processes is expected. Proficiency with equipment such as three-roll mills, high-speed mixers, and planetary mixers is considered a strong advantage.
  
• Strong and proven analytical capabilities in chemical characterization, formulation-process interactions, and root-cause analysis of failure modes after rigorous reliability testing are required.
  
• Proven success in driving products from concept to commercialization, including scaling up and market launch, is highly preferred. Candidates with multiple successful product launches will be prioritized.
  
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively engage with global stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional teams.
  

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Comprehensive Group Insurance Scheme
• Medical Insurance cover for dependents
• Annual Physical Examination
• Supplementary Pension Plan

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.