Talent, Performance

**Talent, Performance & Skills Lead**

**Location**:Globally flexible in a dsm-firmenich location**

**Place of Work: Hybrid**

In this role you will sit at the heart of our talent strategy to ensure we can drive a best-in-class talent development and performance culture. Working closely with the wider HR community, you will design, implement and own a successful approach to a skills-based and strengths-based organization. Additionally, you will design and drive a contemporary and impactful talent review process and actively contribute to a company culture that prioritizes employee development and performance.

At dsm-firmenich people are at the heart of the company. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and value diversity in the workplace.

**Your key responsibilities**
- Develop a plan that helps us become a skills-based and strengths-based organization.
- Team up with Talent & Culture, CoE Total Rewards, HR stakeholders, and business leaders to design and implement contemporary processes for talent review, performance management and a cascaded company goal strategy.
- Create a culture of performance and continuous development and learning, and embed development into the talent & performance management cycle, including the ownership of the annual performance and development cycle (with support of project resources)
- Build an external peer network and benchmark our ambitions and designs against our peers and competitors.
- Empower regional HR to deploy the offerings and ensure their buy-in, and ensure no local spin-offs or variations occur.
- Partner with the head of performance, skills & development on strategic business projects
- Actively pursue sustainable solutions in learning, explore ways to contribute positively to the world in this role, and seek out vendors with a strong sustainability agenda

**We bring**
- A dynamic, inclusive and passionate Performance, Skills and Development team that cares deeply about our organization’s people and their development and wellbeing.
- A relentless drive to innovate and progress how we develop our talents and link that to our sense of purpose and company performance. We will give you the space to grow by encouraging curiosity, an open mindset and accountability for one’s responsibilities.
- A flexible work environment that empowers people to take personal ownership of their work and own the outcomes.
- A commitment to inclusion and diversity (leading by example as a team) and influencing that commitment into the wider company.
- An active pursuit of sustainable solutions for our offerings, and ways to contribute positively to the world through our roles.
- Care for each other, ensuring to have fun while doing the important and great work we do

**You bring**
- Minimum 12 years of work experience; ability to drive progress in large matrixed organizations and ability to build relationships at all levels, including senior-most stakeholders.
- Extensive experience in areas like HR, performance management, skills ontologies, learning & development and/or talent management.
- Strong networker and comfort in navigating all levels of the organization and influencing without authority. Astute communications and change management skills. Ability to create immersion in and with the business to make sure the changes stick.
- Strategic and critical thinker, very strong affinity in managing and designing complex processes.
- Ability to adapt to and drive change.
- Experience managing vendors and expanding external networks

**Important note**

**Our recruitment process**

Once you apply, more information regarding the recruitment process will be shared with you.

**About dsm-firmenich**

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life every day, everywhere, for billions of people.

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. dsm-firmenich people are as diverse as our customers. For us that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisio