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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Digital Innovation Engineer
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About this position
About this Position
- At Henkel, we believe in accelerating innovation by equipping our global innovation community with cutting-edge capabilities in data analytics, machine learning, and automation. We are seeking a Digital Innovation Engineer to lead global digital transformation initiatives, drive digital value realization, and champion data quality excellence across Henkel Adhesives. This role will play a key part in delivering transformational changes that enhance the impact and efficiency of Henkel’s global innovation organization across all Strategic Business Units (SBUs).
What you´ll do
- Strategic Change Management Leadership:
- Develop, execute, and refine comprehensive, SBU-specific change management strategies to support the implementation of SBU digital roadmap.
- Secure leadership buy-in, engage stakeholders (Technician to Executives), manage resistance, and foster sustained adoption.
- Drive accountability and ownership for high-quality data input and maintenance across SBUs. - Targeted Communication & Capability Building:
- Design and deliver clear, compelling, multi-channel communication plans (Newsletters, SharePoint, release notes, FAQs, leadership briefings) tailored to diverse SBU audiences throughout the change lifecycle.
- Design, coordinate, and oversee role-specific and SBU-customized training programs to build digital proficiency and ensure effective tool utilization before, during, and after deployments. - Scalable Deployment & User Support:
- Oversee the planning and execution framework for scalable digital tool deployments across global R&D sites.
- Partner with Digital product team and IT teams to resolve issues, optimize user experience, and ensure seamless integration. - Digital KPI Management & Value Optimization:
- Define, track, analyze, and report on key adoption, engagement, retention, and business impact metrics across SBUs and locations.
- Aggregate and prioritize user feedback from all SBUs, translating it into actionable insights for product teams and communicating roadmap updates effectively.
- Identify and champion opportunities to leverage digital tools for enhanced R&D productivity, innovation speed, and end-customer value. - Data Quality Management & Process Transformation:
- Proactively conduct data analysis, cleaning, merging, and standardization efforts across SBUs to resolve critical quality issues and establish a reliable foundation for analytics.
- Redesign and adapt core R&D workflows to fully leverage digital laboratory capabilities and embed data quality best practices.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Engineering, Business/Management, Data Science).
- 1-3 years of proven experience leading and executing organizational change management initiatives, preferably for technology/digital transformations in matrixed environments. Familiarity with methodologies (e.g., ADKAR, Kotter) is highly advantageous.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills (English fluency), with a demonstrated ability to build trust and drive consensus across diverse global teams and multiple SBUs.
- Strong strategic thinking and business acumen to align digital initiatives with SBU priorities and organizational goals.
- Solid analytical skills with experience in data assessment, cleaning techniques, and standardization.
- Passion for digital transformation, agility with new technologies (web apps, data analytics), and a proactive, results-driven mindset.
- Nice to Haves:
- Experience in an R&D/lab environment.
- Formal Change Management certification.
- Data science knowledge or advanced data manipulation skills (SQL, python, etc.).
- Experience with R&D software (ELN, LIMS).
- Fluency in Mandarin or German.
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
- Globally 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
- Annual Physical Examination
- Flexible Benefits cover for dependents
- Company Products Discount
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.
JOB ID: 25082047
Job Locations: China, Shanghai, Shanghai
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The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
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Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
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Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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