Innovation Excellence Leader

☞ Solvay

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Update day: 16-11-2025

Location: Brussels Brussels Capital

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General Information

Location:
  • City: Brussels
  • Country: Belgium
  • Region: Europe

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  • Country: France
  • Region: Europe

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  • Country: France
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  • Country: France
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  • Country: Italy
  • Region: Europe

Job Category:Research & Innovation
Job Type:Regular
Type of Contract:Permanent
Working time:Full-time
Work schedule:Day shift
Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program.

The Research & Innovation function (R&I) leads Solvay into new growth territories with breakthrough innovation to generate new products, applications and processes in the field of sustainable chemistry. Partners with the GBUs to deliver more value and leverages the Group’s capabilities to improve competitiveness and create new business opportunities for Solvay and its customers.

Job Overview and Responsibilities

  • In collaboration with GBU Innovation Excellence Network and Group Portfolio Management Director, finalize the scope and key deliverables of the program to boost the effectiveness of project execution across the BSA. Lead this project with key work streams as per the agreed-upon schedule, and monitor + report progress, collect relevant “voice of customer” feedback and adapt content as needed to maximize the value and impact of the workstreams.
  • Lead or provide support to Innovation Excellence Team projects that address identified gaps in key innovation-related processes and practices. Collaborate with team members to provide training, support, and coaching in ongoing, established areas, e.g. WEGO, Agile coaching, etc.
  • Lead or provide support to identification & deployment of transformational innovation management programs across Research & Innovation BSA to enhance and accelerate innovation delivery.
  • Serve as the Single Point Accountable (“SPOC”) reference for 2 or more entities. The SPOC is the primary reference from the Team to answer questions, provide support, collect feedback/suggestions, etc. on innovation excellence-related topics.

Education and Experience

  • Degree in technical/scientific field of relevance to Solvay (chemistry, material science, engineering, data science, etc.). An advanced degree would be considered a “plus.”
  • 5+ years of industrial experience in Research & Innovation, including experience working on or (preferably) leading innovation projects.
  • Demonstrated experience in project management.
  • Basic knowledge of Innovation Project & Portfolio Management practices and methodologies; skills beyond the basics are a “plus”.
  • Knowledge of Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and/or related statistical tools with successful demonstration would be a strong “Plus”.

Skills

A mindset of collaboration and customer focus.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and facilitation skills. Ability to communicate, influence, and impact across complex organizations and different cultures. Initiative, achievement drive, learning orientation.
Effective oral and written communication skills in English are a “must,” while other languages are a “plus”.

Additional Information

  • Travel requirements are around 10%.
What value will this role bring to you?
  • This role will enable the candidate to lead an impactful project to improve Research & Innovation productivity. It will also give the opportunity to support the whole Research & Innovation BSA in defining the best methodologies, tools, and practices for innovation project management. The candidate will have interactions will all GBUs and Function Research & Innovation and exchange regularly with top leadership, thus bringing much visibility. The scope of the job is full Research & Innovation BSA and worldwide, offering interactions will all countries having Research & Innovation centers or strong activities.
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Deadline: 31-12-2025

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