Technical Director

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with creativity and imagination, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. 
We began serving the Japanese market in the 1920's and since establishing a local presence in 1970 have been expanding direct operations for over 50 years. We built our success with high-quality products, high ethical standards, and humility. From one of our innovative locations across the country, every day, your passion, your expertise, and your commitment to excellence will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature. 

Purpose

Develop segment strategy and act as a technical leader for all functional groups, in order to drive technical solutions excellence within the organisation, according to business objectives and within budget.

Core Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

• Provide direction from the local applications standpoint for the development of S&T strategies
• Manage the lab/pilot plant equipment needs within the capital budget to improve the ability to execute technical projects within the segment
• Coordinate with all functional areas the overall needs of the department and manage the approach and tools needed to improve the technical execution of the segment
• Provide updates to management for all internal and external technical activities including the performance achieved against all objectives
• Provide technical leadership for al functional groups to select, elevate, and promote technology which improves the ability to provide better technical solutions with the segment

Knowledge Sharing & Expertise

• Act as main technical contact at selected key accounts to develop relationships at the management level to better understand the technical execution needs and design the brief execution process to deliver against these needs as well as participating in customer visits and meetings at the customer when required

People Management

• Manage the performance of all members of the segment technical team to execute the technical objectives to meet or exceed the goals
• Proactively take responsibility to build a diverse and inclusive environment and leverages differences in styles, thinking and approaches

Academic Background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or related area or
• M.S. in Food Science, Chemistry, or related area or
• Ph.D. in Food Science, Chemistry, or related area

Professional Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree: minimum 10+ years of experience in a food applications lab, flavourist lab, production or related area preferred
• M.S.: minimum 7+ years of experience in a food applications lab, flavourist lab, production, or related area preferred
• Ph.D.: minimum 4+ years of experience in a food applications lab, flavourist lab, production, or related area preferred

Technical Skills

• Complete understanding of project management skills with the ability to provide direction to all levels of applications and flavour creation to best execute all project objectives
• Complete ability to effectively interface with customers and discuss the technical needs of multiple applications areas and be able to help customers work to solve technical issues in these applications
• Ability to effectively manage all levels of applications and flavour creation personnel to provide the best guidance for their technical development
• Ability to prepare and effectively present a wide variety of technical presentations which can include elements of all related functions such as applications, flavour creation, sensory , consumer understanding, analytical science, marketing, etc.
• Ability to communicate with all functional groups to effectively align resources and successfully execute technical objectives

■諸条件：
〇勤務地：    ジボダンジャパン　東京本社（東京都品川区⼤崎3-6-6）　
交通　■東京本社／JR大崎駅西口徒歩１分

☆キレイな駅近オフィス！
東京大崎本社は、JR大崎駅西口から徒歩1分！大崎駅直結の大型オフィスビルよりも駅近で、アクセス抜群です◎ビルの1階にはコンビニもあり、駅ビルも近いのでランチにも困りません。

各階にウォーターサーバー、電子レンジ、冷蔵庫を設置し、オフィス内のカフェスペースにはフリードリンクマシン、お菓子コーナーも。居心地のいい快適な環境が整っています。

〇雇用形態：正社員（試用期間3か月。試用期間中も正社員と待遇は同じ）

〇勤務時間：9:00〜17:15（所定労働時間：7時間15分、休憩60分）
・フレックス制度あり（コアタイム11:00~15:00）

〇給与：
※前職収入、経験、能力等を考慮し、当社規定により決定
・賞与あり　年１回（3月、業績変動賞与）
・昇給あり　年１回 (4月)

〇休日、休暇：
・土日祝休み
・年間休日128日（2025年）
・有給休暇（10日～20日）※試用期間中も3日分付与　　有給取得率80％以上
・長期休暇あり（夏季休暇、年末年始休暇）
・慶弔休暇
・産前・産後休暇（取得実績あり／復職率100％）
・有給私傷病休暇5日
・育児休暇（パタニティリーブ推進、取得実績あり）

〇待遇、福利厚生：
・確定給付年⾦と確定拠出年⾦を併⽤したハイブリッド型企業年⾦制度
・社会保険完備（雇用・労災・健康・厚生年金）
・交通費全額支給（会社規程あり）
・育児短時間勤務制度
・毎週水曜NO残業デー、毎月第三金曜No internal meeting day
・全社員平均残業時間15~20時間/月
・オフィス内禁煙
・ノートPC貸与
・社員紹介制度
・ベネフィット・ステーション
・語学研修/英語
・社内イベント多数（Year end party など)、社内クラブ活動あり
・カフェスペース（ウォーターサーバー、フリードリンクマシン、退勤後はアルコールも◎）

＼ジボダンジャパン魅力／
◎ワークライフバランス良好：年休128日、フレックス制で1日の所定労働時間は7時間15分！またグローバルでWell-beingを積極的に推進しているため残業の文化はなく、午後7時頃には大多数の社員が退社しています。（全社員残業時間月平均15～20時間以内）
◎ダイバーシティ＆インクルージョン：性別・年齢・バックグラウンドを問わず挑戦の機会があり、若手の部課長や子育て中の社員がコアメンバーとして活躍中です。また全社員の男女比も6:4と、女性が活躍する環境です。
◎誇りとやりがい：従業員は皆、香りに対する情熱を持ち、やりがいを感じながら働いています。直近の従業員調査では、8割以上の社員が「当社で働くことに誇りを感じる」と回答しました。幅広い業界のクライアントと信頼関係を築けるのは、私たちが熱意をもって仕事に取り組み、常に全力を尽くしているからです。
◎その他データ：
平均勤続年数 10 年、平均年齢 42 歳
女性管理職比率：課長クラス以上28％、部長クラス以上31%（2024年6月）

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.