Are you curious about the world of fragrance and excited to contribute to learning experiences that inspire creativity and innovation across a global community?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Harnessing the full emotional power of scent, driven by pioneering creativity, science, consumer expertise and a mindful approach to fragrance design.
Scent Academy is IFF Scent’s global learning platform, designed to elevate the skills, knowledge, and leadership capabilities of fragrance talents worldwide. As Scent Academy Project Manager, you will play a central role in advancing operational excellence, roadmap execution, and continuous improvement of the Scent Academy platform.
This role calls for someone ready to take ownership of projects, manage multiple workstreams with accountability, and act as a key coordination partner across creative, technical, and content stakeholders.
You will ensure that learning initiatives are delivered on time, on scope, and with high quality, while actively contributing to innovation (including AI-enabled solutions), and the evolution of learning practices within the global Scent organization.
This is a fixed term contract (1 year), that can be based out of our offices in Hilversum, NL or Neuilly-Sur-Seine Cedex, France in a hybrid capacity. The role is attached to our IFF Scent Design & Creation, Perfumery School and will report into the Director, Scent Design & Creation School.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Own and drive learning project delivery by acting as PM for Scent Academy, managing end-to-end planning, execution, and monitoring of initiatives and platform upgrades.
Define and manage project frameworks including roadmaps, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and governance standards (templates, ways of working).
Ensure meaningful and user-focused delivery by focusing on user experience and value creation for Scent Design & Creation communities.
Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders by serving as the central point of contact for track leaders, SMEs, designers, and external partners.
Manage content lifecycle end-to-end including creation, updates, validation, publication, and archiving to ensure quality and consistency.
Support platform evolution by driving enhancements in structure, navigation, formats, and engagement mechanisms.
Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying process efficiencies and leveraging AI tools for tracking, automation, and content development.
Ensure strategic alignment and benchmarking by aligning initiatives with IFF priorities and translating internal/external insights into actionable improvements.
Strengthen stakeholder engagement and communication by building relationships, delivering clear updates and presentations, and supporting internal communication to promote a learning culture.
What Makes You the Right Fit
Educational background in Business, Management, Project Management, Learning & Development, HR, Marketing, or a related field (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree).
Early career experience with up to 2 years in project coordination, operations, or learning-related roles (including internships).
Strong project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, and deadlines effectively.
Affinity for digital and AI tools, with a willingness to experiment with solutions for content creation, benchmarking, and workflow automation.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with strong digital capability.
Analytical and problem-solving mindset, combined with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Proficiency in English (written and spoken).
Interest in fragrances, beauty, or creative industries, with curiosity and a proactive, learning-oriented approach.
Collaborative and adaptable mindset, strong people skills, and comfort working in multicultural, evolving environments.
How Would You Stand Out?
Demonstrates a proactive and structured approach to organizing tasks, managing multiple priorities, and support project delivery in dynamic environments.
Shows interest in digital and AI tools, with a willingness to learn and apply them to improve content creation, workflows, and user experience.
Ability to build relationships, contribute ideas, and work effectively across teams in a multicultural setting.
Why Choose Us?
The role offers a unique exposure to end-to-end project ownership in the global fragrance industry
Hands-on experience with learning platforms and capability development
The opportunity to shape and elevate a global training ecosystem.
Direct collaboration with senior leaders, experts, and creative partners across the global Scent community
Attractive compensation and benefits, designed to promote overall well-being.
We request you to submit your applications in English.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
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