Director AI Engineering & Innovation

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be

part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation,

sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®,

Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll

have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and

make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Serve as the technical lead for AI / GenAI initiatives, ensuring alignment with Henkel’s overall digital strategy
• Drive AI projects with tangible business outcomes while maintaining a focus on compliance, ethics, and responsible AI
• Define and evolve the Americas AI roadmap in alignment with overall business priorities and local market needs
• Provide strategic consulting to business and digital teams on scalable, efficient, and responsible AI adoption
• Champion AI talent development through upskilling, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing across business and digital teams
• Act as a thought leader and change agent, promoting a culture of innovation and cross-functional collaboration.
• Partner with business use case lead and digital teams to design, develop, and deliver end-to-end AI solutions that drive measurable value
• Evaluate, select, and fine-tune advanced AI / GenAI models (e.g., LLMs, CV models) to meet Henkel’s business needs
• Prepare and preprocess Henkel-specific datasets to enable high-quality, responsible model training
• Design, implement, and optimize algorithms tailored to pilot use cases, with a focus on scalability and performance

Explore emerging AI technologies and tools, bringing forward innovative solutions that keep Henkel at the forefront of digital transformation.

What makes you a good fit

Strong team building and mentoring skills

Some benefits of joining Henkel

The salary for this role is $200,000.00- $225,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.