Communications & Change Leader

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Role and Responsibilities

Specialty Polymers (SPP) is one of Syensqo's largest and most innovative Global Business Units, serving high-growth and strategically important markets including aerospace, electronics, healthcare, green mobility, energy and advanced industrial applications. With employees, manufacturing sites and commercial teams across multiple regions, SPP plays a critical role in delivering sustainable growth and innovation to customers worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced Internal Communications & Change Leader to help shape employee engagement, organizational transformation, and leadership communication across the global Specialty Polymers business.

This is a highly visible individual contributor role for a senior communications professional who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments and is comfortable partnering with senior leaders. The role offers a unique opportunity to influence large-scale transformation initiatives, drive business-critical communication strategies, and help employees navigate change across a global organization.

Success in this role requires the ability to transform evolving business priorities and ambiguous direction into clear communication plans, impactful messaging, and effective change management approaches that drive understanding, alignment, and engagement.

Working closely with the SPP Leadership Team, HR leadership, business stakeholders, and the Communications Director, you will act as a trusted advisor on strategic communication and change initiatives while independently leading execution from concept through delivery.

Why this role?

- Global scope and visibility across one of Syensqo's most strategic business units.

- Direct exposure to senior business and HR leadership.

- Opportunity to shape communication and change strategies during a period of transformation and growth.

- High-impact individual contributor role with significant autonomy and influence.

- Strong platform for future career development within Syensqo.

Please note that this is an individual contributor role and does not include direct people management responsibilities.

Experience and Skills

- Solid experience in internal communications, executive communications, change management, or transformation communications within a complex multinational environment, ideally in manufacturing.

- Experience partnering directly with senior executives and influencing stakeholders without formal authority.

- Strategic thinking skills combined with exceptional execution capabilities.

- Proven ability to operate independently, navigate ambiguity, and build structure from evolving business priorities.

- Excellent storytelling, stakeholder management, and change communication capabilities.

- Experience supporting large-scale business transformation, organizational change, or culture initiatives.

- Experience working on communication strategies that are successful across several levels of employees and across functions (i.e., manufacturing, innovation, corporate functions).

What We Offer

- Competitive salary and benefits package

- The Portuguese annual base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this new hire is: € 59,000 to €73,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualification and internal equity and can ultimately be more or less than the posted salary range. The primary location for this job is Portugal; however, it may also be based in other countries. For other countries, local competitive salary conditions will apply, in line with local legislation. Information will be provided before your first interview

- 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations

- Training platform for all employees

- Free language courses (24 languages available)

- Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

About us

- Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.

- At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.