Jobs at Covestro

Supports global payment processing and banking communications within Accounting. Executes payment runs and manual payments, adjusts payment parameters, coordinates with finance teams, banks, service centers, and master data teams, ensures standardized process compliance, performs internal controls, and contributes to process improvement and performance benchmarking.

Lead federal advocacy and political strategy for Covestro in the U.S., manage CovestroPAC and compliance, build bipartisan relationships with elected officials and trade associations, track legislation and regulatory activity, coordinate site visits, and oversee lobbying and campaign finance compliance and related office administration.

Leads end-to-end supply planning for the global UVR business across a Taiwan production facility, toll manufacturers, and distribution hubs. Develops 24-month supply plans, balances demand, inventory, and capacity, manages raw-material availability, defines product strategies and lead times, and develops supply scenarios. Leads sales and business alignment, optimizes finished-goods inventory, and manages, coaches, and develops a three-person operational planning team.

Performs general accounting operations, reconciliations, accruals, asset and rebate accounting, contract reviews, financial close coordination, internal controls, and audit support. Advises business and site Controlling teams on accounting matters, supports accurate IFRS-compliant group financial statements, maintains accounting procedures, and provides transactional and project support. The role also coordinates with Tax and may lead teams or projects.

Lead Covestro’s global MES strategy, architecture, roadmap, solution development, and implementation. Coordinate international MES programs and projects, manage software suppliers and service providers, optimize production processes, and promote global alignment. The role requires strong MES, SAP, and industrial IT/OT expertise, including process control technology experience in semi-continuous or batch operations, along with project leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Own Covestro’s Polyurethanes sales business across Australia and New Zealand. Develop sales plans, manage pricing and volume allocation, negotiate with customers, grow key accounts and distributors, maintain forecasts and market intelligence, and identify business development opportunities. The role also supports circular economy initiatives, regional business planning, and adoption of AI-enabled CRM and digital sales tools.

Develop and implement cloud-native, AI-powered cyber defense strategies and automated response mechanisms. Build detection rules for identity-based attacks, integrate SOAR automation, and lead global virtual teams advancing AI-based defense. Own ITDR workflows, coordinate serious incident response, and present technical strategies to executive stakeholders. The role requires extensive cloud security experience, strong automation skills, and expertise in detection engineering, identity threats, Zero Trust, and modern attack techniques.

Maintains electrical and process automation installations, performs fault analysis and resolution, conducts testing and commissioning, and implements system modifications. The role requires knowledge of PLCs, instrumentation and control, electricity, physics, explosion protection, and process technology. It is primarily a day position with potential work in a continuous five-shift schedule.

Leads owner-side construction quality assurance, including QMS development, contractor qualification and audits, technical plan reviews, field inspections, defect and CAPA closure, acceptance and handover, and quality reporting. Coordinates quality accountability across engineering, procurement, construction, regulatory teams, EPC/EPCm contractors, inspection companies, and suppliers. Requires extensive industrial construction quality experience, welding and materials expertise, NDT certification, and knowledge of local and international codes.

Leads PCT/PAT control system engineering for capital investment projects in chemical and petrochemical plants. Responsibilities include developing design bases, control system specifications, functional safety solutions, engineering documentation, work plans, cost estimates, interface management, contractor coordination, and commissioning support. The role leads multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensures compliance with standards and schedules, and supports safe, reliable project delivery.

Leads site quality control for industrial construction projects, overseeing contractor qualification, audits, field inspections, welding and NDT procedure approval, defect resolution, CAPA, acceptance, handover, and quality reporting. Coordinates quality governance across engineering, procurement, construction, regulatory teams, and external contractors. Ensures compliance with technical standards, legal requirements, and project quality objectives.

Perform accounts payable operations, including supplier invoice booking, mismatch resolution, compliance adherence, KPI tracking, and SOP execution. Support the SAP S/4HANA migration through basic testing, issue reporting, and process learning. Communicate issues to accounting leadership, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, provide cross-process backup, and complete ad hoc tasks while meeting service-level, quality, and performance standards.

Manage procurement operations, including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, supplier relationships, delivery tracking, SAP documentation, import licenses, availability issues, quality nonconformities, root-cause investigations, and supplier performance. Coordinate with planners, requisitioners, plant stakeholders, category management, and sourcing teams to resolve supply issues and maintain service and quality standards.

Manage European REACH registrations, evaluations, authorizations, and related regulatory activities. Develop product regulatory strategies, advise business entities, represent Covestro in industry consortia and associations, monitor legislative developments, and coordinate compliance actions. The role requires advanced scientific expertise, strong knowledge of European chemicals legislation, risk assessment experience, and effective international communication and leadership skills.

Designs and operates scalable data integration, transformation, quality, and management solutions for digital R&D. Responsibilities include building data pipelines and models, maintaining a data mesh catalog, implementing CI/CD and infrastructure automation, and supporting monitoring, observability, metadata, lineage, access control, and governance. The role partners with cloud architects and platform teams to digitalize chemical research and development.

Leads China talent acquisition operations, governance, employer branding, strategic hiring, and TA center of excellence development. Manages end-to-end recruitment, integrates AI and digital hiring solutions, advises stakeholders on sourcing and talent decisions, translates workforce needs into TA plans, manages vendors, and develops the TA team. The role partners with business leaders and global TA teams to support transformation programs and improve recruitment quality, speed, and consistency.

Manages HSE across the full lifecycle of large CapEx construction projects, including safety culture, HSE planning, contractor qualification, construction risk reviews, training, compliance, inspections, incident investigations, performance tracking, and corrective actions. The role coordinates project teams, contractors, suppliers, supervision companies, and Chinese regulatory authorities to ensure safe, compliant, and timely project delivery.

Designs and operates AI-driven security automation for vulnerability remediation, patching, attack-surface scanning, firewall analysis, anomaly detection, and cloud policy compliance. Advises development teams on secure coding, threat modeling, Security by Design, and DevSecOps throughout the SDLC. Collaborates on agentic coding templates and supports Security Operations and Cyber Defense through monitoring, detection engineering, and incident response activities.

Leads project controls execution for chemical and industrial plant projects, covering cost control, scheduling, progress measurement, change and risk management. Develops project controls plans, WBS and cost/schedule structures, establishes budgets and baselines, oversees contractor procedures, coordinates estimating and assurance reviews, and delivers monthly forecasts and variance reports. Identifies mitigation actions, supports audits and closeout, supervises asset capitalization, and manages project controls teams and contractors.

Leads process and equipment engineering for large investment projects from concept through commissioning. Owns process engineering documentation, scope, cost estimates, schedules, technical standards, and project objectives. Supervises process engineers and coordinates multidisciplinary teams. Also manages project execution, timelines, strategies, stakeholders, and commissioning activities. Requires chemical or process engineering expertise, leadership, communication skills in Chinese and English, and more than 10 years of experience on large-scale projects.