Will You Speak Up to Share Opportunities for Improvement and Drive Change?
Are you driven by curiosity, love fast-paced innovation, and enjoy turning great ideas into real-world impact? Then this role is for you!
At Hempel, we're not just making paint - we're shaping the future of protective coatings through bold innovation. Join our GrowHub team and help us test, build, and scale next-gen solutions that matter. You'll collaborate across teams, work directly with customers, and turn early-stage ideas into tangible results.
We’re looking for a Concept Developer who’s excited to roll up their sleeves and experiment with cutting-edge solutions in a global business. You’ll be reporting directly to GrowHub’s Innovation Manager. If you thrive on learning, creating, and making things happen - read on.
Some of the tasks you will be entrusted with
You’ll be the engine behind early-stage innovation projects - from discovery to validation - working closely with R&D, Digital, Marketing, and external partners.
Lead internal and external collaboration with innovators, customers, and startups
Guide new ideas through Hempel’s GrowHub innovation funnel
Create and manage project budgets, estimates, and ROI models
Build business cases and pitch concepts to secure funding
Plan and run Proof of Concepts (PoCs) with real customers
Collect insights, track progress, and communicate findings clearly
Behavioral competencies most relevant in order for you to flourish?
Customer discovery interviews & workshops
Low-fi prototyping (think Figma, Miro, sticky notes & sharpies!)
Experiment design and validation testing
Metrics, feedback analysis, and idea refinement
Pitch decks and concept documentation
Fast-tracking high-potential ideas to PoCs
Retiring low-potential concepts early
Delivering PoCs on-time and on-budget
Keeping innovation focused, fun, and customer-centered
What we expect you to have in your backpack as background and experience
Degree in Business, Engineering, Design, or something similar
3–5 years’ experience in product development, startups, project management or prototyping
Skilled in tools like Figma, Miro, PowerPoint, and basic data analytics
Bonus if you’ve worked with Design Thinking, Lean Startup, or Agile
You’re curious, creative, and don’t wait to be told what to do
You connect easily with people and love stakeholder collaboration
You’re organised, clear in communication, and confident in driving change
You enjoy challenges and love experimenting
You question the status quo and push for bold ideas
Global career possibilities
At Hempel, we offer a variety of global career possibilities and many cross-functional and cross-cultural working relationships. We strive to create the right conditions for personal and professional development.
Join a global company where employees are truly passionate about delivering the best in everything they do. With business in mind and people at heart, we always work together to influence our road ahead. We want you to be part of our growth journey and of a great global family.
Sounds like a match?
Welcome to apply! Click the ‘Apply for position’ button in the top-right corner and submit your application letter with a CV in English via our recruitment system. Final deadline for applications is 14 July 2025. For further information about the job, please contact Nicolai Hansen - nhan@hempel.com
Application due
2025-07-14Seniority Level
AssociateJob Functions
Business Development, General Business, Project ManagementIndustry
Chemicals
At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other.
We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact.
At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents, we can achieve great things, together.
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What We Do
As a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions, Hempel is a global company with strong values, working with customers in the decorative, marine, infrastructure and energy industries. Hempel factories, R&D centres and stock points are established in every region.
Hempel’s paints and coatings protect and beautify buildings, infrastructure and other assets, and play an essential role in our customers’ businesses. They help minimise maintenance costs, improve aesthetics and increase energy efficiency.
At Hempel, our purpose is to shape a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions. We firmly believe that we will succeed as a business only if we place sustainability at our heart. Not only is it the right thing to do, it will strengthen our competitive position, make ourselves more resilient and reduce our risk.
Hempel was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915. It is proudly owned by the Hempel Foundation, which ensures a solid economic base for the Hempel Group and supports cultural, social, humanitarian and scientific purposes around the world
