Job Summary
Are you ready to shape the future of the modern digital workplace and lead transformative solutions that empower thousands of global colleagues?This position requires a blend of product leadership, technical depth across the Digital Workplace ecosystem, and strong cross‑functional execution to advance the Digital Workplace vision.
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Business Unit: Digital Technology Solutions
Accelerating innovation through data, technology, and digital transformation, building intelligent solutions that enhance experiences and power smarter decisions.
The Director Digital Workplace Products role is based in Union Beach, NJ (preferred). We are open to considering exceptional US East Coast–based remote candidates who can travel regularly to Union Beach (about 2 days a week). Be part of a strategic, collaborative, forward-thinking team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact.
Your potential is our inspiration!
Where You’ll Make a Difference
• Lead the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management for IFF’s Digital Workplace product portfolio, including Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Windows, Mac, VDI, and mobile platforms
• Champion intuitive and frictionless end-user experiences grounded in strong UX design principles
• Oversee PC lifecycle management and governance, leveraging Microsoft Intune and JAMF
• Drive an integrated product vision focused on UX, reliability, performance, service design, and value realization
• Partner with IT Security, Infrastructure, Legal, Data Privacy, and Business Units to ensure alignment and compliance
• Lead and develop high-performing engineering and product teams across collaboration, messaging, endpoint, mobility, and AI technologies
• Provide technical leadership across the Digital Workplace portfolio by establishing shared architectural principles, standards, and governance, with an emphasis on how products integrate and operate together.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for team members, applying broad technical experience to guide decisions, assess risk, and resolve complex cross-product, security, and integration challenges
• Ensure technical alignment and cohesion across products by connecting individual decisions into an integrated platform view
• Accelerate adoption of next-generation workplace technologies, including Copilot, Copilot Studio, and AI assistants
• Lead AI pilot programs, change management, and analytics to ensure the successful rollout of new digital capabilities
• Embed responsible AI practices and governance into the Digital Workplace ecosystem
What Makes You the Right Fit
• 10+ years of experience in Digital Workplace, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, or related enterprise technology domains
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in a related field preferred
• Proven leadership experience in product management with demonstrated success delivering enterprise solutions
• Strong track record of driving large, cross-functional programs and navigating enterprise governance processes
• Experience partnering with senior executives and global stakeholders
• High level of technical fluency across Digital Workplace platforms, cloud technologies, and architectural best practices
• Strong communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to build collaborative partnerships and influence across distributed teams
• Comfortable operating in complex, matrixed environments with competing priorities
How You Would Stand Out
• Experience with next-generation AI technologies, including Copilot and Copilot Studio
• Background leading globally distributed engineering and product teams
• Demonstrated success in operationalizing digital workplace strategies at enterprise scale
Why Choose Us?
• Opportunity to directly shape the future of IFF’s global digital workplace
• Collaborative, innovative environment that encourages continuous improvement
• Ability to drive adoption of emerging AI and productivity technologies
• Strong executive visibility and influence across the global organization
• Purpose-driven company committed to inclusion, sustainability, and technology advancement
• Access a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid parental leave, vacation, holidays, and an annual bonus plan.
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.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Salary Ranges:
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in Digital Workplace, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, or related enterprise technology domains
- Bachelor's degree
- Proven leadership experience in product management delivering enterprise solutions
- Strong track record of driving large, cross-functional programs and navigating enterprise governance processes
- Experience partnering with senior executives and global stakeholders
- High level of technical fluency across Digital Workplace platforms, cloud technologies, and architectural best practices
- Experience overseeing PC lifecycle management and governance using Microsoft Intune and JAMF
- Strong communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to build collaborative partnerships and influence across distributed teams
- Comfortable operating in complex, matrixed environments with competing priorities
- Master's degree in a related field
- Experience with next-generation AI technologies, including Copilot and Copilot Studio
- Background leading globally distributed engineering and product teams
- Demonstrated success in operationalizing digital workplace strategies at enterprise scale
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
