Consumer Insight & Sensory Director LATAM - Taste, Texture & Health

Location: Cotia, Brazil 

We are looking for a Director of Consumer Insight & Sensory to shape the strategic consumer and sensory agenda across Latin America. This role transforms consumer understanding, sensory expertise and market intelligence into growth opportunities, influencing innovation, customer partnerships and business decisions across flavors, ingredients and product experiences. This is a unique opportunity to impact the development of flavors & ingredient solutions that reach millions of consumers daily, leading a regional team and interacting with our global headquarters.

At dsm-firmenich, people are at the heart of the company. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and value diversity in the workplace.

Your main responsibilities: 

• Lead the Consumer Insight and Sensory strategy for Latin America, becoming the go-to strategic partner for CSI across the region and defining the learning agenda across key markets, categories, customers and growth priorities.


• Translate consumer intelligence, sensory science, market dynamics and statistical evidence into clear strategic recommendations, influencing innovation, renovation, product design, claims, portfolio choices and customer engagement at local, regional and global levels.


• Elevate CSI through digital, AI-driven and statistically robust approaches, developing agile research models, predictive tools, dashboards and scalable insight platforms that improve decision speed, innovation quality and business impact.


• Act as a critical business advisor to Marketing, Business Development, Commercial, Creation, Application, Science & Technology and senior leadership, challenging assumptions, identifying growth opportunities and ensuring that consumer and sensory evidence shapes business decisions.


• Inspire and connect with global CSI teams, bringing external inspiration, new methodologies and best practices into the region while also scaling Latin American initiatives, capabilities and success stories across the global organization.


• Build, coach and develop a multicultural high-performing team of managers across different countries, strengthening strategic thinking, technical excellence, statistical rigor, storytelling, stakeholder influence and a proactive, business-oriented mindset.

We offer

• Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while maintaining ethical standards.


• Recognition and celebration of your efforts and achievements.


• Growth and advancement opportunities for those who embrace innovation and take initiative


• Collaboration with experts in health, nutrition and beauty to drive progress.


• Customer-centric approach, working with world-renowned brands to transform ideas into impactful solutions.


• Opportunity to build a career making a significant impact on billions of lives, with freedom to shape your own path.

You Bring:

• Solid experience in Consumer Insights and/or Sensory Analysis, preferably within the flavors, fragrances, or food ingredients industry (mandatory).


• Fluency in English and Spanish to interact with global and regional teams (mandatory).


• Knowledge of consumer research methodologies, statistical analysis (Xlstat, R, CompuSense, FIZZ, etc.), and sensory analysis techniques.


• Experience leading multicultural teams and the ability to develop talent across different levels of seniority.


• Hands-on, resilient, and collaborative profile, with the ability to operate both strategically and tactically, while also executing when necessary.


• Strong influencing and communication skills to present findings and defend recommendations with internal stakeholders and clients.

About dsm-firmenich:

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team, driven by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: bringing progress to life.

From advancing health to creating fortified foods and sustainable skincare solutions, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions of people every day. Whether it's a fragrance that helps you focus, alternative proteins that are better for the planet, or sugar reduction solutions that preserve great taste, this is where you can help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you make a difference, we’ll make sure you continue to grow. Through continuous learning, a culture that empowers you, and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders, your voice matters here. And your ideas? They are essential to our future.

Because true progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Inclusion, Belonging and Equal Opportunity Statement:

At dsm-firmenich, we believe that being a force for good starts with how we treat one another. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work—and that is exactly the kind of culture we are building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel that they belong.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing practices, we strive to reflect the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds—regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes you who you are.