Digital Tools and Transformation Lead

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Digital Tools and Transformation Lead

As the Digital Tools and Transformation Lead, you play a crucial role in enabling Engineering to deliver strategic business outcomes by providing globally consistent digital foundations, performance transparency, data-driven insight, and tool landscape adoption across Crop Science. You drive execution excellence, accelerate transformation (e.g., franchise transitions and AI adoption), and ensure Engineering resources are focused on the highest-value work through clear metrics, standards, and fit-for-purpose governance. This role is essential in shaping the future of Engineering within Crop Science through strategic leadership and innovation.

The incumbent for this position may be based in the United States (US), Brazil, or Germany. Bayer Talent Acquisition is accepting applications for these locations under one global job posting which follows each country's individual employment laws. As such, applicants should expect to experience differences in the application process which are unique from a single country posting.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Engineering Enablement Lead, are to:

• Lead the global consistency, governance, and readiness of Engineering digital tools and data, ensuring alignment with Crop Science Engineering strategy; This includes direct execution of initiatives in various regions where necessary;
• Define and sustain Engineering performance management frameworks, including metrics, transparency, and capability development to drive operational excellence;
• Drive the identification, development, and scaling of AI-enabled solutions to improve Engineering outcomes, efficiency, and decision-making;
• Ensure continuous visibility of Engineering performance through standardized metrics, dashboards, and reporting to facilitate informed decision-making;
• Improve execution efficiency through global automation, analytics, reporting, and digital enablement solutions, including engineering-specific design, knowledge management, and execution;
• Lead insight and analytics development to support strategic business and franchise transitions (e.g., Capital Allocation Teams), ensuring alignment with business objectives;
• Define, enable, and drive adoption of the Engineering technical toolset, including training and change enablement to support workforce development;
• Own budgeting and financial governance for Engineering systems and platforms, ensuring cross-functional and cross-divisional alignment;
• Establish and maintain technical standards that deliver value to customers and key stakeholders while reducing complexity;
• Build and sustain effective Engineering knowledge management to enable learning, reuse, and continuity across the organization;
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the overall goals of the position.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field; Advanced degree preferred;
• 10+ years of experience across CAPEX Engineering, Digital, Data, or technology-enabled transformation in a global, matrixed environment;
• Proven ability to connect technical and digital capabilities to business strategy, value creation, and performance outcomes;
• Experience leading enterprise platforms, data, analytics, automation, or AI initiatives, including governance and adoption;
• Strong financial and business acumen, including budgeting, investment prioritization, and cross-functional alignment;
• Capable of interfacing effectively with colleagues at senior leader and junior levels across geographies, both remotely and in-person.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in leading strategic initiatives within large, global organizations;
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive change across diverse teams;
• Experience in developing and implementing digital transformation strategies;
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $143,120.00 - $214,680.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least October 6, 2026.

Germany: All applicants who apply to a posting which can be located in Germany are given the option to disclose if they have a severe disability as certified by German authorities. This is a voluntary question, and applicants are given the option to answer as not applicable if they prefer not to disclose.

We ensure your financial stability with a competitive salary between € and € per year (full-time) plus a variable component and a global equity-based cash plan. Your compensation is based on your qualifications, skills, and professional experience.

Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

YOUR APPLICATION

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

Location: Germany : North Rhine Westfalia : Monheim || Brazil : São Paulo : São Paulo || United States : Missouri : Chesterfield

Division: Crop Science

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