Team Lead of Application Engineering SEA

About this Position In this role, you will serve as the Team Lead of the SEA Application Engineering team. Your core mandate is to coach, manage and develop the regional application engineering workforce, alongside your other key accountabilities, to deliver customer value and drive business growth.

Fluency in Chinese and prior experience with Chinese automotive industry customers are strong assets to support seamless cross-market collaboration. We warmly welcome all regions’ candidates to apply. For non-Thai candidates relocating to Thailand for this position, we will provide comprehensive visa and relocation support. You can shape your career with leadership training, regional project exposure and structured development programs, while enjoying the full portfolio of employee benefits at Henkel.

What You´ll Do

• Coach, manage and develop the application engineer team in SEA.
• Work closely with key business stakeholders to support the customer needs and business growth.
• Drive application/equipment innovations and develop new test method to meet the customer needs.
• Responsible for product recommendations, customized products applications, new product demonstrations and troubleshooting for customers.
• Leverage customer feedback to drive optimization in customer service and identify new business opportunities for sales colleagues.
• Promote internally SBU innovations and best learning cross accounts, respect and promote the internal company SHE rules.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Material science, chemistry or physics.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
• Strong leadership and team management skills with ability to coach and develop team members.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical thinking abilities
• Good command of English and Chinese.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Medical Coverage for employees and eligible dependents
• Provident Fund
• Annual Physical Examination for employees
• Discounts on company products

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.