R&D Team Lead

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Date: Mar 10, 2026

Location: Pilawa, PL

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

 

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com 

 

© 2024 Akzo Nobel N.V. All rights reserved.

Key resposibilities

 

  • Support Supply Chain and MU in the areas:
    New Product Implementation (NPI), production transfers, process optimization, day-to-day technical support, quality issues and complaints.
  • Lead and deliver R&D LTS projects within agreed scope, timeline, budget and report progress to stakeholders.
  • Support troubleshooting of formulation/production deviations.
  • Provide technical coaching and best practices to MU technologists; support continuous improvement of existing recipes and quality standards.
  • Support complaint investigations (retained sample checks, root cause analysis, solution proposals).
  • Plan, set up and execute experiments, pilots and trial batches; evaluate results and recommend actions.
  • Own and coordinate formula transitions/industrialization from R&D-PDC to local manufacturing.
  • Analyze, interpret and document results (lab notes/reports); present conclusions and recommendations to key stakeholders.

 

Requirements

  • Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering.
  • Minimum 5+ years of relevant R&D or technical experience, including experience leading people or projects.
  • Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); SAP/PV knowledge is an advantage.
  • Experience in Coatings R&D and/or strong knowledge of paint formulation, manufacturing, and  industrialization processes is highly desirable.
  • Excellent communication skills in English & Polish (written and spoken).

 

What we offer

  • Work in a fast-paced, dynamic international environment with a wide range of exciting challenges.
  • Yearly bonus.
  • Comprehensive medical coverage through Lux Med, including a dental package.
  • Life insurance.
  • Learning Cafeteria, including access to Linkedin Learning.

 

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 52280 

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