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Associate Director, Digital & Technology - Home Care

Unilever, Hoboken

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Purpose of the Role

The role is accountable for driving digital and technology (D&T) initiatives in the Home Care Business unit. This role leads the plan for landing capabilities and innovation for North America, including expanding the use of AI and automation, partnering closely with BU leaders and Product teams to drive user‑centricity, and embedding capabilities that drive business impact.

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

  • Trusted partner to BU leadership and their teams
  • Create and execute strategies that leverage digital technologies, AI, and automation
  • Ensure alignment of analytics, AI and technology initiatives with business unit
  • Accountable for the digitization of home care, leading the end‑to‑end D&T plans for cross‑functional agile squads unit on behalf of the CDIO
  • Prioritise and align the plan, outcomes and timelines with business unit leadership across products
  • Drive benefits and adoption with the business unit team and products
  • Drive local stakeholder engagement and feedback prioritisation, advocating for user‑centricity and continuous improvement
  • Accountable for business unit sign‑off and validation of products
  • Lead business deployment of BU‑specific or BU‑tailored products, working closely with products to ensure outcome delivery
  • Act as first point of contact for BU leaders into D&T, resolving risks, issues and questions
  • Advocate for the adoption of innovative tools and practices to maintain a competitive edge
  • Suggest opportunities for leverage of AI and automation to drive productivity, growth or operational effectiveness

Skills

  • Digital acumen – experience with digital technologies including AI, automation and tech
  • Business acumen – business unit knowledge
  • Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills
  • Program/plan management to ensure delivery of outcomes
  • Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills

Leadership Skills

  • Unilever Behaviours: Passion for high performance – takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results, generating intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed
  • Personal mastery – sets high standards for themselves, actively building own wellbeing and resilience
  • Talent catalyst – invests in people, coaching individuals and teams to realise their full potential, creating an inclusive climate that empowers everyone and inspires powerful teamwork and collaboration
  • Consumer love – brings the voice of the consumer into everything we do
  • Business acumen – creates opportunities for profitable growth through the core and beyond

Pay

The pay range for this position is $146,200 to $219,400.

Bonus

This position is bonus eligible.

Long‑Term Incentive (LTI)

This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits

Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan, which can include health insurance (including prescription drug, dental and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, and a range of voluntary benefits.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity

At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive and succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.

Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. For more information on your federal rights, see "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal".

Employment is subject to verification of pre‑screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

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