Finance and Commercial Lead New Venture, Wellbeing Collective

Join us as Finance and Commercial Lead New Venture, Wellbeing Collective

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA Preferred or Hoboken, NJ

Given the highly confidential nature of this project, we will only follow up with internal applicants who are selected to move forward in the process. An NDA will berequiredonce interviews begin.

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

WHOWE ARE

We are the Wellbeing Collective Group at Unilever, focused on building and growing brands in the health and wellness space. Wellbeing is a large and dynamic global category that spans Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements, alongside adjacent areas of functional hydration and nutrition. 

OUR BUSINESS

Unilever’s Wellbeing Collective Group brings together a portfolio of highgrowthhealth and wellness brands built to help people feel better every day. The group includes a set of category leading brandsacquiredin the US including OLLY, Liquid I.V.,Nutrafol,SmartyPants,WellyandOnnit, as well asEquilibra(Italy). Each brand is distinct in purpose,propositionand culture, yet united by a shared focus on delivering superior consumer experiences across health and wellbeing. We are committed to continuing togrow this strategic business for Unilever byleveragingthe full strength of Unilever’s capabilities, including expanding the reach of our portfolio internationally. 

We work in an agile, fast-moving environment, collaboratively within the team and with our Unilever colleagues around the world. We work in a project-based, networked way where everyone needs to be able to take a step back and think strategically, as well as roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, to be entrepreneurial and experiment, as well as bring in the best of Unilever and work the structures of a large company, and to take charge and lead, as well as follow and support others.

The Finance and Commercial Lead will lead the financial and commercial strategy from early concept shaping through to a launch. Reporting to the General Manager, this roleis responsible forshaping the business case, defining pricing and revenue logic, and guiding key decisions to support a strong path to commercialization. The scopecenterson driving clarity, pace, and financial discipline across the venture.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a senior finance and commercial leader to own and lead the combined finance and commercial workstream through concept development to launch recommendations. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who canoperatein ambiguity, move quickly, and set direction with confidence.

As a core member of the new ventures leadership team, this rolewill integrate inputs across innovation, marketing, R&D, supply chain, and strategy, translating them into clear commercial and financial direction. The individual will lead key decisions on pricing, cost structure, demand scenarios, and investment tradeoffs, and will be accountable for the overall business case and commercial logic.

• Own and lead the integrated business case and financial model, including revenue, margin structure, and investment profile across scenarios

• Partner with the Innovation Lead to shape pricing and pack architecture (PPA), ensuring alignment with margin targets and financial guardrails

• Develop and direct demand and revenue scenarios to inform planning,tradeoffs, and key decisions

• Translate commercial implications of consumer, brand, and proposition inputs into clear financial frameworks and decision support

• Own detailed product costing and COGS development, influencing formulation, sourcing, and design decisions to deliver target margins

• Act as the financial and commercial thought partner to the Innovation Lead, ensuring product, pricing, and GTM decisions are grounded in clear economics,tradeoffs, and scalable models

• Support evaluation of commercialization pathways, including partnerships and route to market options, through robustmodelingand scenario analysis

• Define financial guardrails and success metrics for the venture, including launch thresholds, payback expectations, and scaling triggers

• Act as a core leader within the venture team, driving alignment, pace, and accountability across functions

• Provide clear, fact-based recommendations to the General Manager and leadership to support key decisions

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to develop robust business cases and guide investment decisions in a dynamic environment

• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, translating complex inputs into clear commercial and financial direction

• Demonstrated experience influencing and aligning senior, cross-functional stakeholders to drive decisions and outcomes 

• Strong judgment and decision-making capability, with confidence to challenge assumptions and navigate ambiguity 

• Ability tooperateeffectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, with a high degree of agility and resilience 

• Strong communicationskills, with the ability to distill complexity into clear, concise insights and recommendations for leadership

Pay: The pay range for this position is $146,200 to $219,400. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. 

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. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance