Associate Director – Technology, North America

As Associate Director, you will bethe general managerfor selectkey technology initiatives inNA. You willlead theprogram management,prioritization, deployment,change management,and adoption oftransformativedigital products and technologies across theNAregion. Youwillensure businessgoals are metthroughdigital solutions that accelerate Unilever’s growth.Collaborating with Global Productand otherteams,you will ensure technologydeploymentsare tailored to the market and deliver value across all Business Units—includingFoods, Personal Care(PC), Beauty & Wellness, and Home Care.You may also haveselectPC-only projects.

Main Areas of Responsibilities

• Drive business outcomes through transformativetechnology initiatives. Manageselectcritical product/technology initiatives for North America, with accountability for success. Leads the planning, execution, and management ofrelateddigital, data, and AI product deployment.

• Advocate for user-centric design, continuous improvement, and successful change management to maximize business value and ensure digital product adoption

• Drive forward the technology (digital product) needs for North America byaligning tobusinessgoals and daily operations. Oversee North America technology requirements gathering and validation

• Bring teams and stakeholders together to prioritize, build, deploy, and measure benefits from critical technology. Define scope, goals, and timelines with stakeholders.  

• Partner with senior stakeholders to gather inputsand communicate progress.  

• Represent North America technology needs in global product planning, ensuring local requirements and features are addressed. Collaborate with global product teams or third-party vendors on product builds.

• Manage technology vendor relationships if needed

Skills

• Digitalexpertise– experience with digital (Data, AI, tech) projects / products / programs
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Program / plan management to ensure delivery of outcomes
• Execution excellence
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
• Excellent communication,collaborationand interpersonal skills

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Experience in management consulting, product management, or technology strategy/deployment. 7+ years of related experience

• 2+ years of people management experience preferred

• Digitalexpertise– experience with digital (e.g.Data, AI, systems) projects / products / programs. Experience with analytics/insight products

• Experience working closely with senior stakeholders and executive level communications

• Strong cross-functional stakeholder management skills

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues

• Excellent communication,collaborationand interpersonal skills. High emotional intelligence

• Track recordof developing exceptional talent and teams

• Experience in supply chain

Nice to have

• Mastersdegree in business, computer science,mathor related field

• Experience in FMCG, CPG, retail

• Knowledge of agile

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 (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.