Digital & Technology Business Enablement - Associate Director, North America, Hoboken

Digital & Technology Business Enablement - Associate Director, North America

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**Title**: Digital & Technology Business Enablement - Associate Director, North America**Reports to:** Head of Digital Product and Deployment, North America**Scope:**Regional, N.A. **Location:** Hoboken, NJ **Terms & Conditions:** Full time, hybrid schedule, relocation support & international assignment are unavailable for this position.This role exists to drive prioritization, enablement, deployment, and use of critical products/services within the North America region, with a strong emphasis on business partnering with Customer Development (Sales) and Finance.You will serve as a trusted advisor to these functions, aligning their business goals with digital solutions that drive Unilever’s growth. Collaborating with Global Product teams, you will ensure solutions are tailored to the North American market and deliver value across all Business Units—Foods, Personal Care, Beauty & Wellness, and Home Care.You will ensure multiple teams and stakeholders come together to understand, prioritize, build, deploy, and see benefits from critical technology. More than just landing technology, you ensure that critical requirements are accounted for early in the scoping process. You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet. Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.**Key Responsibilities*** Understand the technology (digital product) needs for Customer Development and Finance in North America through deeply understanding their objectives and daily operations* Partner with senior stakeholders to gather input, set priorities, and communicate progress.* Represent North American needs in global product planning, ensuring local requirements are addressed and integrated into global solutions. Work with global product or third-party vendors to build products.* Manage technology vendor relationships if needed* Define scope, goals, and timelines in collaboration with stakeholders.* Advocate for user-centric design and continuous improvement to maximize business value and ensure successful change management.* Oversee requirements gathering and validation, including local data, system, and cross-product integration.* Ensure digital products are adopted by internal users and deliver value**You are*** Customer centric and empathetic - you understand the needs of (internal) users and ensure products are built and used that are loved* Proactive and independent - you can identify what needs to be done and lead cross-functionally to make it happen* Strategic - thinking 3 steps ahead. Able to think critically, logically, and with good judgement* A curious person who likes to learn about what makes a business run as well as new technology. A fast learner* A great communicator - able to work with people who are senior and in different functions than your own* Someone who drives projects forward - you keep people organized and on track* A business-minded technologist or a technology-minded business person* Interested in the FMCG space* A team player**Required Qualifications*** 7+ years of experience required of related experience* 2+ years of people management experience* Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, math or related field.* Experience in management consulting, product management, or technology deployment* Digital expertise – experience with digital (Data, AI, tech) projects / products / programs. Experience with analytics/insight products* Experience working with senior stakeholders* Strong stakeholder management skills* Execution excellence. Program / plan management to ensure delivery of outcomes* Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues* Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills. High Emotional Intelligence* Experience with system architecture and data foundations* Track record of developing exceptional talent and teams within this domain**Preferred Qualifications:*** Master's degree in business, computer science, math or related field* Experience in FMCG, CPG, or retail* Knowledge of agile**Pay:** The pay range for this position is $141,680 to $212,520. 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.------------------------------------**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/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, please see Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. 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Location:: Hoboken
Salary:: $250,000 +
Job Type:: FullTime
Category:: IT & Technology

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