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Job Title: Ice Cream GTM Dcomm & BU CIO – Americas

Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Terms & Conditions: Full time, International assignment is not available for this role and relocation for local and international candidates is not provided

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company.​ A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories.​ Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.​

ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY:

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers.​ Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.​  

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.  We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.  

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.  

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.​ 

If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you! 

JOB PURPOSE:

As part of our growth strategy, we are seeking an experienced and strategic Business Unit Chief Information Officer (BU CIO) to lead technology strategy and execution for our Americas region and our global Direct 2 Commsumer Products Lead. The BU CIO will serve as the primary technology leader for the business unit, ensuring that IT, D&A and digital capabilities enable and accelerate business unit and inhome channel outcomes. This individual will work closely with the business unit leadership team, the markets within the region and collaborate with global platform teams to deliver scalable, innovative, and fit-for-purpose technology solutions.

The newly created Ice Cream Technology function will drive the technology set-up, standalone design and implementation of all required technology capabilities to enable Unilever’s Ice Cream business to become a fully functioning standalone company, separate from Unilever.

The Americas BU CIO & Dcomm Product Lead role is a senior leadership role responsible for driving the overall technology and strategy for Ice Cream in Americas, and globally for direct-to-consumer solutions. The role will develop and execute the technology strategy for the business unit, aligning with the broader organizational vision, goals and overall IT Strategy.

The key purpose of the role is to lead the BU organisation through strategic and tactical technology activities and operate as the overarching leader that enables all product and platform teams to meet the regions needs. This role will partner closely with the Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO) and the rest of the Tech and D&A Ice Cream LT and work closely and collaborate with other business leaders, partners and UniOps to support the overall set up of a future-fit IT function for the standalone Ice Cream organisation.

The successful candidate will be one that has Significant IT expertise with a proven record of leading large-scale technology transformation and has a passion for building world class technology and a desire to make a meaningful impact.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Business Unit Chief Information Officer (BU CIO) is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring our overall technology capabilities deliver and support growth for the region. This role will report directly to the Ice Cream Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO). At a high level these are the areas of focus for the role covering a broad set of technology domains including (but not limited to):

Technology Strategy & Leadership:

• Develop and execute the technology strategy for the busines