Technology Platform Lead

This role can be based either in the NJ Unilever office or the H&W offices in the Los Angeles area.

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. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.
 

The Wellbeing Collective is a start-up, focused on one of Unilever’s largest growth opportunities – the €140bn Wellbeing space defined by Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS). We work in an agile and entrepreneurial way, 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 rolling up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, to be entrepreneurial and experiment as well as bringing in the best of Unilever and work the structures of a large company, to take charge and lead as well as follow and support others.  

Unilever’s Wellbeing Group holds the company’s functional nutrition brands and the portfolio of brands that includes equilibra (Italy) and US acquired brands Olly, LiquidIV, SmartyPants, Welly, Onnit and most recently, Nutrafol. Each brand is completely unique and focused on giving consumers superior experiences within their respective spaces and target segments. We are committed to continue grow this strategic business for Unilever through a series of acquisitions and international expansion of acquired brands through Unilever’s scale and network in the markets. Recently we announced the launch of 5 business verticals to better organise our business, these are: International, Beauty from within (Nutrafol), Functional Hydration (Liquid IV), First Aid (Welly) and finally VMS (Olly, Onnit and SmartyPants).

Technology Platform Lead is responsible for leading and managing the technology platforms across the Wellbeing Collective, with a primary focus on D365, Kinaxis, and other core supply chain and finance (backbone) technologies. The Tech Platform Owner will work closely with functional process owners to translate business requirements into solutions within these platforms. They will partner with business functions, technical teams, and external partners to ensure successful implementation and continuous improvement. They will own the strategic product roadmap, ensuring the greatest business value and adoption. A successful candidate is a committed technology expert, great at working within teams to deliver complex projects and ensure system stability. The tech platform owner is a senior member of the Wellbeing Collective tech team

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
• Lead, implement, and own the technology platform strategy for the Wellbeing Collective, focusing on D365, Kinaxis, and other core supply chain and finance technologies.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into solutions within these platforms.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to assist stakeholders as needed throughout the project and during change management.
• Partner with product owners in various business units to ensure governance in a single instance, identifying synergies and resolving conflicts.
• Drive new product features and functionality as part of continual optimization of the technology landscape.
• Act as a core part of the project team, using experience to ensure successful delivery of solutions that meet business needs and drive business value.
• Manage third-party support relationships and ensure SLAs are met.
• Communicate progress to key stakeholders, run the steerco and report on project status.
• Lead business case build, benefit tracking and budget management.
• Collaborate with functional process owners to understand and address their system needs.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences, Qualifications & Skills

• A strong Tech business partner with strong business acumen and an a