Divestiments and Separations

You will lead Digital & Technology separation activities to ensure smooth business transitions while protecting continuity and minimising risk.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining Digital & Technology separation strategies and blueprints.
• Identifying business and technology entanglements and defining separation approaches.
• Creating cost estimates, transition plans and standalone operating requirements.
• Defining and supporting Transitional Services Agreement requirements.
• Leading data segregation, access management and technology transition activities.
• Partnering with business leaders and advisors throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Managing Digital & Technology execution between signing and deal completion.
• Supporting post-close governance and TSA exit activities.
• Ensuring Day 1 operational readiness for both Unilever and the receiving organisation.

Driving continuous improvement

• Continuously enhance M&A methodologies in Tech, tools and ways of working.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and accelerate transaction execution.
• Improve the Digital & Technology offering provided to acquisition and separation projects.
• Leverage emerging technologies and best practices to improve transaction delivery.
• Partner with Digital & Technology leadership to align standards, policies and governance requirements.

Collaboration and Stakeholder leadership

Success in this role depends on your ability to build strong relationships and align diverse stakeholder groups around a common objective.

You will:

• Partner closely with business, technology and functional teams globally.
• Influence and engage senior stakeholders across Unilever.
• Manage relationships with external advisors, consultants and transaction partners.
• Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing and capability building across the Digital & Technology M&A community.

Key Stakeholders

Internal (Global)

• BG and 1UL leadership
• M&A Deals team
• GDT leadership

Internal (Regional / local)

• BU and 1UL leadership

External

• External advisors

Skills, Experience & Capabilities

Essential Experience

We are looking for a candidate who brings:

• Significant experience across Digital & Technology, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations or related business functions.
• Experience leading complex transformation, integration, separation or change programmes.
• Exposure to mergers, acquisitions, divestments or large-scale business transitions is highly desirable.
• Strong commercial, financial and analytical skills.
• Proven programme and project leadership experience.
• Experience working with external partners, consultants and service providers.
• The ability to operate effectively across global and cross-functional environments.

Critical Capabilities

You are someone who:

• Takes ownership and drives outcomes independently.
• Thrives in situations where there is complexity, ambiguity, and change.
• Uses sound judgement and structured problem-solving to make effective decisions.
• Builds trusted relationships and works effectively with people at all levels.
• Communicates clearly, confidently, and with impact.
• Balances attention to detail with a focus on broader business objectives.
• Remains resilient and focused when working under pressure and to challenging deadlines.

Leadership Expectations

• Demonstrates bias for action and accountability.
• Operates with confidence and credibility at senior levels.
• Pragmatic, solutions oriented approach.
• Personally drives outcomes rather than coordinating from a distance.

Why join this team?

This role offers a rare opportunity to work on some of Unilever's most strategic and high-profile projects. You will gain exposure to senior leaders, shape major business transformations, build deep M&A expertise, and play a direct role in creating value for the company while accelerating your own professional growth.

NOTES

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever.

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