Job Description

Job Title: Data Foundation Consumer Marketing, Data Expert

Business Function: Global Digital & Technology (GDT)

Location: Port Sunlight

A strong candidate has been identified through our succession planning.

While a strong internal candidate has been identified through our succession planning process, we remain open to additional applications to ensure that all individuals who meet the required skills, performance, experience, and leadership criteria outlined in the JD have a fair opportunity to be considered.

JOB PURPOSE

At Unilever, you're more than your job title. You'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful challenges, grow your career, and make a real impact on some of the world's most loved brands.

Our ambition is to become a truly data-intelligent organisation, where high-quality data, insights, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence help power better decisions across every part of our business. To achieve this, we're investing in the people, platforms, and capabilities that make trusted data accessible to everyone who needs it.

We're looking for a Data Foundation Consumer Marketing Data Expert to join our Global Consumer Marketing Data team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about data, enjoys solving complex challenges, and wants to help build the foundations that enable analytics, innovation, and growth on a global scale.

As a Data Foundation Consumer Marketing Data Expert, you will play a key role in developing and improving the data foundations that support consumer, shopper, and digital commerce insights across Unilever.

You will help design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise-wide data solutions that ensure data is trusted, accessible, and ready to power analytics, reporting, and decision-making.

Working closely with global stakeholders across Global Digital & Technology, Data Foundation, Consumer Marketing, Technology, and business teams, you will help shape how data is managed and used across the organisation.

This is a hands-on role where you'll combine technical expertise, business understanding, and stakeholder collaboration to deliver high-impact outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Build Strong Data Foundations

• Design and embed data solutions that support consumer, shopper, and digital commerce analytics.

• Help create and maintain trusted, scalable data assets that enable business users to access and use data confidently.

• Contribute to the development of enterprise data platforms and data products.
  

Drive Data Quality and Governance

• Improve data quality, transparency, and consistency across internal and external data sources.

• Support data governance processes and best practices.

• Ensure clear visibility of data flows, ownership, lineage, and controls from source through to business use.
  

Partner Across the Business

• Collaborate with global functions, markets, and technology teams to understand business needs and translate them into data solutions.

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and act as a trusted partner for data-related decisions.

• Support the delivery of functional requirements and priorities for the data platform.
  

Support Innovation and Growth

• Explore opportunities to incorporate new data sources and emerging technologies.

• Identify improvements that increase efficiency, unlock insights, and create business value.

• Champion a data-driven culture and help embed best practices across the organisation.
  

About the Team

You will join a collaborative global team focused on enabling better decisions through high-quality data and insights.

We believe in:

• Working as one team.

• Staying closely connected to business priorities.

• Delivering with speed, quality, and accountability.

• Creating simple, user-focused solutions.
  

Our team combines data expertise, business knowledge, and a passion for innovation. We encourage curiosity, continuous learning, and sharing ideas, creating an environment where everyone can contribute and grow.

ALL ABOUT YOU

We're looking for someone who enjoys working with data and has a strong desire to create practical solutions that make a difference.

Essential Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Data Science, or a related discipline.

• Significant experience delivering business value through data, analytics, reporting, or business intelligence solutions.

• Experience managing multiple priorities and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong understanding of data management concepts and practices.

• Experience working with data visualisation, reporting, and data modelling tools.
  

Technical Skills

• Data lifecycle and data management expertise.

• Business intelligence, reporting, and data visualisation experience.

• Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL).

• Understanding of analytical methods and insight generation.

• Experience with cloud-based data platforms such as Microsoft Azure would be beneficial.

• Knowledge of Python or R would be an advantage.
  

Personal Qualities

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Curious, proactive, and solutions-focused.

• Able to translate complex topics into clear business outcomes.

• Comfortable working across global teams and diverse stakeholder groups.

• Passionate about improving how organisations use data.
  

Nice to Have

• Experience within consumer goods, retail, consumer marketing, shopper insights, or digital commerce.

• Knowledge of external data providers such as Kantar, Nielsen, or customer data ecosystems.

• Experience supporting data governance initiatives or large-scale data transformation programs.
  

Development and Growth Opportunities

At Unilever, we are committed to helping our people build rewarding careers.

In this role, you'll have opportunities to:

• Work with global teams and senior stakeholders.

• Develop expertise in modern data platforms, analytics, and artificial intelligence.

• Build leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Contribute to strategic initiatives that influence business decisions worldwide.

• Access ongoing learning, development, and career progression opportunities across Global Digital & Technology, Data Foundation and the wider organisation.
  

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 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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