• Job Description

  Req#: R-80047

  For Unilever to remain competitive in the future, the business needs to continue on the path to become data intelligent. The Data & Analytics team will persevere t o make Unilever Data Intelligent, powering key decisions with data, insights, advanced analytics and AI. Our ambition is to enable democratization of data, information and insights as a completely agile organization that builds fantastic careers for our people and is accountable for delivering great work that maximizes impact and delivers growth.

  This Data & Analytics function endeavours to create clear accountability for all aspects of Data Strategy, Data Management, Information Management, Analytics, and Insights. We are accountable for impact of solutions, maintaining market relevance and minimising unnecessary overlaps in analytics products, ensuring simplicity and that our solutions better meet the needs of our users. We partner with the Digital and Data Legal Counsel to ensure that our Data Defence (Privacy, Governance, Quality, etc) is well structured and sufficiently robust to use data and AI correctly throughout the enterprise. We democratize information across the business, while supporting the culture shift required for data driven decision making.

  Our vision is to make Unilever data intelligent, partnering with the business to power key decisions with data, advanced analytics and AI to accelerate growth . Our 5 strategies to achieve this are:

  Accelerate & simplify access to relevant data, information and insights

  Build in-house, leading-edge data, information, insights & analytics capability

  Lead the data & insights culture and careers to empower employees across Unilever

  Rapidly embed analytics products, solutions and services to drive growth

  Advance Information Automation at Scale

  Th e Senior Data Scientist is an exciting role in the Data Science Centre of Excellence ( CoE ) team within D& A. Th is team builds state of the art machine learning algorithms , maximising the impact of D&A’s solutions in driving enterprise performance . Typical initiatives include optimizing trade promotion investments, accurately forecasting customer demand, using NLP to glean insight on consumer trends from search data, and making individual assortment recommendations for each of the millions of stores that sell Unilever products . The role will work closely with a D &A functional team such as Customer Development or Supply Chain along with business stakeholders, addressing both large transformation programs and near - term business problems.

  • Interact with relevant teams to identify business challenges where data science c an help

  • Apply comprehensive data science knowledg e to propos e optimal techniques for key business challenges

  • Create detailed data science proposals and project plans, flagging any limitations of proposed solution

  • Design and prototype experimental solutions , particularly machine learning models

  • Design scaled solutions and e nsure high quality and timely delivery

  • Facilitate industrialization and ongoing operation of solutions through well organised code, clear documentation and collaboration with ML Ops resources

  • Govern the work of 3 rd party vendors where needed to support delivery, while maximising creation of Unilever IP

  • Re present Data Science in cross-functional governance of projects, engaging with stakeholders up to Director level

  • Highlight recent developments in data science capability which could solve additional challenges

  • Lead a team of up 1-2 data scientists / interns , p rovid ing career mentorship and line management

  • Provide technical gu idance to data scientists across D&A, part icularly on the projects you lead

  • Support the growth of D &A’s data science capability by contributing to activities such as tool and vendor selection, best practice definition, recruitment, and creation of training materials

  • Build the reputation of D&A ’s data science capabilit y within Unilever and externally , through activities such as community engagement (e.g. Yammer) , publication s or blogs

  What You'll Need to Succeed

  • Minimum of B.S. in a relevant technical field ( e.g. Computer Science, Engineering , Statistics, Operations Research ) ; preferably a postgraduate (Masters or Doctorate) degree

  • At least 4 years building data science solutions to solve business problems , preferably in the CPG industry ( less experience may be acceptable if balanced by strong post- grad qualifications)

  • Experience with open source languages ( eg. Python) and preferably with distributed computing ( PySpark )

  • Experience deploying solutions in a modern cloud - based architecture

  • Experience managing the work of team members and 3 rd party resource vendors

  • Experience presenting insights and influencing decisions of senior non-technical stakeholders

  Pay: The pay range for this position is $96,000 to $143,900. 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.

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  Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
  
  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 . Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.

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• About the company

  Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, England. Unilever's products are available in around 190 countries.

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