HR Business Partner for GMO bei Unilever

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Job Title: HR Business Partner Growth and Marketing Office (GMO)- 6 Month Secondment

Location: 100VE

Work-Level: WL2C

Business context

The Growth and Marketing Office (GMO) is at the forefront of Unilever’s transformation agenda, delivering on the Desire@Scale ambition. GMO drives disruptive growth through bold marketing innovation, commercial adoption of AI and digital, and pioneering capabilities like social-first and real-time performance marketing.

Our mission is to build brands people feel they must have—by blending human creativity with technical proficiency, and by reimagining how we work with talent and partners.

This role is a unique opportunity to partner with GMO leadership and lead the people transformation agenda across CMI, GIC and IBX, shaping the future of marketing talent, organizational agility, and inclusive culture.

Main thrust of the role

As the trusted HR partner to CMI, IBX and GIC, you will lead strategic HR initiatives that enable the marketing transformation. You’ll work closely with senior leaders to develop future-fit talent, embed new skills frameworks, shape agile workforce models, and unlock creativity through organizational design.

Key Responsibilities
• HR Partnership: Act as an advisor to senior leaders, aligning the people agenda with GMO’s transformation strategy and the Desire@Scale ambition.
• Talent Transformation: Part of the team that will lead the implementation of the future marketing talent framework, blending human and technical quotient. Support assessment and development plans for priority roles.
• Gen-Z & External Talent Strategy: Part of the team that will lead the development of plans to attract, empower, and career-path Gen-Z and external talent with future-fit skills
• Agile Workforce Planning: Part of the team that will collaborate with leaders to define insource/outsource talent strategies, build flexible staffing models, and integrate freelance and specialist talent.
• Change Leadership: Part of the team that will lead change programs and consultation processes
• Talent Forums & Succession Planning: Facilitate talent reviews, succession planning, and proactive sourcing for emerging capabilities and domain expertise.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Ensure GMO’s data is kept accurate and use HR analytics to inform workforce strategies, talent interventions, and organizational design.
• Year-Round Processes: Steer the GMO Leadership team through HR processes that occur during the year and manage the communications EOY, quarterly conversations and contrinbuting to GMO townhalls.
Key Interfaces
• HC Chief HR Officer
• GMO Leadership Team
• CMI, GIC and IBX Head
• Marketing HR Network
Skills and Experience

• Talent Catalyst: Proven experience in building inclusive, high-trust environments that empower diverse teams and future leaders.
• Performance Coaching: Skilled in delivering feedback that drives growth, team development, and business performance.
• Change Management: Able to manage projects and senior stakeholders, shaping and translating ambitions into clear deliverables within our HR agenda.
• Business Acumen: Deep understanding of brand development, innovation models, and the evolving marketing landscape.
• People Leadership: Ability to identify, stretch, and nurture talent through developmental assignments and career progression.
• Culture Champion: Commitment to creating psychologically safe, diverse, and values-driven environments.

NOTES

Location 

In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London. This site will house some employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars together with colleagues who are currently located in Lever House in Kingston. We are excited to be creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment. The campus is due to be completed in 2026.

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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