Talent, Learning & Organisation Partner - METSA (Ice Cream)

Unilever is currently hiring for Talent, Learning & Organisation Partner - METSA (Ice Cream)

Who We Are:

If you are in the Unilever Ice Cream business or consider choosing to work for the Unilever Ice Cream business, you will work for the leading Ice Cream player globally with an €8bn turnover. Our business operates in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s.

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity – “The Magnum Ice Cream Company” once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025. Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure.

In Ice Cream, we are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our organisation. You will have options for career growth and exploration, allowing you to explore roles and opportunities across the new company. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.

Job Purpose:

As part of the new Ice Cream organisation, the Talent, Learning and Organisation (TLO) Partner will be a key member of the Global TLO team. This team defines, designs, and builds the capabilities, culture, interventions, and frameworks that drive business growth and provide the world-class expertise we need to leverage to make the new Ice Cream company more competitive.

As part of our design principles, we have specific roles that partner dedicated geographies to ensure that we align and deliver the right interventions and have an end-to-end deployment approach, while also ensuring that we integrate geography insights into the development of global solutions.

As such, we have an opportunity for a Talent, Learning & Organisation (TLO) Partner for METSA (Middle East, Türkiye, South Asia). This role will work in close partnership with the regional Head of HR and the Country HR Teams, and will report into the Global Talent TLO Lead focussing on end-to-end delivery and implementation of integrated TLO initiatives in the region, while also working on global TLO priorities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the regional TLO strategy in alignment with global objectives, driving initiatives to enhance talent management, learning, and organisational development within the region.
• Partner with the regional HR Lead to ensure TLO initiatives support overall HR and business strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and address talent and learning needs.
• Design, deliver, and evaluate TLO programmes and interventions, monitoring and reporting on their effectiveness, and making data-driven adjustments as needed.
• Engage with key stakeholders to promote TLO initiatives and support change management, facilitating workshops, training sessions, and other learning activities.
• Represent the region in global TLO forums and discussions, contributing to global TLO projects and initiatives, ensuring regional perspectives are represented.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in talent management, learning, and organisational development, implementing innovative solutions to enhance the TLO function.
• Deploy and land interventions supporting the TLO agenda (e.g., Performance Management, Culture, Learning Interventions, Leadership Growth framework), working with global team to ensure the best design in line with principles and external benchmarks.
• Support deployment activities across key strategic talent pools and provide advisory on functional talent pools.
• Own deployment of leadership and learning at scale with deployment support from HRBPs.

Skills & Behaviours Required to Succeed:

• Strong influencing skills, customer focus, and stakeholder management, essential for interfacing with a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work and connect in an international remote environment.
• Ability to leverage impact across countries and cultures, with cultural sensitivity to manage and support a diverse workforce.
• Strong self-organisation skills, personal resilience, emotional intelligence, and the drive to take initiative.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally or with wider HR expertise teams to bring forth the best solutions.
• Agile project management skills for implementing and deploying global initiatives.
• Strategic thinking and capability to see the big picture, coupled with ability to deliver operational excellence in day-to-day goals.
• Passion for development, learning, and staying updated on future trends in TLO.
• Keen interest in developing the best talent and growing people.
• Analytical thinking and data-driven decision making, founded by proficiency in data & analytics skills.
• Change management to facilitate smooth transitions when landing critical shifts.
• Innovation mindset and creativity in developing solutions.
• Familiarity with global learning and talent platforms (e.g., Workday, Workday Learning,  LMS systems) is a plus.

Experiences We Are Looking For:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in talent management, learning and development, or organisational development and a total of minimum 3 years of experience in HR.
• Proven track record of leading Talent, Learning & Organisation initiatives in a regional or global capacity.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organisational Development, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g., SHRM, CIPD) preferred.

Additional Information

• Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. 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. 
• For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasise that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy we will first consider candidates based in the preferred location. If you are based outside of this location and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the location.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity 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. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.