This role can be based either in the NJ Unilever office or the H&W offices in the Los Angeles area.
ABOUT UNILEVER
With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.
At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.
WHO ARE WE?
We are the Global Health & Wellbeing (H&W) team at Unilever. We are a start-up (less than 3 years old), focused on one of Unilever’s largest growth opportunities – the €140bn Health & Wellbeing space defined by Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS). We work in an agile and entrepreneurial way, collaboratively within the team and with our Unilever colleagues around the world. We work in a project based networked way where everyone needs to be able to take a step back and think strategically as well as rolling up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, to be entrepreneurial and experiment as well as bringing in the best of Unilever and work the structures of a large company, to take charge and lead as well as follow and support others.
Unilever’s Health & Wellbeing Group holds the company’s functional nutrition brands and the portfolio of brands that includes equilibra (Italy) and US acquired brands Olly, LiquidIV, SmartyPants, Welly, Onnit and most recently, Nutrafol. Each brand is completely unique and focused on giving consumers superior experiences within their respective spaces and target segments. We are committed to continue grow this strategic business for Unilever through a series of acquisitions and international expansion of acquired brands through Unilever’s scale and network in the markets. Recently we announced the launch of 5 business verticals to better organise our business, these are: International, Beauty from within (Nutrafol), Functional Hydration (Liquid IV), First Aid (Welly) and finally VMS (Olly, Onnit and SmartyPants).
JOB PURPOSE
Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you.
H&W is seeking an experienced Associate Director Cybersecurity responsible for protecting our business, leading the cybersecurity strategy and addressing the unique challenges posed by our hybrid model and the evolving digital landscape. Reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer, the Cybersecurity lead has responsibility for all data/information security policies, standards, evaluations, roles, and organizational awareness. They are also responsible for managing privacy, data and information risks related to product development, technology solutions, crisis management, governance, risk, and compliance.
CYBERSECURITY PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE
The rapid growth of H&W combined with the hybrid integration model into Unilever results in a particularly high risk profile. The cybersecurity lead is accountable for building on the foundations and uplifting our top businesses to a strong cybersecurity position benchmarked against all acquired businesses. This will be achieved through policy implementation, priority cybersecurity protection tooling, reducing third party risk, addressing human risk through regular training and consistent reporting to track risk and progress.
2025 OKR: Liquid IV, VMS and Nutrafol to be the top 5 most secure acquired businesses in Unilever.
Cyber baseline: Hit 3+/5 rating for LIV, VMS and Nutrafol through policy implementation, controls remediation and landing priority tooling. Reduce 3P risk: Ensure complete inventory and risk assessment for critical (10-20) third parties across all OpCos. Education and awareness (Human Risk): Quarterly cyber training and phishing exercises across all OpCo. Reporting & Risk Register: Quarterly cyber health report to be shared with H&W LT covering top risks and recommendations.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Lead the H&W cybersecurity transformation, working collaboratively with the OpCo IT leads and UniOps cybersecurity organization to uplift the cybersecurity posture of the OpCos to a minimum of 3/5 maturity score.Develop and implement an effective policy compliance monitoring and enforcement program.Maintain current knowledge of applicable regulatory and compliance issues related to information security. Based on this knowledge, develop, maintain, and oversee an enterprise-wide information security strategy and program, including policies, consistent with applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.Maintain an accurate inventory and risk assessment for critical third parties and manage third-party risk effectively.Implement and manage the risk management program, including threat modelling, risk identification, and mitigation planning, and provide regular updates to executive management.Implement and oversee an incident response plan, conduct security investigations, and assist with disciplinary and legal matters associated with security breaches and policy violations.Enhance cyber defenses by deploying industry-leading tools such as CrowdStrike Falcon and Zscaler across all OpCos.Conduct regular cybersecurity training and phishing exercises to address human risk and improve organizational awareness.Prepare and present quarterly cybersecurity health reports to H&W leadership, covering top risks and recommendations.Serve as the single point of contact for cybersecurity issues, ensuring a seamless and efficient communication channel between OpCos and UniOps.Provide strategic and tactical security guidance for programs and projects that may involve security controls, including the evaluation of the enterprise architecture, hardware, software, and technical controls.Stay informed of current and coming global regulatory compliance and data privacy obligations for our portfolio and implement continuous improvement processes to keep us safe.WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
Experiences & Qualifications
10+ years of experience, with broad background information security and systems architecture.Experience operating within a shared services model and three lines of defence roles and responsibility’s structure.Should have experience with business continuity planning, auditing, and risk management, as well as contract and vendor negotiation.Experience in implementing and monitoring IT General Controls in support of overall SOX audits.Experience with SIEM, CMMC, SOC, IAM, CCPA, and GDPR.Understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and Network Access.Project management experience, including estimating and forecasting, budget and financial management is preferred.
Skills
Leadership
You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) BehaviorsPERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.What We Can Offer You
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Pay: The pay range for this position is $138,900 to $208,300. 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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