Business Unit Director - Unilever Global

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Marketing Tech
The Role
Leads Numerator’s global Unilever client service team, driving revenue growth, account expansion, client satisfaction, and strategic impact. The role manages senior stakeholder relationships across consumer insights, marketing, and commercial functions; oversees global data delivery; develops teams; identifies scalable commercial opportunities; and coordinates global, regional, and local teams across multiple markets.
Summary Generated by Built In

 We’re reinventing the market research industry. Let’s reinvent it together.

At Numerator, we believe tomorrow’s success starts with today’s market intelligence. We empower the world’s leading brands and retailers with unmatched insights into consumer behavior and the influencers that drive it.

Business Unit Director:  Global Team Lead – Unilever  

Department: Global Commercial

Location: Euston, London (Hybrid)

Role Purpose 

Reporting to the Global Client Lead for Unilever, the Global Team Lead is responsible for managing the service team supporting Unilever Global CMI, Marketing and Customer teams to drive revenue growth and increase client impact and satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities 

Team Leadership

·         Lead the Global Client Service team, supporting individual development and team impact

·         Foster an innovative culture and mindset in the team


Client Leadership

·         Lead contact point for Global Unilever teams

·         Position Worldpanel as an innovated trusted, strategic partner to global clients

·         Identify opportunities to build impact, network and pipeline across client contacts

·         Lead and support delivery of high impact projects


Commercial

·         Manage and grow revenue sourced from Global Unilever teams

·         Support local market Unilever revenue opportunities

·         Collaborate with colleagues to identify repeatable and scalable services that can be monetized

·         Provide market, competitor, and client insight to inform decision-making


Network Leadership

·         Ensure strong collaboration with local and Europanel teams

·         Oversee global data delivery to Unilever from the Europanel value add team

Essential Experience
  • Significant experience in client leadership and account growth, ideally managing large global FMCG clients.
  • Proven experience leading and developing client service or commercial teams.
  • Strong track record of revenue growth, commercial ownership and pipeline development.
  • Experience working with global or multinational stakeholders across multiple markets.
  • Background in consumer insights, market research, analytics, FMCG or retail consulting.
  • Experience delivering and overseeing high-impact strategic projects for senior client stakeholders.
Leadership Requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop teams, creating high-performing cultures.
  • Strong people leadership skills with experience managing performance, engagement and career development.
  • Ability to foster an innovative and growth-oriented mindset across a team.
Client & Stakeholder Management
  • Credibility to engage with senior client stakeholders across Consumer & Market Insights, Marketing and Commercial functions.
  • Ability to position Worldpanel as a trusted strategic partner rather than a data supplier.
  • Strong relationship-building and influencing skills with global client organisations.
Commercial Skills
  • Strong commercial acumen with responsibility for revenue targets, forecasting and business growth.
  • Ability to identify new opportunities, expand existing relationships and drive additional revenue streams.
  • Experience developing scalable, repeatable solutions that can be commercialised across multiple markets.
Technical & Industry Knowledge
  • Good understanding of:
    • Shopper behaviour
    • Consumer insights
    • FMCG markets
    • Marketing effectiveness
    • Retail and customer strategy
  • Ability to translate data and insight into strategic recommendations and business impact.
Collaboration & Network Leadership
  • Experience working across complex matrix organisations and international teams.
  • Ability to align and influence multiple stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Track record of driving collaboration between global, regional and local teams.

There is strength in numbers - We are the Numerati

Numerator is 5,800 employees strong. We have the confidence to be real and embrace what makes each Numerati unique. Our diverse experiences, ideas and backgrounds fuel our innovation.

Being part of the Numerati means that we’ll take care of you! From our Recharge Days, maximum flexibility policy, wellness resources for employees and their families, development opportunities and much more — we’re always finding ways to better support, celebrate and accelerate our team.

Skills Required

  • Significant experience in client leadership and account growth
  • Experience managing large global FMCG clients
  • Proven experience leading and developing client service or commercial teams
  • Strong track record of revenue growth, commercial ownership, and pipeline development
  • Experience working with global or multinational stakeholders across multiple markets
  • Background in consumer insights, market research, analytics, FMCG, or retail consulting
  • Experience delivering and overseeing high-impact strategic projects for senior client stakeholders
  • Experience leading, coaching, and developing teams
  • Experience managing performance, engagement, and career development
  • Ability to engage with senior Consumer and Market Insights, Marketing, and Commercial stakeholders
  • Strong relationship-building, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills
  • Commercial acumen involving revenue targets, forecasting, business growth, and pipeline development
  • Understanding of shopper behavior, consumer insights, FMCG markets, marketing effectiveness, and retail and customer strategy
  • Ability to translate data and insights into strategic recommendations and business impact
  • Experience working across complex matrix organizations and international teams
  • Experience driving collaboration between global, regional, and local teams

Numerator Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Numerator and has not been reviewed or approved by Numerator.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off is described as generous, with PTO, paid holidays, and companywide “Recharge Days” alongside options like paid volunteer time. Mentions of flexible or unlimited PTO policies indicate breadth across leave types.
  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage spans medical, dental, and vision, with mental-health support and an EAP also noted. Protection benefits such as disability and life insurance further reinforce coverage strength.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Work–life balance is emphasized through flexible schedules, remote work programs, and quiet focus time. Wellness-oriented offerings like gym memberships and company-sponsored outings complement this flexibility.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
2,400 Employees

What We Do

Numerator is a data and tech company bringing speed and scale to market research. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Numerator has more than 2,400 employees worldwide. The company blends proprietary data with advanced technology to create unique insights for the market research industry that has been slow to change. The majority of Fortune 100 companies are Numerator clients.

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