People Experience Innovation Funnel Manager leading end-to-end innovation pipeline at Unilever. Ensuring structured idea flow from discovery to global scale-up with measurable impact across employee lifecycle.
Responsibilities
The People Experience Innovation Funnel Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end innovation pipeline across People Experience.
Ensure that ideas move in a structured, agile, and governed way from discovery through proof of concept, pilot, and global scale-up.
Deliver measurable experience and business impact across the employee lifecycle.
Design, implement, and operate a Product Development Innovation Funnel governance model.
Apply Agile methodology and Scrum ways of working to manage flow from idea intake to scale up.
Perform Scrum Master tasks across innovation initiatives, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and removal of impediments.
Lead the creation of business cases and proof of concept papers, articulating value, experience impact, costs, and scalability.
Manage approval gates for progression from concept to pilot to global deployment.
Requirements
Strong HR background and the ability to translate technical and product concepts effectively to HR stakeholders.
Experience leading transformation initiatives, including value articulation and business case development.
AI literacy, with an understanding of how AI can enhance HR processes, innovation workflows, and product development.
Experience with Agile methodology and Scrum Master responsibilities.
Proven experience designing and governing innovation or product development funnels.
Demonstrated capability in building business cases, proofs of concept, and managing pilots.
Solid PMO, stakeholder management, and communication skills in global environments.
Strong user-first mindset with hands-on experience running demos and collecting feedback.
Benefits
Competitive annual bonus
Company car or car allowance
Participation in the company share program
Private pension plan
Private medical care (Medicover)
Private life insurance (Unum)
Sports and wellness package (Benefit Systems)
Two additional vacation days
Access to the Unilever employee shop
Access to Legimi (e ‑ book platform)
Psychological support via the EAP platform
Hybrid working model: 3 days in the office / 2 days remote
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