Finance and Commercial Lead New Venture, Wellbeing Collective
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We are the Wellbeing Collective Group at Unilever, focused on building and growing brands in the health and wellness space. Wellbeing is a large and dynamic global category that spans Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements, alongside adjacent areas of functional hydration and nutrition. OUR BUSINESS Unilever's Wellbeing Collective Group brings together a portfolio of high growth health and wellness brands built to help people feel better every day. The group includes a set of category leading brands acquired in the US including OLLY, Liquid I.V., Nutrafol , SmartyPants , Welly and Onnit , as well as Equilibra (Italy). Each brand is distinct in purpose, proposition and culture, yet united by a shared focus on delivering superior consumer experiences across health and wellbeing. We are committed to continuing to grow this strategic business for Unilever by leveraging the full strength of Unilever's capabilities, including expanding the reach of our portfolio internationally. We work in an agile, fast-moving environment, 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 roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, to be entrepreneurial and experiment, as well as bring in the best of Unilever and work the structures of a large company, and to take charge and lead, as well as follow and support others. JOB PURPOSE We are building a confidential new venture within a high growth, science led wellness platform and are seeking a senior finance and commercial leader to shape and lead the financial and commercial foundation of this opportunity from early exploration through launch readiness. This is not a traditional finance role. This is an opportunity to architect the business case, define the economic model, and guide critical investment and commercialization decisions for a potential new growth engine. The role will work directly with senior leadership across Strategy, M&A, Innovation, R&D, and Supply Chain, operating in a fast paced, high visibility environment with direct exposure to enterprise level decision making. The Finance and Commercial Lead will lead the financial and commercial strategy from early concept shaping through to a launch. Reporting to the General Manager, this role is responsible for shaping the business case, defining pricing and revenue logic, and guiding key decisions to support a strong path to commercialization. The scope centers on driving clarity, pace, and financial discipline across the venture.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead the integrated business case and financial model, including revenue, margin structure, and investment profile across scenarios
- Partner with the Innovation Lead to shape pricing and pack architecture (PPA), ensuring alignment with margin targets and financial guardrails
- Develop and direct demand and revenue scenarios to inform planning, tradeoffs , and key decisions
- Translate commercial implications of consumer, brand, and proposition inputs into clear financial frameworks and decision support
- Own detailed product costing and COGS development, influencing formulation, sourcing, and design decisions to deliver target margins
- Act as the financial and commercial thought partner to the Innovation Lead, ensuring
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Join us as Finance and Commercial Lead New Venture, Wellbeing Collective Work Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid in-person work schedule) Given the highly confidential nature of this project, we will only follow up with internal applicants who are selected to move forward in the process. An NDA will be required once interviews begin. 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.
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