Hybrid People Experience Innovation Funnel Manager

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About the role

  • 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

Job title

People Experience Innovation Funnel Manager

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Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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