UFS NAM Digital Growth Hacking Expert Hoboken, New Jersey

ABOUT UFS

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Unilever Food Solutions is an independent Global Business Unit, which is the 5th largest Business Unit in Unilever. UFS is ~20% of Nutrition Business Group and operates in 76 markets with a turnover of about €3 Bn. We have a compelling ambition: To be a €5 Bn business by 2030, becoming the leader in digital selling in the food service industry, the best solution provider for our Operators and the planet, and a Winning People Engine.

UFS operates with a different business model that has a greater emphasis on chefs and field sales to drive demand creation with operators in a Business-to-Business setting. UFS is a unique business within Unilever, with a constant focus on executional excellence and consistent productivity improvements leading to significant value creation and enabled by rich expertise in the professional food service channel.

UFS is the place where we are all striving to be Chefs supporting Chefs! At UFS we have an entrepreneurial culture with a commitment to speed, simplicity and trust, whilst having a hunger to grow – both our business and our people. UFS also proudly commits to high employee engagement every year with Univoice scores ahead of Unilever across all dimensions.

It is the place where you can be a risk taker, test and iterate, and be a trendsetter. You can think and work like an owner of your own business and be ahead of the curve. With the purpose of “We free you to love what you do” and the DNA “having empathy for the people we serve and the expertise to meet their needs 24/7” you will become a part of a “People-to-People organization.”

You will explore new opportunities, big and small, that will make our business grow faster. You will continuously learn, unlearn, relearn, and challenge yourself to accelerate your development in an end‑to‑end business and in end‑to‑end roles.

At UFS, we are committed to fostering a culture of trust and unity with our empowered One Team One Goal approach, with a passion for winning and nurturing a culture of psychological safety where people can shape their career adventures. We aim to achieve resilient performance and sustainable success, winning together as one resilient, dynamic team.

ROLE OVERVIEW

UFS North America is building a next‑generation AI‑powered growth engine across acquisition, ABM, lead management, sales enablement, and loyalty. The Digital Growth Hacking Expert will be responsible for designing, testing, and scaling the end‑to‑end operator growth model.

This role blends strategy, experimentation, analytical rigor, ABM operations, and hands‑on activation. You will focus on:

• Increasing volume and quality of MQLs & SQLs
• Designing ABM segmentation, scoring, and lifecycle journeys
• Rapid test‑and‑learn (audiences, offers, content, channels)
• Embedding these learnings into our future AI‑fit architecture
• Partnering with Sales to improve conversion and LTV

You are the engine that connects external & internal data insights, marketing activation, and sales follow‑up (CRM) into one cohesive growth loop.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Growth Strategy & Funnel Design

• Build the North America operator growth model: ICP definition, tiering, segmentation, and lifecycle stages.
• Design ABM strategies integrating 3P intent signals, 1P behavior, loyalty data, and CRM insights.
• Architect the lead lifecycle (MQL → SAL → SQL → Opportunity) with clear rules, SLAs, and feedback loops.

Experimentation & Rapid Iteration

• Run continuous experiments across audiences, offers (samples/pilots), creative, content, cadence, channels (social/search/programmatic/email/SMS).
• Test hypotheses quickly, validate with data, and scale what works.
• Build a backlog of high‑impact experiments to accelerate acquisition and qualification.

ABM & Lead Management Orchestration

• Design end‑to‑end ABM plays across segments (40+ chains, 2–40 chains, independents).
• Create playbooks for triggers, cross‑channel touchpoints, culinary content, and sales offers.
• Own lead routing logic, scoring frameworks, and conversion governance.
• Partner with Sales Ops to improve sales adoption of leads and increase SQL → Win conversion.

Data, Scoring & Signal Integration

• Collaborate with Sales Ops, Digital Marketing, Data and IT teams to operationalize: external intent signals, web & app behavioral signals, CRM activity data, firmographic data, demographic data and transactional data.
• Develop a Golden Intent Score combining external and internal signals.
• Define rules for journey triggers in Marketo journey automation.

AI‑Driven Growth Models

• Work with AI Transformation team to embed your best practices into: AI lead scoring, AI‑driven personalization, AI ABM play orchestration, Next‑best‑offer for operators.
• Help train AI agents (Sales, Chef, and Marketing agents) with structured prompts, patterns, and data logic.

Measurement & Insight Generation

• Define the KPI tree for every stage of the funnel (reach → engagement → qualification → conversion → LTV).
• Build dashboards tracking ABM engagement, content interaction, conversion rates, and revenue impact.
• Present insights to Sales, Marketing, and Leadership; run quarterly business reviews (QBRs).

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

• 4–7 years in B2B growth, ABM, demand generation, marketing operations, or growth experimentation.
• Demonstrated success improving lead quality, conversion rates, and pipeline efficiency.
• Operational experience with ABM platforms, CRM (Salesforce), and MAPs (Marketing Cloud or Marketo).
• Strong understanding of attribution models, multi‑touch journeys, and CRM‑to‑CDP integrations.

Skills & Capabilities

• Growth hacker mindset: rapid testing, ruthless prioritization, data‑driven iteration.
• Strong analytical skills—comfortable interrogating behavioral data, intent signals, and funnel metrics.
• Deep understanding of B2B buying journeys and restaurant/foodservice operator dynamics.
• Skilled in building process flows, lifecycle maps, SLAs, routing logic, and ABM playbooks.
• Excellent communicator—able to align Sales, Marketing, Culinary, Data, IT, and agency partners.
• Highly autonomous, entrepreneurial, and execution‑oriented.

Leadership

• Energetic about delivering fantastic results; an example to others – both results and resilience.
• Constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• Responsible for own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work; focus on consumer needs, humility, and smart data interpretation.
• Leaders embody behaviors that inspire trust, drive progress, and create impact: Care Deeply, Stay 3 Steps Ahead, Deliver with Excellence, Focus on What Counts.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $86,080 to $129,120. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilised in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organisational 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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.

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