As the beauty industry evolves to cover new frontiers, global beauty giant Unilever is proactively shaping its talent strategy to meet the new business realities.


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CHRO of Unilever Beauty & Wellbeing

Beauty today is more than just skin deep. Consumers increasingly see beauty and wellbeing as interconnected, with expectations that products and experiences support both how they look and how they feel.
At Unilever, you can grow, belong and make a real impact. From shaping global brands to building an inclusive culture, we put our people first – advancing careers, supporting wellbeing, acting with integrity and ensuring safety. From skincare and haircare to hydration and supplements, our teams work across categories that play an important role in people's everyday lives.
Our Beauty & Wellbeing portfolio spans Hair Care, Skin Care, and Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements with high-performing, innovative brands like Dove, Vaseline, Dermalogica, Paula’s Choice, Nutrafol and Liquid I.V. Our brands lead the way - innovating in their fields, delighting their consumers and powering our business forward.
And it is our people who make everything happen. Our bright and curious people who imagine and create the future - diverse, passionate and ambitious people. A role with us means endless opportunities with global brands that make markets and people who play to win. We make markets and create cultures through some of the biggest brands and best-known products in the world.
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As the beauty industry evolves to cover new frontiers, global beauty giant Unilever is proactively shaping its talent strategy to meet the new business realities.


As the beauty industry evolves to cover new frontiers, global beauty giant Unilever is proactively shaping its talent strategy to meet the new business realities.

With a raft of high-profile acquisitions, sponsors and strategics are looking at the segment with fresh interest. That’s making it harder to stand out, but smart brands are focussing on ownable niches.

Check out this week’s new partner and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.

The French beauty giant's mass division grew faster than anticipated, largely driven by professional styling products.

Personal care conglomerates and small indies alike are setting their sights on the deodorant market to get under the arms and into the beauty routines of young consumers.

As football becomes the next big sporting event for beauty marketing, brands are rushing to activate around the global event — with varying levels of investment.

Desire for more refined niche fragrances and addictive ‘gourmand’ ingredients has led to the arrival of brands like Moëhr, which takes its scent cues from haute cuisine.

From soaring plastic costs to aluminium supply shocks, the US-Israel war with Iran is unraveling the beauty industry’s overreliance on plastic packaging and infrastructural gap for affordable and scalable climate-friendly solutions.

By shedding its food and ice cream businesses, Unilever is betting big on beauty. But matching the scale, valuation and category depth of rivals like L’Oréal and The Estée Lauder Companies will require sharper focus and strategic discipline.

The UK giant’s chief executive Fernando Fernandez hopes to scale beauty, personal care and wellbeing up to two-thirds of the firm’s sales.