Digital and Technology Business Unit Lead - Beauty and Wellbeing Greater Asia

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Digital and Technology Business Unit Lead - Beauty and Wellbeing Greater Asia is the senior business partner accountable for shaping, prioritising and landing the Digital, Data and AI agenda for the Business Unit.

Sitting as a trusted advisor within the Business Unit (BU) Leadership Team, the role translates enterprise and Business Group (BG) technology strategy into a focused, value backed BU portfolio, ensuring strong adoption, measurable business impact and resilient service delivery.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE:

• BU Digital & Technology Strategy Ownership
  Own the BU level Digital, Data & AI strategy, aligned to BG CDIO direction and BU growth priorities.
  Identify where technology can materially accelerate BU strategy, productivity, growth or margin.
  Translate ambition into a clear, sequenced roadmap with explicit value and outcome measures.
  Reduce complexity by leveraging existing platforms and enterprise solutions.
• Portfolio, Investment & Value Leadership
  Act as the single point of accountability for BU demand prioritisation across Tech, Digital, Data and AI.
  Shape investment choices, trade offs and sequencing in partnership with Global Data and Technology and BU leadership teams.
  Track, communicate and course correct value delivery across the portfolio.
  Drive rationalisation and decommissioning decisions where appropriate.
• Business Partnership & Advisory
  Serve as the primary Digital & Technology advisor to BU leadership, operating as a peer at senior forums.
  Proactively surface opportunities, risks and dependencies impacting BU outcomes.
  Act as first line escalation point for BU level technology issues and decisions.
• Adoption, Change & Impact Realisation
  Lead adoption and change management for GDT capabilities within the BU.
  Ensure solutions are landed, embedded and used — not just delivered.
  Build strong change and analytics capability connecting business opportunities, insights and tools.

EXPERIENCES & SKILLS:

• Senior experience in business‑facing digital / technology leadership within complex, matrixed organisations.
• Strong technical acumen in at least 2 Product Domains and proven track record of landing large‑scale digital or data‑led transformations with measurable business impact.
• Strong commercial and business acumen, ideally within CPG or adjacent consumer industries.
• Demonstrated ownership of portfolio prioritisation, value tracking and executive stakeholder management.
• Deep experience leading adoption and change at scale. Strong influencer who connects strategy, people and execution
• Experience working with senior stakeholders (WL4/5+ equivalent) across geographies, able to drive alignment of where to play digital strategies and how to win plans.
• Proven track record of developing and sustaining high performing teams responsible for change management, adoption and strong partnering.