Looking for Your Dream Job? Join Our Ice Cream Team!

Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ (Hybrid)

Terms & Conditions: Full Time  

Are you ready to shape the future of a new global icon? We have established the Magnum Ice Cream Company "TMICC" as a stand‑alone business and we are entering one of the most exciting transformation moments in our history. This is your opportunity to help build the foundations of a company that will continue to delight millions of consumers worldwide.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of over $8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win. We spark moments of happiness for people and within the communities where we operate. However, it is not as simple as it may seem. As Ice Cream makers we are serious about happiness. With warm hearts, we create the coolest products.  

The Associate Director of HR for Go to Market and Support Functions will play a pivotal role in this journey. More than a traditional HR role, this position is about leading change, aligning talent and culture with business priorities, and ensuring our people are engaged, supported, and inspired through the transition. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, champion a seamless employee experience across the full lifecycle, and help unlock the full growth potential of Magnum Ice Cream as we step into our next chapter.

JOB PURPOSE:

Are you passionate about creating employee experiences that are simple, empowering, and impactful? Do you thrive on enabling people to perform at their best while shaping the future of the organization?

As Associate Director of HR for Go to Market and Support Functions, you will play a pivotal role in defining and delivering the people agenda across our commercial and enabling functions. This is not a transactional HR role - it is a senior business partnering position, responsible for aligning talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness with business priorities.

You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, ensuring HR strategies drive growth, transformation, and engagement. At the same time, you will champion a seamless employee experience across the full lifecycle - from onboarding and mobility to performance, development, and wellbeing.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

You will deliver a great employee and line manager experience every day by:

Establishing the Magnum Ice Cream Company

• Support the organization’s transition to a fully independent operating model post‑TSA (“Day 2”), ensuring readiness across people, processes, and systems.
• Influence employee communications planned by HR expertise teams and consultant partners to bring the workforce along on the change management journey.

Strategic Business Partnering

• Partner with senior leaders in Marketing, Customer Development, Finance, R&D, and other support functions to translate business priorities into actionable people strategies.
• Provide counsel on organizational design, workforce planning, and change management.
• Ensure policies and practices are applied consistently, fairly, and in alignment with global HR frameworks.

Employee Experience & Engagement

• Serve as the primary HR contact for employees and line managers, building strong, trusted relationships.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives, ensuring insights lead to meaningful improvements.
• Champion wellbeing, resilience, and inclusion programs that foster a thriving workplace culture.

Talent & Capability Development

• Lead the talent agenda across Go to Market and Support Functions, including succession planning and leadership development.
• Identify future skill requirements and implement targeted capability‑building programs.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated solutions across recruitment, reward, learning, and employee relations.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and ethical standards.
• Leverage HR technologies and data to streamline processes and enhance employee experience.
• Manage complex employee transactions and partner with specialist teams to deliver seamless solutions.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Are you ready to bring your HR expertise to a dynamic and growing team? This role is perfect for you if you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in senior HR business partnering roles.
• Proven track record of advising senior leaders and driving organizational change.
• Strong knowledge of HR processes, employment law, and best practices.
• Experience in matrixed, global organizations with exposure to commercial or support functions.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Brings a spirit of kindness and respect to interactions, fostering a supportive culture even in times of pressure and change.
• Tech‑savvy, with a passion for continuous improvement and HR innovation.

KEY INTERFACES

• Go to Market & Support Function Leadership Teams
• Line Managers and Employees across commercial and enabling functions
• HR SVP and broader HR leadership team; including global functional HBRPs.
• People Operations and Centers of Excellence (Reward, Employee Relations/Legal, Benefits, Payroll, Global Mobility, TLO)

Pay: The pay range for this position is $141,680 to $212,520. Company takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. 

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible. 

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible. 

Benefits: TMICC 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. 

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the US. If you are based outside of the US and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the US Market.  

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ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY:

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly part of Unilever) is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it. Here’s what defines success in our organization :

· We are all about growth

· We operate with speed and simplicity

· We win together with fun

· We boldly innovate to disrupt our industry

· We care and challenge

· We are experts in the Ice Cream Category

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

Please apply online and do not forget to upload your CV. Your application will be reviewed against the requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date, with an update on the status of your application.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
 

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Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

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