Unilever Area Sales Manager (m/w/d) Aachen

Pigment

Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning   Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data, and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering every team—from Finance to HR—to build, adapt, and align strategic plans in real time.   Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders like Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens, and DPD use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.   With a team of 600+ across Paris, London, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Austin, we've raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.   At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all while working as one team. If you're driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we’d love to hear from you. We are hiring Senior Product Managers across several strategic product areas. During the process, we will align your experience and strengths with one of the following communities:   -Modeling (Core objects and processes constituting a Pigment model) -Reporting & Collaboration (Organization and visualization of the data in the model) -Foresight (Analyzing and Planning through agents)   What you'll do   - Pitch our product to existing and new customers and collect their feedback through workshops, design sessions, UX research and discovery, together with other PMs and Designers - Build the product vision and roadmap in close collaboration with Engineering, Customer Success, Marketing and Sales; secure the flows of communication between those teams so that everyone has the necessary support and information for customer communication and day to day prioritization - Proactively monitor the market and the competition offer, develop, document and share a solid understanding that fuels our product vision, strategy and choices - You will own your product area end-to-end: from defining the vision and strategy, to leading discovery, prioritization, and delivery with your engineering and design partners. - Participate to continuous improvements of the quality of the product and our delivery processes, help stakeholder teams grow and scale with maximum efficiency   Scope & Ownership   - Own a defined product domain with 1–2 squads - Define and drive the product strategy for your area - Lead product discovery and shape high-impact bets - Be accountable for user value   What success looks like after 12 months   - Clear product strategy defined for your domain - High-impact features shipped with measurable adoption - Strong collaboration within your team - Recognized as a thought leader in your squad   Who you are   Experienced: You have prior experience as a Product Manager in SaaS B2B or Finance. Customer-Driven: Passionate about delivering value, you always keep the customer’s needs at the forefront. Cross-Functional Expertise: Your background includes close collaboration with product management, product marketing, sales engineering, and project management. You’re eager to champion and cultivate this collaborative culture. Analytical & Data-Savvy: Strong analytical skills are second nature to you, and you're comfortable with data modeling to inform decision-making. Team-Oriented: A natural team player, you excel at aligning diverse stakeholders towards common goals. Proactive & Self-Driven: You’re curious, autonomous, and highly organized, with a proactive approach to problem-solving. Technical Acumen: With the technical knowledge needed to effectively engage with engineers, you bridge the gap between product and development. Exceptional Communicator: You possess flawless communication skills, both in writing and speaking, ensuring clarity and alignment across the board.   What we offer   - Competitive package - Equity - Healthcare: Alan Blue for you and your family - Brand new offices in the heart of Paris - Remote-friendly policy   #LI-GP1 #LI-HYBRID

Pigment

Join Pigment: Transforming Business Planning and Performance with AI     Founded in 2019, Pigment stands out as one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally, redefining business planning and performance with our AI-powered platform. We empower organizations across diverse industries, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, and Technology, to seamlessly integrate data, people, and processes, enabling them to plan and adapt rapidly.     With a vibrant team of over 500 professionals across North America and Europe, and offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, and the Bay Area, Pigment has successfully secured nearly $400 million in funding from leading global venture capitalists. Our recognition as a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software underscores our commitment to excellence, as we proudly partner with industry leaders like Unilever, Vinci, Kayak, Siemens, and Coca-Cola.     At Pigment, we champion smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all as a united team. Every team member has the opportunity to make a significant impact and tackle ambitious challenges. Together, we pursue excellence with a collaborative spirit, continuously raising the bar to ensure strong performance and a proactive approach while fostering an environment of humility.     If you are passionate about innovation and wish to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry, we would love to hear from you!   🚀 The Opportunity:   Join our Product Community team as a Frontend Software Engineer and play a key role in shaping cutting-edge user experiences! You'll work on exciting, high-impact projects ranging from AI-powered features to rich data visualizations while collaborating closely with talented backend engineers and product managers.   Here’s why this is an exciting opportunity:   ✨ Innovate with AI: Implement intelligent features that guide users and streamline complex workflows. 📊 Visualize Complex Data: Build and optimize advanced data visualizations like charts, maps, and real-time dashboards. 🎨 Shape the Design System: Influence and maintain our proprietary design system to deliver consistent, high-performance UIs.🔍 Tackle Real Challenges: Solve complex problems involving large datasets, real-time updates, and system performance. 📈 Drive the Future: Be part of a forward-thinking team that embraces new technologies and continuous learning.   If you're passionate about building elegant, scalable UIs and enjoy collaborating across teams, this is the perfect place to grow your career!   Who You Are:   We value strong software engineering skills and a proactive mindset. You should be able to translate complex functional requirements into elegant designs and high-quality code. You are also comfortable working across teams to ensure the frontend experience aligns with backend capabilities.   In any case, you have:   - Strong experience as a software engineer working on production systems. - Proven expertise in building scalable UIs with React and TypeScript. - A track record of collaborating with backend engineers to shape API design and optimize data consumption. - Experience working with design systems, performance optimization, and handling large datasets. - Strong communication skills and a problem-solving attitude. - A good dose of humility and the willingness to grow (no matter your seniority!). - A fluent level in English (French is not required).   Your Responsibilities:   - Build and maintain user interfaces for client-facing features, ensuring high-quality and performant UI delivery. - Collaborate with backend engineers and product managers to design, develop, and deliver new features while offering technical input on API design and data handling. - Implement and enhance AI-driven capabilities that assist users with complex workflows (e.g., generating actionable insights). - Develop advanced data visualizations (charts, maps, dashboards) that provide users with real-time, interactive insights. - Contribute to and maintain our internal design system, including custom caching mechanisms and advanced state management solutions. - Continuously balance delivering new features with ongoing maintenance and performance optimization. - Proactively identify and resolve issues while ensuring continuous delivery and improving technical processes.   Current Projects You'll Work On:   - AI Capabilities: Implementing intelligent features that guide users and enhance their workflows. - Data Visualizations: Building and optimizing rich, interactive views to present complex datasets clearly and efficiently. - Design System: Maintaining and evolving our proprietary design system to improve development speed and UI consistency. -Technology Migration: Evaluating and adopting new technologies to keep our platform modern and efficient.   Technical Challenges:   - Balancing feature delivery with system maintenance and performance improvements. - Implementing real-time updates and managing large-scale data visualizations. - Collaborating across teams to influence API design and ensure seamless frontend-backend integration.   Our Tech Stack:   - Languages & Frameworks: React (TypeScript) - Testing Tools: Vitest (unit testing), Cypress (E2E testing) - Build Tools: Vite (for local development and production bundling) - Custom Solutions: Internal design system, advanced caching mechanisms, and proprietary state management built on top of open-source technologies.   About the Team:   - Mission: Deliver client-facing features that enhance the user experience while providing technical leadership and guidance on UI decisions. - Structure: Product Community is a collaborative group of teams (e.g., AI, Views) responsible for different areas of the product. Engineers are encouraged to share knowledge and can move across squads based on their interests. - Size: Approximately 30 engineers across the Product division, working in small, focused squads with a mix of frontend and backend specialists. - Collaboration: Regularly engage with backend engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver robust, user-centric solutions.   #LI-HYBRID #LI-CK1

Design Bridge and Partners

About us We are 900 creative minds across 16 studios worldwide, diverse in expertise, experience, backgrounds and beliefs, but united by an ambition to design brands with the power to move. World-famous brands. National icons. Tech disruptors. Plucky upstarts no one’s yet heard of. You’ll get to work on all of these, as part of a connected team of brilliant, tenacious people right by your side and across the world. We are a global brand design agency with expertise across Brand Strategy, Brand Design Systems, Brand Engagement and Brand Effectiveness. We work for clients such as NASA Artemis, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Mastercard, Intel, HSBC, Tencent, Twitch, Heineken, Reckitt and BBC. We are immediately seeking a (Junior) Brand Designer (m/f/d) for our Berlin office. About the Role * Develop and implement comprehensive visual brand identities that reflect the essence of our clients and their target audiences * Design, CI's (Corporate Identities) and visual elements that ensure a consistent and memorable brand presence across all channels * Possess a good sense of contemporary design * Manage various projects from A-Z * Develop and conceptualize designs, taking market trends into account * Work closely with your team and other departments (Client Service, Strategy, Design, Production, etc.) * Present your design concepts convincingly * Enjoy the freedom to proactively contribute your own ideas About You * Hold a completed degree, training, or similar experience in Brand Design and have already gained initial work experience in design agencies * Fluent in German and English * Have an eye for the finest details, see the bigger picture, enjoy working in a team, and act as an interface within the team, keeping an eye on all trades * Bring fresh ideas and perspectives to client briefings, meetings, and other departments and are able to present these to the client and advise them * Strong in conceptualization and have already implemented independent Brand Design projects, which you provide to us in your portfolio * Proactive, flexible, and motivated to contribute to the team Why us? We’re passionate about our people and their careers. We’ll help you develop your skills and provide you with outstanding benefits. So you’ll have a chance to make your mark on our future, as we make a mark on yours. We’re proud to be the world’s most awarded brand design agency, with 28 Cannes Lions to our name and Creative Review Annual’s Most Creative Design Agency of the Year 2024. You’ll get to take new projects to award-winning potential, as part of a connected team of brilliant, tenacious people right by your side and across the world. But that’s not all, you’ll also enjoy these additional benefits: * Subsidized public transportation * Discounted package offers from "Wellhub" for sports, leisure, wellness, and app subscriptions * Mental health support in collaboration with our partners at Telus Health * Discounts at service providers near our locations * Work from another EU country for up to 45 days per year * Access to modern internal AI tools and on-demand training in the field of AI We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. Design Bridge and Partners, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. Due to the volume of applications, we unfortunately can only respond to successful candidates. We will not accept unsolicited CVs or approaches via recruitment agencies. #LI-DNI #LI-DNP