Case Study: Unilever drives people-centered transformation with Workday

How to Thrive in an Upside-Down World

Unilever, a major multinational consumer goods company, faced the challenge of navigating an unprecedented pace of business disruption and moving from a traditional hierarchical structure to a more agile, empowered, and human-centric organization. To support this transformation, Unilever partnered with Workday, implementing its system as a single record for finance and HR to create a simpler and faster operational foundation.

Workday provided the integrated platform that enabled Unilever's "Connected4Growth" decentralization initiative. This empowered 240 cross-functional teams to make decisions closer to consumers, breaking down layers of hierarchy. While specific metrics are not provided in the text, the solution from Workday is credited with supporting the company's shift toward a more thriving, agile, and empowered workforce, putting its people at the heart of its strategy for future growth.

Unilever

Leena Nair

CHRO