Haleon—Project Management Lead

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Description: Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity. Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science. Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture. We’re a new, world‑leading consumer healthcare company, shaped by all who join us. Together, we improve everyday health for billions of people by growing and innovating our portfolio of trusted brands such as Crocin, Eno, Iodex, Otrivin, and Centrum. Our Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Bengaluru plays a critical role in delivering enterprise value—driving global programs, digital transformation, and operational excellence across Finance, Digital & Technology, HR, and Procurement. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape how Haleon delivers complex, cross‑functional programs at scale. Why you in this role? You will be part of the Transition & Project Management capability, partnering closely with global business, functional leaders, and the Transformation organization to deliver Haleon’s strategic roadmap. You thrive in a fast‑paced, outcomes‑driven environment and bring clarity to ambiguity by structuring, governing, and driving execution of high‑impact programs. You’ll be empowered to own end‑to‑end delivery of multi‑year, multi‑workstream programs that cut across functions, regions, and operating models. Your Role (Senior Manager Level) The Transition & Project Management function has end‑to‑end accountability for planning, governance, and successful execution of Haleon’s strategic initiatives—spanning business transformation, digital enablement, process excellence, and operating model evolution. As a Lead Senior Manager, your role is pivotal in shaping the capability growth and Project programme management strategy, Resource management and front‑ending delivery, and ensuring realization of business outcomes. Key Responsibilities Capability & People leadership Capability Leadership & Organizational Development - Own and lead the Project & Program Management capability within the GCC, define capability strategy, establish standards, governance, tools, methodologies and maturity roadmaps. People Leadership & Talent Development - Lead, coach and develop Project Managers, Program Managers and Delivery Leads; drive workforce planning, succession planning, performance management and career development. Program & Project Leadership - Own and lead large, complex, enterprise‑wide programs with multiple interdependent projects. - Shape program vision, success measures, and delivery strategy aligned to Haleon priorities. - Drive portfolio prioritization, sequencing, and capacity planning in partnership with senior leadership. Planning & Delivery Management - Facilitate discovery and planning workshops to define scope, benefits, milestones, and dependencies. - Develop and baseline integrated program plans, including timelines, resource models, and financials. - Track progress rigorously against plan; proactively course‑correct to ensure outcomes are achieved. Governance & Financial Control - Establish and run robust governance frameworks aligned with Global PMO standards. - Prepare high‑quality content for executive reviews, tollgates, and steering committees. - Monitor budgets, benefits realization, and risks; manage changes through formal change control. Risk, Issue & Dependency Management - Anticipate and manage complex cross‑functional risks and dependencies. - Act as primary escalation point for delivery, resourcing, or decision bottlenecks. - Drive clarity and timely decision‑making with senior stakeholders. Stakeholder & Executive Management - Build trusted relationships with Directors, VPs, and functional leaders globally. - Communicate progress, trade‑offs, and outcomes clearly and confidently at executive level. - Maintain a structured stakeholder engagement and communication plan. Ways of Working & Continuous Improvement - Champion standardized delivery methods, tooling, and best practices. - Drive continuous improvement in program delivery maturity across the GCC. - Leverage Agile, hybrid, and waterfall approaches as appropriate to business needs. Portfolio & Strategic Leadership - Provide leadership across a portfolio of complex transformation programs and partner with executive leaders on prioritization, investments and value realization. Additional Leadership Expectations - Serve as key SPOC for the Project & Program Management community and build a high-performing delivery organization. - Drive a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, identifying opportunities to enhance processes, ways of working, and team effectiveness while delivering measurable business value. - Experience & Qualifications Experience - - 15+ years of progressive experience in project, program, or portfolio management. - Proven delivery of large‑scale, global, cross‑functional programs in complex environments. - Strong experience working with senior leaders (Director / VP level and above). - Background in Consumer Goods, Healthcare, or large multinational environments preferred. - Proven ability to lead and inspire teams, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance culture while supporting individual growth and career development. - Skills & Capabilities - Deep expertise in program, project, and portfolio management principles. - Strong track record of managing projects through their full lifecycle, leveraging recognised methodologies and best practices to deliver scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives. - Strong financial acumen including budget ownership and benefits tracking. - Demonstrated resilience and leadership in ambiguous, fast‑changing environments. - Excellent communication, influencing, and executive presentation skills. - Hands‑on experience with PM tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Planview, Teams). - Certifications - PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, or equivalent project/program certification preferred. - Why Haleon? - You’ll be supported by colleagues who live our values and believe in inclusion, agility, and personal growth. Haleon offers: - Flexible and hybrid working - Learning opportunities including Mini‑MBA programs - A strong commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - The chance to deliver programs that make a real impact on everyday health Job Posting End Date 2026-10-08 Equal Opportunities Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong. During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions. Adjustment or Accommodations Request If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. Note to candidates The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). 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