Senior Project Manager, OTC & Wellness

Haleon is a purpose-driven, world-class consumer healthcare company dedicated to putting everyday health in the hands of millions. Since its launch three years ago, the company has grown rapidly and is now entering an exciting phase filled with bold ambitions and significant opportunities. Haleon’s trusted portfolio includes leading brands such as Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum®. The company’s success is driven by a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. Guided by the Win as One strategy, Haleon focuses on delivering better everyday health with humanity, fostering an agile, performance-oriented culture that unites and inspires its people.

Key Responsibilities

Lead strategic, cross-functional innovation projects including new product development, packaging changes, product claims, and process improvements to meet business objectives. You may also spearhead broader organizational initiatives such as capability building, governance forums, and portfolio support. Demonstrate proficiency in managing innovation projects of varying complexity, ensuring alignment with business goals, value targets, and launch success criteria. Drive rapid project initiation and structured execution to accelerate impact while maintaining quality and compliance standards.

Coordinate market-level launch readiness and local deployment where applicable. Develop a deep understanding of category strategies, portfolio priorities, project interdependencies, and resource constraints to proactively support the innovation pipeline. Act as a role model for Haleon’s culture, promoting accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Guide cross-functional teams in evaluating opportunities, risks, trade-offs, and resource implications to prioritize impactful innovation choices.

Coach and develop project team members on project management best practices, contributing to organizational capability building. Provide data-driven recommendations and scenario analyses to support portfolio prioritization and key business decisions. Build trust and alignment across teams and geographies to enable effective collaboration and timely decision-making. Address team dynamics proactively, resolving conflicts through negotiation and influence while escalating when necessary. Encourage a learning mindset by capturing and sharing lessons learned, and recognize team achievements to maintain motivation.

Serve as a strategic partner to Project Accountable Leads by providing leadership, challenge, and structure. Establish and maintain effective cross-functional project teams with clear roles, responsibilities, and decision rights. Guide teams to ensure timely decisions, stakeholder management, governance adherence, and successful execution. Define and maintain project scope, success criteria, business objectives, and delivery strategies throughout the project lifecycle.

Develop and maintain integrated project plans, track project health, milestones, risks, and opportunities with high-quality reporting. Facilitate risk and opportunity management with proactive mitigation and contingency plans. Challenge assumptions constructively and apply an enterprise mindset to maximize impact and value creation. Support portfolio planning through probability-of-success assessments and delivery insights. Identify and resolve issues early, ensuring appropriate escalation and stakeholder engagement.

Manage changes to project scope, timing, investment, risk, or outcomes through formal change management processes. Maintain accurate project data and documentation within project management systems. Lead teams through governance and stage-gate processes to ensure deliverable quality and gate readiness. Facilitate effective stakeholder communication across functions and geographies. Oversee disciplined budget planning, forecasting, and variance management. Conduct post-launch reviews to capture insights and promote best practices. Support measurement of launch readiness and project success by tracking key performance indicators and outcomes.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, Business/Finance, or Engineering. Minimum of 7 years’ experience in R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, or Project Management within consumer healthcare or related sectors such as CPG or pharmaceuticals. Proven track record of delivering effective project management across diverse and complex projects. Experience in project management or leadership roles within similarly sized organizations. Strong analytical skills and the ability to operate effectively amid complexity, ambiguity, and uncertainty. Solid understanding of business processes and functions in a transnational healthcare company.

Excellent negotiation skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels. Comfortable engaging in courageous conversations and adapting communication styles to different audiences. Demonstrated accountability and ability to hold others accountable. Skilled at building trust with teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

Project Management Certification is preferred. Haleon supports a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work remotely when their role permits, fostering a healthy work-life balance. The company is committed to creating an inclusive culture that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives, ensuring all employees feel they belong. Haleon provides reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to support candidates’ needs.

Join Haleon to work alongside passionate colleagues, innovate category-leading brands, and contribute to making everyday health more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable. This is an opportunity to stretch your capabilities and build a fulfilling career in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment.

Job Posting End Date: October 12, 2026

Haleon is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.