Head of HR Systems & Products

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question. 

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special. 

At Haleon our mission is to deliver better everyday health with humanity. We have a new Win as One Strategy which will take the global organisation through an exciting and complex business transformation journey. Digital and Technology(D&T) in Haleon is responsible for partnering with the business to Transform the business through Technology, IT and Data; building and operating digital platforms, which are secure, reliable and underpinning everything we do across the 

company. 

We are looking for an experienced transformational HR technology leader, to lead HR systems, products and platforms across Haleon. The core platform is Workday, but there are a complex multitude of other systems used to support the global Function. We seek a leader with the skills to transform Haleon’s HR technology landscape, orientate it to excellent employee experience and eliminate process friction. The successful candidate will partner with HR Business Services, 

Global Process Owners, HR Leaders, HR COEs and employees to define the strategy, transformation and operating of core products and platforms 

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following… 

• Take global responsibility for the delivery of all HR, Legal & Compliance applications, optimized for scalability, resilience, capacity & cost. Responsible for the complete product lifecycle – including testing and optimisation with a data led approach to continual review, refinement and improvement. 

• Lead a globally distributed team with multiple touch points around the globe, including India, Poland, and UK. Responsible for engagement with partners as well as internal stakeholders.  

• Accountable for ensuring all applications supporting the business are compliant with internal security, risk management policies and practices, external regulatory and statutory requirements e.g. GxP, SOx and that IT continuity plans are in place for all business-critical applications.  

• Acts as trusted advisor to HR, Legal, & Compliance business units and 3rd party partners on all matters of the corporate technology, software development, and project delivery. Communicates regularly with key stakeholders (within Tech and Bus/Functions), to collect and share feedback, and ensures that business users within Human Resources, Legal, & Compliance business units are engaged and supportive of direction.  

• Accountable for HR, Legal, & Compliance product budget and resourcing, ensuring on time delivery that meet quality parameters, third-party selection and engagement, and relevant internal and external audits. Reviews and manages resource assignments based on project priorities; support project leads with determining accurate estimates for project planning.  

• Conducts feasibility studies and provide recommendations for software systems to purchase or build, based on requirements of HR, Legal, & Compliance users. Stays abreast of industry trends to proactively identify areas for growth, improvement, and development with the capability to implement industry best practices.  

Why you? 

Qualifications:  

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: 

• Deep HR Platform and functional knowledge, with HR technology transformation expertise in a major corporate 

• A proven track record in simplifying technology and architecture landscapes, with a focus on HR processes and systems which are employee and user experience focused. 

• A deep knowledge of Workday and employee centric HR plaforms and technology 

• High levels of leadership EQ – capable of communicating and partnering with all levels of the organisation from the Executive Team through to junior engineers. Powerful communicator. 

• An ability to mobilise and energise technology teams who are globally distributed.  

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When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application. 

Why Join Us?   

The future of everyday health is changing. And we’re the people changing it. In front of us is an incredible opportunity to go beyond what any of us have done before. And make everyday health more achievable, more inclusive and more sustainable. For more and more people. So, join us, as we build one of the world’s leading consumer healthcare companies. Join us to innovate our category-leading brands. To better understand people’s everyday health needs. To tackle the biggest barriers that stand in their way. To change individual and societal behaviour. Join us to work with colleagues who share your restless energy. To explore your interests. To stretch yourself to do the best work of your career. And join us, as together we build a working experience that encourages us all to lead happier, healthier, more productive lives. The way we see it, every day is an opportunity for better. And we’re going all in to realize it.