Strategic Planning & Program Management Lead - South Asia

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.

About the role

Lead end-to-end strategic planning and enterprise program execution for ISC OU, ensuring alignment between ambition, priorities, and delivery. The role drives execution discipline, cross-functional alignment, and operating model effectiveness to deliver superior business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead annual, quarterly, and long-range planning cycles for ISC OU
• Translate strategic priorities into clear execution roadmaps, milestones, and deliverables
• Drive governance and execution of enterprise-wide strategic programs and initiatives
• Enable cross-functional collaboration across Commercial, Supply Chain, R&D, and HBS
• Ensure execution discipline through structured tracking, risk management, and escalation
• Drive operating model effectiveness through workflow optimization and simplification

Success Measures (Targeted Outcomes)

• Clear, aligned, and executable ISC OU strategic plan
• Consistent on-time delivery of enterprise programs and strategic initiatives
• Improved decision velocity and cross-functional execution effectiveness
• Measurable productivity gains and operating model improvements

Why you?

Basic Qualification

• 12–18 years of experience in strategy, transformation, or program management roles
• Strong ability to translate strategy into actionable and executable plans
• Proven track record of delivering complex cross-functional initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior leadership levels
• Analytical, structured problem-solving approach with high execution rigor

MBA / Masters in relevant field from Institute of eminence.

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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.

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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). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.