Innovation Programme Manager | LATAM - PMO

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.

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.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business

Innovation Programme Manager | LATAM - PMO

Are you passionate about turning strategy into execution and bringing cross-functional teams together to deliver business-critical initiatives? We are looking for an Innovation Programme Manager to lead selected innovation and maintenance projects across the consumer healthcare portfolio. You will create structure in complex environments, connect functional plans into one integrated delivery roadmap and help teams make timely, fact-based decisions.

In this role, you will partner closely with the Project Accountable Lead (Mkt) and stakeholders across R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, Regulatory and local markets. Curiosity and category market understanding are key for  PM to deliver fit for purpose and agile Innovations. You will manage scope, timelines, risks, resources, budget, KPIs and governance, while maintaining accurate project information and supporting gate readiness, portfolio visibility and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

Project leadership and delivery

·   Lead selected strategic, cross-functional innovation and maintenance projects, including new product development, product renovation, packaging changes, new claims, visual brand upgrades and key process improvements.

·   Understand and own brand strategy in partnership with Marketing to aggregate to project scope and guide the team to the best scenario for the consumer and business.

·   Partner with the Category to translate business objectives into a clear project strategy, scope, delivery plan and decision roadmap.

·   Build and mobilize effective cross-functional project teams, clarifying roles, deliverables, dependencies and resource requirements.

·   Develop and maintain integrated project timelines in the portfolio and project management system, incorporating functional deliverables and local market launch activities.

·   Drive timely decision-making, transparent stakeholder communication and strong execution discipline across the project lifecycle.

·   Manage project risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, ensuring mitigation and contingency plans are in place and actively tracked.

·   Monitor critical milestones, budget and spend forecasts, escalating material variances or changes to the approved business case through the appropriate governance process.

Governance, data and portfolio support

·   Co-drive gate readiness with the Category Lead, ensuring required inputs are complete, decisions are clearly documented and agreed actions are implemented.

·   Maintain accurate, timely and decision-useful project information in the portfolio and project management system, working closely with cross-functional data owners.

·   Support probability-of-success assessments and category portfolio analysis to provide visibility of pipeline sustainability, risks and delivery confidence.

·   Manage projects risks and mitigation plans proactively.

·   For selected markets, coordinate country-level launch details and alignment with General Managers and relevant local stakeholders.

·   Capture and share lessons learned, enabling reuse of best practices across teams and projects.

·   Contribute to innovation process improvements, ideation activities and project management capability building across the organization.

Leadership and ways of working

·   Role model Haleon culture and foster an environment of accountability, inclusion, teamwork and recognition.

·   Influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders without direct authority, using sound judgment, negotiation and constructive challenge.

·   Help resolve team conflicts through diplomacy and fact-based discussion, escalating to accountable functional leaders when required.

·   Act as an advisor and mentor to more junior colleagues, sharing project management practices and practical experience.

Why you?

Basic qualifications

·   Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering or a related discipline.

·   At least 5 years of relevant experience across Project Management, Portfolio Management, Supply Chain, Strategy or R&D in consumer healthcare or a related industry such as consumer-packaged goods or pharmaceuticals.

·   Practical experience leading cross-functional projects in complex, matrixed organizations.

·   Strong analytical, insight generation, strategic planning, risk management and problem-solving capabilities.

·   Ability to operate effectively in situations characterized by ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty.

·   Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence without authority.

·   Clear written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred qualifications

·   Project management experience within cosmetic, food, consumer goods or similar project environments.

·   Experience with stage-gate governance, new product development, product renovation or market launch execution.

·   Working knowledge of the key business processes and functions of a multinational healthcare or consumer goods company.

·   Experience using portfolio and project management systems to manage timelines, milestones, risks and project data.

·   Project management certification or formal training.

·   Professional proficiency in Spanish, English and/or Portuguese.

Location

Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Argentina) - Hybrid working model

Ready to make an impact?

If this feels like the right next step in your career, apply now and help us turn bold ideas into better everyday health.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Job Posting End Date

2026-10-23

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

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