Manger - HBS 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.

Position Name: Manager – PMO

Grade: 8

Market Job Title: PMO Manager

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new, world-leading, and fast-moving consumer healthcare 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 Crocin, Eno, Iodex, Otrivin and Centrum in India – 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. We want it to be a place that betters our own everyday health and wellbeing. Allows us to be at our best inside of work and out.

 
This is an exciting time to join and help shape the future of the world’s newest and largest consumer healthcare company, that’s 100% focussed on everyday health. Come and be part of something special. 

Our Haleon Global Capability Centre (GCC), located in Bengaluru, India is rapidly expanding with exciting new positions being created in multiple functions.   
 
At Haleon GCC we bring global value to our organisation, delivering complex enterprise solutions while driving digital transformation and innovation. The Finance, Digital & Technology, HR, Legal and Procurement functions are co-located, and work with colleagues and partners around the world. The increasing range of activities and roles based in the GCC will offer you great potential for career progression and take part in shaping the future of the GCC.  

We are building Transition and Transformation capability in the GCC to cater to growing demand of transitioning processes / roles into the 4 Haleon Capability Centre locations – GCC Bangalore, Costa Rica, Poland, and Kuala Lumpur.This is a global cross-functional role with immense opportunities for continued growth and learning, you certainly won't stand still. Supported by leadership who will empower you to deliver to the best of your ability.

Why you in this role? 

You’ll be part of the Global Transition and Transformation organisation, reporting into the Transition and Transformation Lead working in close collaboration and partnership with multiple stakeholders across the board to enable delivery of the Haleon strategic roadmap.
 
You’ll enjoy the challenge of a fast-paced, problem-solving environment that requires you to think and act quickly to address strategic and day-to-day business priorities.  

You’ll be empowered and accountable to deliver Overall GCC roadmap spanning multiple Haleon functions, business units globally.

Your Role:

We are recruiting PMO manager – on a full-time basis reporting into the Transition and Transformation Head.

The role will manage specific governance processes to ensure successful delivery of HBS programs across Haleon on behalf of the enterprise. Additionally the role will also require project management of medium to small projects.

Key Responsibilities

In terms of the role, you can expect the PMO Manager to undertake the following: 

• Maintain the aggregation of the Programme Integrated Plan, facilitating any accompanying workshops
  • L0 Plan, L1 Plans (including the representation in appropriate tool)
  • Quality Check the Detailed Plans owned by Workstreams and Value Streams to ensure consistency of reporting & milestones usage

• Facilitate Governance & actions Management

• Chair and lead the partnership governance
• Partner with the Enterprise Transformation office and represent HBS in TO governance
• Collect and Co-ordinate Actions into the Programme Team
• Ensure that the Actions Board is being proactively managed
• Identify escalations to bring to Programme Leadership

• RAID Management

• Collect and Create Appropriate Programme Level Risk and Issues records
• Facilitate RAID log review meetings, identifying those RAID Items to be covered at the next review, and managing the invitee list appropriately
• Ensure that the collected RAID items are being proactively managed
• Identify escalations to bring to Programme Leadership

• Change Control Management
  • Create Relevant Change Controls on behalf of the Programme
  • Manage the Change Board invite based upon scope of Change Items to be presented
  • Action any approved changes, updating the key Programme artefacts
  • Communicating outcomes from the Change Board

• Demand and Capacity Model
  • Own the Demand management and Integrated Capacity Model for the Transition and Transformation teams

• Admin activities

• Co-ordinate changes to the Onboarding Governance Pack
• Co-ordinate Onboarding of New Resources
• Maintain the Useful Links Page
• Monitor the Programme PMO Mailbox / Calendar and act accordingly on requests
• Ensure that the Project Calendar is being maintained
• Specific to HBS – Ensure the following artifacts are kept up to date:
  • Work Package Classification Slide & Work Package List
  • Work Package Charters coming out of Detailed Design
  • Work Package Net New Technology Tracker
• Ensure that all SOWs are accurately loaded into Fieldglass and assigned to the correct VSL for ownership
• Ensure that approvals (SOW and/or Billing Schedules, timesheets) are being managed as per the PIA Master Sow (approval accountability sits with VSLs)The list above is not exhaustive.

• Stakeholder Management

• Plan stakeholder connects at an agreed cadence to keep them informed of the transition progress. Maintain a stakeholder log evidencing stakeholder engagement (Actions from the meetings, follow up plans etc.)

• Transition & Project management
  • Business Case: Closely monitor spend; manage baseline changes through change control.
  • Governance: Partner with the Enterprise Transformation office to ensure toll gate criteria are well defined relative to the transition nature and tollgates are orchestrated in line with the transition plan. Prepare content for tollgates.
  • Prepare status reports on overall transition/ projects health for report-out at weekly governance. Leverage standard tooling and best practices as prescribed by the Global PMO for status updates.
  • Detailed Design / Solutioning, Knowledge Transfer (KT) planning:
  • Consolidate outcomes of the detailed design for report-out.
  • Facilitate Knowledge Transfer planning workshops covering all aspects of the processes to be transitioned with clear alignment on scope, trainers, timelines, and ways of working.

• Recruitment, Onboarding, Knowledge Transfer (KT):
  • Participate in recruitment steer cos; ensure HR gets required support from business to hire at pace.
  • Align with IT requirements and raise provisioning requests in line with onboarding timelines.
  • Onboard new joiners and orient / deploy for KT in accordance with the KT plan.

You will be supported by colleagues who live the culture of making Haleon a diverse and inclusive employer. We believe in agile working for all roles. If flexibility is important to you, our hybrid philosophy will certainly support you to stretch, learn and grow every day. This is your invitation to make everyday health more achievable, more inclusive and more sustainable. With a company that offers:

• Flexible working
• Mini MBA for all employees
• A new global care-givers policy
• Accolades such as ASSOCHAM - Top 5 companies for “Best employer for diversity and inclusion policies”
• and so much more 

Qualifications & Skills: 

• 10+ years demonstrated experience of Project management and PMO
• A project management certification (Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified associate in project management (CAPM), Foundation/PRINCE2 Practitioner (PRINCE2), Certified Project Management Practitioner (CPMP), Agile Experienced Project Management
• Transition management experience across multiple functions (Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Tech etc.) in a Consumer goods company is a plus, but not mandatory
• Demonstrated proficiency in project, program, portfolio management processes and principles
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects through both Agile and waterfall approach is desirable.
• Demonstrated resilience in navigating through complex and ambiguous change.
• Excellent interpersonal (communication and presentation) and organizational skills
• Hands on experience on PM tools – Example MS Project, MS P4W, Jira, Confluence, Teams
• Certifications – PMP, Prince 2

This is a unique opportunity to influence change, interact with global stakeholders on projects and programs that drive a real impact to the Haleon businesses. Your ability to ‘make things happen’ coupled with a ‘positive can-do attitude’ will set you up for success in this role.

Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies 

Haleon does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact HALEON's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to Haleon. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and Haleon. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of Haleon. Haleon shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. 

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

 

 

2025-12-21

 

 

 

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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