Overview

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.

The HBS Capability Centre Head – Poland leads the performance and delivery of services at our strategic centre in Poland. As a key member of the global HBS Leadership Team, this role is the main contact for stakeholders across Haleon.

Responsibilities

• Lead all colleagues in the centre, focusing on talent, culture, delivery, compliance, facilities, and continuous improvement.
• Act as an HBS ambassador, building trusted partnerships with business and functional stakeholders.
• Drive the centre’s growth, ensuring it becomes a talent hub and operates as a fully integrated, multi-functional, digital organization.
• Lead end-to-end delivery, supporting Haleon’s 2030 ambitions and the ‘Win as One’ culture.
• Discharge duties as a Board Member of our Polish legal entity.

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

Strategy: Leadership and Planning

• Guide the implementation of HBS strategy at the Poland centre (600+ staff).
• Oversee performance, governance, and transparent reporting.
• Position HBS Poland as a talent destination and build future capabilities.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to prioritize high-impact projects.

People: Culture and Talent

• Embed the ‘Win as One’ culture, fostering a high-performance, inclusive environment.
• Drive talent attraction, retention, and engagement.
• Partner with HR and global leaders on talent management, learning, and succession planning.
• Support recruitment and development of senior talent.

Process: Service Delivery

• Serve as the single point of contact for services delivered from the centre.
• Oversee daily service delivery, ensuring alignment with HBS plans and compliance with governance.
• Support change management and communication.
• Lead on facilities and infrastructure needs.
• Promote a culture of continuous excellence.

Partnership: Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with functions, business units, and regions.
• Act as the Voice of HBS to leadership and stakeholders.
• Ensure clear communication and transparency during growth and project execution.
• Apply HBS governance and share key metrics at leadership meetings.

Risk: Management and Compliance

• Identify and mitigate risks related to the centre’s deliverables.
• Implement data-driven risk management strategies.
• Maintain and test the Business Continuity Plan.
• Uphold high standards of governance and reporting.

Team: Leadership and Development

• Build and lead a high-performing leadership team with a clear charter.
• Invest in team development and career growth.
• Foster innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute as a member of the HBS Leadership Team.

Budget and Resource Management

• Shape and manage the centre’s budget.
• Monitor financial performance for annual and long-range planning.
• Coordinate with finance and procurement to ensure compliance and optimize resources.

We-re interested in people that can demonstrate and role model the following behaviours …

• Consumer First, Always: User-centric, outcome-focused.
• Collaborate for Impact: Meet stakeholder needs effectively.
• Unlock Value, at Pace: Lead continuous improvement and manage change.
• Grow Myself and Others: Invest in learning and build high-performing teams.

This role reports to the Global Head of Haleon Business Services (HBS). Regular international travel will be required. We-re proud to operate hybrid working arrangement across all our sites globally, as the Centre Head it is expected that this leader is predominantly office-based to role model collaboration.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Bachelor’s degree required. MBA or relevant Master’s degree preferred.
• Formal leadership/management training.
• 15-20+ years in senior leadership, service delivery, and stakeholder management type roles.
• Proven experience setting up and maturing multi-functional, digital capability centres in Poland or similar markets.
• Leadership experience from functional roles outside of a capability centre environment.
• Global experience with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• CPG/FMCG experience is preferred.
• Poland in-country experience is essential.
• Strong operational planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a matrixed environment.
• On-ground leadership and influence - must be able to lead and drive performance through influencing.
• Talent attraction, motivation, and development.
• Transition management and delivery.
• Proven track record of Continuous Improvement and Lean practices.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Budget management and resource optimization.

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE – 14th November 2025.

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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.

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/

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.

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