Senior Project Manager
  • England,South East,Surrey
  • full-time
  • Competitive salary
Job Description:
Job Purpose:

Lead key strategic, cross-functional oral health projects - such as new product development, packaging changes, new product claims and key process improvements - to drive delivery of business goals. 
May lead broader organizational initiatives such as capability building, select governance forums & portfolio support with guidance

Key Responsibilities:

* Role model of HALEON culture.

* Strong partnership with the Project Accountable Lead, instilling and providing competence necessary to take on the most challenging objectives and drive accountability.

* Proficiency in driving resolution of team conflicts through skilled negotiation and diplomacy, elevating to accountable functional leaders as necessary.

* Foster an environment of enthusiasm, accountability, and teamwork, and help reward and celebrate achievements.

* Co-lead efforts to embed PM best practices as part of overall business capability building.

Project Management:

* Accountable for building project team (functions, people) upon project approval, partnering closely with cross-functional leadership.

* Guide core teams to ensure timely decision making, effective stakeholder communication, adherence to applicable processes, contingency planning and execution.

* Accountable for assuring there is a clear project scope and strategy, aligned resource needs, comprehensive spend forecasts.

* Develop & maintain comprehensive timelines in PPM system with cross-functional input, by integrating key functional deliverables and local market launch activities, considering dependencies and resource requirements.

* Drive functional areas’ probability of success assessments in support of portfolio pipeline activities

* Proficiency in proactively identifying issues and driving resolution, with limited guidance

* Assure comprehensive risk assessment and mitigation plans are in place for all projects.

* Ensure significant changes to the aligned business case are communicated rapidly and efficiently to appropriate leadership (via existing change control process)

* Assure accuracy of assigned projects’ content in PPM system working closely with data owners from cross-functional project team.

* Align & deliver all key project milestones to support appropriate metrics.

* Drive gate readiness partnering closely with Project Accountable Lead and action any gate meeting outcomes with broader project team.

* Conduct lessons learned with project teams. Document, and assure dissemination out to organization as best practice.


Desired Experience:

* Project Management Certification preferred

* Proven delivery of effective project management across a range of project types and complexities.  Has held project management and/or leadership positions in organizations of comparable size

* Strong analytical skills

* Comfortable operating in situations characterized by complexity, ambiguity, and high levels of uncertainty

* Understanding of all the key business processes and functions within a transnational healthcare company

* Negotiation skills and ability to influence with or without authority at levels above and below own grade level

* Ability to influence & challenge through courageous conversations

* Ability to gauge & adjust communication style to audience

* Proficiency in role modeling accountability and holding others accountable

* Proficiency in building trust with teams and stakeholders

* Understanding of business and big picture

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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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Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.
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