Programme Manager - Transformation

12216 Haleon India Consumer Health Private Limited; Bengaluru; Presencial; INR 3.500.000 - 6.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Haleon in Bengaluru is seeking a Programme Manager (Transformation) to lead the HR PMO, prioritising People transformation and continuous improvement initiatives across the employee lifecycle. You will partner with People Solutions, Digital & Technology and HR leaders to translate strategy into executable plans and ensure disciplined delivery.

Through a people-experience lens, you will drive governance, analytics and insights, delivering measurable business and employee outcomes.

Formación

• 8-10 years' experience in programme management, PMO, transformation or related disciplines.
• Proven experience leading complex global transformation programmes and portfolios.
• Formal certification in project management methodologies (e.g. PMP, APM, PRINCE2, Agile) is highly advantageous.
• Strong expertise in programme governance, portfolio management, budgeting and benefits realisation.
• Experience delivering HR transformation, HR technology or business transformation initiatives in complex global organisations.
• Strong understanding of employee lifecycle processes and HR operating models.
• Experience working with enterprise HR technologies such as Workday, ServiceNow or similar platforms.
• Demonstrable experience using data and insights to drive decision-making and delivery performance.
• Knowledge of automation, AI and digital transformation practices is advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Own the HR Transformation PMO framework, establishing governance, reporting, planning and delivery standards across HR CI projects and transformation initiatives.
• Maintain an integrated portfolio view of priorities, milestones, budgets, resources, dependencies and risks, enabling effective decision making and delivery oversight.
• Partner with HR leaders to shape transformation roadmaps; translating priorities into executable programmes and projects, including ownership of the PSE team workplan.
• Drive delivery excellence across HR technology implementations, operating model changes, service improvements, policy harmonisation and organisational transformation initiatives.
• Champion employee-centric transformation, ensuring initiatives improve employee, manager and HR user experiences across key moments that matter.
• Manage governance forums, proactively managing and resolving risks, issues, dependencies and decisions.
• Deliver reporting and insights, providing visibility of progress, value delivery, resource demand and programme health.
• Support benefits realisation by ensuring initiatives are linked to measurable business and employee outcomes.
• Partner with Finance and programme leaders to manage budgets, forecasts, investment decisions and resource planning across the portfolio.
• Drive continuous improvement of transformation governance, delivery methodologies and PMO practices, leveraging technology, automation and AI where appropriate.
• Lead and develop HR Project Managers and the wider PMO team; setting clear priorities, performance expectations and development goals.
• Build capability through consistent standards, disciplined delivery, strong governance and effective stakeholder engagement.
• Lead standalone HR projects and workstreams, delivering agreed outcomes to scope, time, cost and quality.

Conocimientos

Programme management

PMO

Transformation

Operational excellence

Portfolio management

Budgeting

Benefits realisation

HR technology

Data-driven decision making

Automation & AI awareness

Herramientas

Workday

ServiceNow

Descripción del empleo

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. 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. Brands that are known and trusted to deliver. What’s more, whilst our brands have history, our company is new, fresh and forming, shaped by all who join us. We are at the forefront of building a new sector of consumer health and for Haleon, co-creating our unique culture. 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.

About the team

People Solutions Excellence exists to drive executional excellence in HR operations, services and transactions. We help improve how People Solutions operates by making processes simpler, services better, decisions more data-driven, and change more successful. We're a global team of experts in process improvement, people experience, service excellence, data and analytics, reporting, and project delivery. Working closely with our HR Centres of Excellence and People Solutions teams, we solve problems, streamline ways of working, and drive continuous improvement. Our role is to create consistent, scalable solutions that work globally while allowing for local needs where required. We bridge the gap between business requirements and operational delivery; helping People Solutions deliver better experiences, stronger outcomes, and lasting adoption of change. The HR PMO is a critical capability within this team. It provides the governance, structure and delivery discipline that turns strategic ambition into measurable outcomes. By ensuring initiatives are prioritised, coordinated and executed effectively, the PMO enables sustainable transformation and continuous improvement across the entire employee journey.

About the role

As Programme Manager (Transformation) you will lead the HR PMO, ensuring People transformation and CI initiatives are prioritised, governed and delivered effectively across the employee lifecycle. You will partner closely with People Solutions, Digital & Technology and HR leaders to translate strategy into executable plans - providing the governance, delivery discipline and insight required to successfully deliver transformation programmes. Through a people experience lens, you will ensure solutions improve how employees interact with People Solutions; creating simpler, more intuitive and more effective experiences from hire to retire. Success in this role will be measured not only by delivery performance, but by the employee and business outcomes achieved through the project portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Own the HR Transformation PMO framework, establishing consistent governance, reporting, planning and delivery standards across HR CI projects and transformation initiatives.
• Maintain an integrated portfolio view of priorities, milestones, budgets, resources, dependencies and risks, enabling effective decision making and delivery oversight.
• Partner with HR leaders to shape transformation roadmaps; translating strategic priorities into executable programmes and projects, including ownership of the PSE team workplan.
• Drive delivery excellence across HR technology implementations, operating model changes, service improvements, policy harmonisation and organisational transformation initiatives.
• Champion employee-centric transformation, ensuring initiatives improve employee, manager and HR user experiences across key moments that matter.
• Manage governance forums, proactively managing and resolving risks, issues, dependencies and decisions.
• Deliver reporting and insights, providing visibility of progress, value delivery, resource demand and programme health.
• Support benefits realisation by ensuring initiatives are linked to measurable business and employee outcomes.
• Partner with Finance and programme leaders to manage budgets, forecasts, investment decisions and resource planning across the portfolio.
• Drive continuous improvement of transformation governance, delivery methodologies and PMO practices, leveraging technology, automation and AI where appropriate.
• Lead and develop HR Project Managers and the wider PMO team; setting clear priorities, performance expectations and development goals.
• Build capability through consistent standards, disciplined delivery, strong governance and effective stakeholder engagement.
• Lead standalone HR projects and workstreams, delivering agreed outcomes to scope, time, cost and quality.

About you

Technical and functional expertise:

• 8-10 years' experience in programme management, PMO, transformation, operational excellence or related disciplines.
• Proven experience leading complex global transformation programmes and portfolios.
• Formal certification in project management methodologies (e.g. PMP, APM, PRINCE2, Agile) is highly advantageous.
• Strong expertise in programme governance, portfolio management, resource planning, budgeting and benefits realisation.
• Experience delivering HR transformation, HR technology or business transformation initiatives in complex global organisations.
• Strong understanding of employee lifecycle processes, HR operating models and shared services environments.
• Experience working with enterprise HR technologies such as Workday, ServiceNow or similar platforms.
• Demonstrable experience using data and insights to drive decision-making and delivery performance.
• Knowledge of automation, AI and digital transformation practices is advantageous.

Leadership and behavioural capabilities:

• Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong communication and influencing capabilities across global and cross-functional environments.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and align multiple stakeholders around shared outcomes.
• Strong commercial thinking, analytical capability and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrable capability to lead change, drive adoption and deliver sustainable business outcomes in complex environments.
• Previous experience of managing team is highly advantageous.

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.

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

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.

Job Posting End Date

2026-11-05