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.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

The Design Director, Wellness will embed Design deeply into the Wellness Global team with a holistic view of Design across all consumer touchpoints. This individual is responsible for all Design for Global Power Brand of Centrum, leveraging all aspects of design at a strategic, tactical and operational level, working as a Design partner with marketing, ensuring functional excellence that delivers outstanding consumer experiences, and driving high Design quality and consistency at both the global level and in our local operating markets. The Design Director will also be part of a broader ‘design community of practice’ and will be expected to contribute to best practice sharing and capability building programs.

This role reports directly to the Global Head of Wellness and Centrum, with an indirect reporting line to the Design CoE Lead.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead one direct report and one full-time CW in applying design principles to all aspects of category marketing and branding including Visual Positioning, VBLs, Master Designs & Design Guidelines to ensure high quality and consistency across all global brands within the remit of the role and to improve brand equity.

• Lead all aspects of Design for Power Brand Centrum (top 3 brand for Haleon overall), as well as consult on locally owned Wellness brands such as Eno, Caltrate, and Emergen-C.

• Apply design leadership skills to the creation and maintenance of Meaningful & Distinctive brands (assets), deploying best in class creative practices, including inclusive and circular design principles to achieve business impact.

• Managing all aspects of the Design mix, Shopper, Digital, Product, Packaging, Expert, Innovation, to deliver against brand and category objectives whilst embedding Design best practice and a culture of Design Thinking and Design Linking.

• Proactively increase role of Design function to be a strategic leader within the global team and with local teams.

• Monitor Design consistency & quality globally across Centrum in 70+ markets via biannual comprehensive audits and routine checks across all consumer touchpoints

• Collaborate effectively with the Supply Organization and R&D on Pack. & Product Development & innovation.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Bachelors of Arts in Design or similar

• 15+ years of experience

• Commercial acumen developed from experience of being part of a multifunctional team

• Design expertise including all aspects of Branding, Design & Innovation process, knowledge of design thinking and how this applies to the business, knowledge of global design culture, design communication, design organization and design structures in other industries, business and business processes understanding at strategic/tactical and operational level.

• Management experience in FMCG environment

• Experience in design disciplines including brand, structural packaging, POS, expert, advertising, digital

• Experience with qualitative and quantitative market and design research

• Experience with global design partners in global design projects

• Experience of managing design budgets over categories and brands – Solid strategic thinking, commercial and marketing skills

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• MBA/Masters in Design Management

• Understanding and experience in how design change can affect the brand business model (metrics and measurement)

• Track record of managing a design talent team and developing excellent functional reputation internally and externally

• Senior level design, marketing, development, innovation experience applied in business settings with demonstrated business success

• Experience working directly with diverse and global cultures and team

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program. This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave. On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family. We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering. The salary range for this role is: $ 151,331 -204,743 USD

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