Head of R&D Product Delivery and Deployment

About the role

Haleon’s Innovation Transformation, combined with site modernization and the run portfolio, represents a major long‑term investment exceeding £50M, with projected annualized benefits of over £100M. The scale and complexity of this transformation demand a highly coordinated, multi‑year delivery engine.

Reporting to the Head of R&D Tech, this senior leadership role is accountable for the end‑to‑end orchestration of technology delivery across all R&D product pillars. Acting as the central control tower for the Innovation value pool, the role integrates all HDS initiatives—managing risks, dependencies, sequencing, execution, value realization, and service‑transition coherence. It ensures enterprise strategy is translated into a unified delivery plan that lands effectively with the business, emphasizing change leadership, adoption, readiness, and seamless transition to Level 2 support.

Success requires deep expertise in R&D, innovation,...