Platform Lead, Director

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.

Location:

Berkeley Heights, NJ (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week) Salary range: $187,946 - $ 258,426 USD annually plus an annual bonus.

• Develop a deep understanding of consumer behavior, benefit-plan dynamics, category economics, and customer requirements to identify scalable growth opportunities.
• Create a single, integrated platform plan that connects brand, portfolio, media, shopper, customer, innovation, and partnership choices.
• Own annual business planning and long-range planning for the platform, including assumptions, investment requirements, financial returns, and resource choices.
• Lead senior stakeholder alignment and decision‑making through concise, fact-based recommendations and compelling executive storytelling.
• Ensure high-quality in‑market execution, clear ownership, milestone discipline, and accountability for business results.
• Build a learning agenda and measurement plan that connects media effectiveness, retailer performance, sales lift, incrementality, and ROI without double counting.
• Continuously scan for shifts in consumer behavior, customer priorities, regulation, competition, and technology, translating change into practical action.

• Strategic Leadership Connects market, consumer, customer, portfolio, and financial insight to make sharp choices and set a compelling direction.
• Commercial Acumen Demonstrates strong command of P&L, forecasting, investment cases, ROI, incrementality, and 1-3 year planning.
• Enterprise Influence Builds alignment across functions and levels, constructively challenges thinking, and drives decisions without relying on authority.
• Executive Communication Distills complexity into a clear narrative, adapts to the audience, and communicates with confidence under pressure.
• Execution Excellence Moves from strategy to detailed activation with disciplined ownership, timelines, design standards, customer requirements, and commercial mechanics.
• Agility & Resilience Navigates ambiguity, adapts quickly, maintains momentum through change, and brings the team with them.
• People Leadership Sets high standards, coaches with clarity, creates accountability, and develops an inclusive, high-performing team.

Berkeley Heights, NJ (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week)

$187,946 - $ 258,426 USD annually plus an annual bonus.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree. 10+ years of experience in marketing, brand management, shopper marketing, commercial strategy, or a related discipline. Demonstrated experience developing growth strategies and translating where-to-play and how-to-win choices into executable plans. Strong commercial and financial capability, including P&L management, forecasting, business cases, ROI, and multi-year planning. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior internal and external stakeholders. Excellent…