Global Commercial Legal Counsel

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January 27, 2026 (13 days left to apply) job requisition :
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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.

Haleon’s OTC business refers to Haleon medicines and medical devices which can be purchased without a prescription.  This includes brands such as Voltaren, Otrivin, Panadol, Theraflu, Advil, Piriton and Robitussin. Today, OTC products make up 56% of Haleon’s business.

The Global Commercial Legal Counsel, OTC, is a key member of the Global Commercial Legal team, which provides dedicated global support to the Global Marketing and R&D organizations of Haleon, a leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of nonprescription healthcare products. In this role, the Global Commercial Legal Counsel will serve as a key attorney for legal issues relating to the OTC global category.

Responsibilities include handling a wide range of significant legal issues as they affect various aspects of the category, in particular: advertising/marketing, challenges involving competitors, brand rights, product development, patents, regulatory, compliance, corporate communications, and business transactions. The Global Commercial Legal Counsel will report to, and work closely with, the Global Category Legal Lead, OTC, Trademarks Senior Counsel, OTC and Patents Senior Counsel, OTC, and will have substantial interaction with key leaders throughout the global Haleon  addition, this role will have certain above-category responsibilities including providing support to the Global Marketing Services team.

This includes advice and support on a wide range of global issues relating to marketing operations matters such as Haleon product website accessibility, marketing governance on global processes such as the content approval process, advice to the global marketing team on evolving AdTech issues, and other digital governance matters.

The Global Commercial Legal Counsel will also partner with colleagues in market and throughout the Haleon Legal Compliance & Company Secretariat (LCCS) department to bring broad expertise and support as required to help Haleon accomplish its business objectives.

This role is based in Nyon, Switzerland, with expected office attendance 2-3 days per week.
** Key responsibilities
** Support the OTC category on legal matters:
* Strategically partner with the OTC category teams to deliver high-quality legal advice and provide day-to-day legal support, partnering closely with local legal teams and business stakeholders to provide timely, practical solutions.
* Provide claims support for strategic projects, including attendance at review meetings and managing approvals.
* Provide practical legal guidance and solutions for local advertising law challenges, balancing risk management with business ambition.
* Deliver contractual support for OTC-specific matters, ensuring commercial objectives are achieved with robust legal protection.
* Lead the creation, maintenance, and rollout of toolkits and trackers to drive harmonized, efficient legal support for local lawyers and Global Marketing teams.
* Monitor changes in legislation relevant to the OTC category and proactively share updates, ensuring business…