Legal Counsel, Employment Manager

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.

Purpose of the Role

The Manager – Legal Counsel, Employment will provide legal support to Haleon’s Global Employment Legal team, with a focus on global employment contracts, employment policies, multi-country employment law research and employee DSAR support. The role will work closely with Global Employment Legal, HR and local Legal teams to support the development and maintenance of global employment documentation and policies, while ensuring appropriate consideration of local legal requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Global Employment Contracts & Documentation

• Lead on legal aspects of the development and maintenance of employment contract, offer letter and related employment documentation templates across Haleon markets.
• Research and analyse relevant local employment law requirements and identify key country-specific requirements or variations.
• Work with Global Employment Legal, local Legal and HR teams to support the review and lead on the drafting and appropriate localization of employment documentation.
• Facilitate periodic updates to employment documentation in response to relevant legal, policy or business changes.

Employment Policies & Global Projects

• Provide employment law research and legal support for global employment policies, standards and projects.
• Support the review and updating of employment policies, guidance and related materials and lead on the drafting of updates.
• Work with local Legal and HR teams and Outside Counsel to understand relevant country-specific requirements and support appropriate implementation of global initiatives.
• Prepare practical legal research, summaries and comparative analysis where required.

Employment Legal Knowledge & Process Support

• Develop and maintain employment law templates, precedents, country guidance, research materials and playbooks.
• Monitor relevant employment law developments and support appropriate updates to existing guidance and documentation.
• Contribute to the standardisation and continuous improvement of repeatable employment legal work.
• Provide legal research and project support to the Global Employment Legal team on other employment matters as required.

Employee DSAR Support – As required

• Provide employment law support on employee Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), as required, working with Employment Legal, Privacy and HR teams.
• Assist with the review of relevant information from an employment law perspective and identify matters requiring escalation to the appropriate counsel.

Stakeholder & Cross Functional Management:

• Work collaboratively with Global Employment Legal, local Legal, HR and other relevant stakeholders to support effective delivery of employment legal initiatives.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to obtain local input, resolve queries and support timely completion of assigned work.

Qualifications & Essential Skills

• Bachelor of Law (LL.B) or equivalent legal qualification.
• Qualified lawyer with approximately 8–10 years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong experience in employment and labour law, including employment contracts, policies and employment-related advisory work.
• Proven track record of strong legal drafting skills.
• Strong legal research and analysis skills.
• Experience working with HR and Legal stakeholders.
• Ability to research and analyse employment law requirements across different jurisdictions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience supporting multinational or multi-jurisdictional employment law matters.
• In-house experience within a multinational organisation and/or experience working in a legal shared services or global capability environment.
• Experience developing employment law templates, playbooks, policies or other standardised legal documentation.
• Exposure to employee privacy, DSARs, investigations, employee relations or employment litigation.

Technical Skills

• Employment and labour law research and analysis.
• Drafting and review of employment contracts, offer letters and employment policies.
• Multi-jurisdictional legal research and comparative analysis.
• Legal knowledge management and development of templates and playbooks.
• Proficiency in standard legal research and productivity tools.

 Job Posting End Date

2026-12-10

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. 

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.