Wellness Strategy Lead

Haleon • Warren Township, NJ

23h • $187,946 - $258,426 • Hybrid

About The Position

As Director, Wellness Strategy Lead, you will work closely with and report directly to the General Manager, Wellness. You will be a trusted strategic partner to the Wellness leadership team, helping shape priorities and coordinate execution across a portfolio of 14 brands. This highly visible role combines portfolio strategy, executive communications, cross-functional leadership, and AI-enabled transformation to unlock leadership capacity and accelerate sustainable growth.
You will bring structure to complex business challenges, connect teams around shared outcomes, and translate emerging opportunities into practical, measurable action. The ideal candidate is both a strategic thinker and a hands-on leader who can create clarity, build momentum, and influence across a complex matrix.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of experience in strategy, transformation, marketing, commercial leadership, management consulting, chief-of-staff, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
• Experience developing executive-level communications, presentations, and strategic recommendations.
• Strong business judgment, analytical thinking, prioritization, and program leadership skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with hands-on delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or other relevant advanced degree.
• Experience in consumer goods, consumer health, wellness, or a brand-led portfolio business.
• Experience shaping or implementing digital, media, data, or AI-enabled business initiatives.
• Track record of commercial problem-solving, change leadership, and measurable business impact.
• Experience working across multiple geographies and with global and local stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the General Manager and Wellness leadership team to translate business priorities into a focused strategic agenda across 14 brands.
• Coordinate and prioritize key requests from local, global, and external stakeholders, ensuring clear ownership, decisions, and follow-through.
• Co-lead the Integrated Growth Planning process, bringing rigor, alignment, and timely execution to portfolio plans.
• Develop high-quality presentations, recommendations, and decision materials for the CEO and other senior stakeholders.
• Support strategic customer engagements and selling stories, helping teams communicate the portfolio opportunity with clarity and impact.
• Design and lead executive roundtables, cross-functional forums, and other high-impact engagement moments across Wellness.
• Create purposeful “moments that matter” that strengthen alignment, collaboration, and shared accountability.
• Lead the development of compelling content, communications, and strategic narratives for internal audiences.
• Ensure messaging is consistent, audience-appropriate, and effective across teams and leadership forums.
• Anticipate dependencies and resolve barriers by connecting the right stakeholders at the right time.
• Lead and coordinate three to four priority AI transformation pilots across Wellness marketing, from opportunity definition through implementation and adoption.
• Partner with local, global, digital, data, technology, and external stakeholders to establish clear scope, governance, success measures, and delivery plans.
• Translate business needs into well-defined use cases and help teams apply AI responsibly to improve effectiveness, speed, and decision-making.
• Track outcomes, surface risks, and communicate progress and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Capture and share lessons across the broader organization, preparing successful pilots for scaled rollout across Wellness beginning in 2027 and, where appropriate, for wider U.S. adoption.

Benefits

• competitive pay
• comprehensive benefits program
• generous 401(k) plan
• tuition reimbursement
• time off programs
• 6 months paid parental leave
• healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family
• discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance
• other incentive/recognition programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director