Director, Technology Risk and Governance
Job Description
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.
Are you energized by a high-profile risk management role that allows you to shape risk programs and challenge organizational thinking to make informed business decisions? If so, this Enterprise Risk Management Manager role could be an exciting opportunity to explore.
As an Enterprise Risk Management Director, you will oversee the creation of Audit and Assurance (A&A’s) assurance plan and provide independent challenge on those proposals.
This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for the OneSOX Programme delivery and roadmap, ensuring completion of programme milestones, control framework enhancements, and overall achievement of SOX maturity objectives at Haleon.
Lead the annual D&T SOX scoping process, working closely with D&T SOX CoE and first line teams to evaluate IT systems and processes for SOX compliance, thoroughly assessing risk and control implications.
Responsible for end-to-end D&T SOX management testing including vendor management, test planning and execution oversight, deficiency assessment, and quality assurance of testing delivery.
Own SOX management testing conclusions and reporting to the Audit & Risk Committee, preparing SOX Board papers with updates on testing results, deficiency trends, and remediation progress.
Partners closely with D&T and influencing D&T leadership to monitor IT risks relevant to the Finance control environment, fostering collaboration and accountability.
Provide strategic leadership for change and transformation projects addressing technology and business risks, with dedicated team conducting control impact assessments and supporting the business to deliver change which aligns to finance risk and governance objectives.
Establish and govern protocols for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) within Finance, overseeing new implementations and modifications to existing RPAs
Design and oversee the data analytics strategy for the FRMC team, supporting initiatives that enhance data-driven decision-making and risk assessment.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives within the control framework, leveraging advanced technologies and continuous control monitoring to enhance processes.
What are we looking for?
Proven leadership experience managing SOX testing teams and external audit relationships, with the ability to oversee vendor performance, testing delivery, and deficiency management at scale.
Skilled in leading IT governance transformation through pragmatic strategies and exceptional negotiation skills.
Over 10 years of experience at the enterprise level, ideally within a FTSE 100 Consumer Health organization.
Strong communication skills for developing comprehensive enterprise-wide reports and SOX Board documentation for senior leadership and Audit Risk Committee.
Adept at assessing external IT influences and navigating regulatory changes to align with organizational goals with deep understanding of industry standards.
Proficient in analysing complex IT processes to ensure robust SOX compliance and control integrity.
Experienced in forming strategic partnerships with third parties (e.g., PwC, Gartner) to enhance IT governance capabilities.
Holds a bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field, or possesses equivalent professional experience.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with the required skills to achieve our goals:
Bachelor’s degree
Experience leading concept development
Experience working with and challenging senior leaders
Business Partnering and project management experience
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
High level of emotional intelligence.
Ability to provoke, support, energies and challenge
ADP (Accelerated Delivery Program) experience
Job Posting End Date
2026-07-15
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.
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Note to candidates
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