Job Description
About us
Hello. We're Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we're improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Voltaren, Sensodyne, Dr.Best, VitaSprint, Fenistil, Otriven, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What's more, we're achieving it in a company that we're in control of. In an environment that we're co-creating. And a culture that's uniquely ours. This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future.
Reporting to the Head of Legal and Compliance DACH & Southern Europe, as Senior Counsel DACH, you will be responsible for the provision of effective legal support to the Germany, Austria and Switzerland Haleon business.
These responsibilities include some of the following:
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You will counsel Marketing, Sales, and Support Functions on legal, compliance, transactional, and commercial issues, integrating your legal expertise with a deep understanding of business and risk management
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Your role will involve providing practical legal solutions and recommending a course of action that supports the business with a commercial mindset
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You will represent the organization externally to customers, suppliers, competitors, and government agencies, and manage external advisors to ensure optimal legal support
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You will interpret new or pending legislation and regulations, ensuring compliance and advising on strategic adjustments when necessary
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Your expertise will be crucial in negotiating and reviewing contracts, managing litigation in collaboration with Haleon's Global Litigation Department
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You will advise on legal aspects of marketing, digital, and AI initiatives, and manage Haleon corporate entities, ensuring all operations are aligned with legal requirements
- You bring experience as an in-house lawyer and possess full working proficiency in both German and English
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Your interpersonal and communication skills are excellent, demonstrated through your effective interactions with teams, clients, and third parties
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You excel in proactively engaging with diverse client groups and work effectively within a team.
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You are agile in decision-making, balancing speed, precision, and risk, and committed to delivering high-quality results
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You are proactive in driving change, fostering resilience and well-being, continuously seeking opportunities to learn and build relationships, and managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally
- Join a dynamic team in an inspiring and international environment. Embrace an engaging culture of direct communication, or "Du-Kultur," in a central Munich location
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Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Our company operates on a hybrid work model, with employees typically working in the office three days per week. However, the option to work from home is also available. Additionally, you may work up to 10 days per year from abroad, with our flexible time-tracking models offering further flexibility
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We offer more than just a salary- In addition to a competitive salary in accordance with the collective agreement, you will receive a performance-based bonus that rewards your contribution to our shared success. As part of our collective agreement, you will receive a minimum of 30 days of vacation, special leave for important occasions, holiday pay, an annual bonus, and a company pension
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The company offers its employees the opportunity to balance their professional and personal lives through flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package. We provide comprehensive support for mothers, fathers and same-sex couples in family planning. Following the birth of a child, employees are entitled to family-friendly time off. Furthermore, we offer a birth allowance, a childcare subsidy, and access to emergency childcare to facilitate your return to work
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Health and appreciation: We recognise the importance of your health and are pleased to offer comprehensive health benefits, including vaccinations, regular access to our products and sports benefits. Furthermore, you can benefit from attractive corporate discounts on fashion, sports activities, concerts, and lifestyle, as well as a subsidised canteen offering healthy eating options
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We are committed to your professional growth- We offer a wide range of training opportunities, including leadership, business skills, and technical competencies. You can also participate in our own "Mini-MBA" programme at no cost to advance your career
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We also provide a travel allowance, free underground parking in Munich, and our "Lease-a-bike" programme to make mobility easy and sustainable
Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/
At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.
Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon's compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.