Associate Director, Hub- IP Operations

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.

About the role

The – IP Operations Incumbent will lead and manage end-to-end intellectual property operations support, including for patents and trademarks for Haleon. The role is responsible for ensuring operational excellence across IP portfolio administration, renewals, recordals, docketing, lifecycle management, external counsel coordination, IP systems governance, invoicing, reporting, and data integrity. This role will serve as a strategic and operational leader for global IP function, supporting scalable and compliant management of IP assets across jurisdictions while driving process optimization, operational governance, technology enablement, and service delivery excellence. The individual is expected to bring deep hands-on experience in global IP operations, strong familiarity with IP management platforms such as Anaqua (preferred), and proven capability in leading operational teams within multinational or GCC/shared services environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee global IP operations activities, including patents and trademarks and related IP assets.

• Own and manage a team which provides operational support for patent and trademark renewals, annuities, maintenance filings, oppositions, office action coordination, assignments, recordals and other ownership updates, and prosecution support activities.

• Oversee global IP docketing operations, deadline monitoring, lifecycle management, and maintenance of accurate and audit-ready IP records.