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 Reporting to the Lead Legal and Compliance Counsel UK&I and Nordics, as Legal Counsel for the United Kingdom & Ireland (UK&I) and Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland (Nordics), you will be responsible for the provision of effective legal support mainly to the Nordics Haleon businesses and also UK&I and our wider Europe businesses. The role will require engagement, deep commercial understanding, and comprehensive legal support across business and legal stakeholders as a strategically driven embedded business partner in the exciting field across FMCG and pharmaceuticals: consumer healthcare. The successful applicant will advise across jurisdictions and across businesses and brands in a truly fast-moving global company. Key responsibilities You will partner closely with the UK&I and Nordics business, commercial, product and operational teams to support strategic initiatives and day-to-day decision making, including providing strategic legal advice to the Nordics Leadership Team. You will advise local as well as Europe-wide Marketing, Sales, and Support Functions on legal, compliance, transactional, litigation and commercial issues, integrating your legal expertise with a deep understanding of business and risk management. Your role will involve providing practical legal solutions and recommending a course of action that supports the business with a commercial and proactive mindset with regard to applicable consumer protection law, pharmaceutical regulations, advertisement laws (especially digital advertisements), product development and launches, product safety, distribution models, competition laws, and other ad hoc legal matters. You will represent the organization externally to customers, suppliers, competitors, trade bodies, commercial associations, and government agencies, and manage external advisors to ensure optimal and cost-effective legal support. Educate key departments in your markets about sound legal and compliance practices and new developments affecting their operations. You will develop scalable processes, policies and trainings, as well as drive simplification efforts across legal processes. As part of this, you will create and own pragmatic business-minded templates and governance frameworks. You will advise on legal aspects of marketing, digital, and AI initiatives, and support Haleon corporate entities, ensuring all operations are aligned with legal requirements. You will interpret new or pending legislation and regulations, ensuring compliance and advising on strategic adjustments when necessary. Qualifications and skills Essential The successful candidate must have the following qualifications, skills and attributes: UK legal qualification with significant post qualification legal experience within FMCG, consumer healthcare, or the pharmaceutical industry. Excellent communication skills, including careful listening to facilitate understanding of business needs, and the ability to translate complex legal considerations into practical business advice. Data-driven decision making, balancing speed, precision, and risk, and commitment to delivering high-quality results. Strong negotiation and drafting skills. Ability to operate independently with limited supervision. High energy and motivation to learn new areas, stay current with relevant legal developments, influence leadership, and contribute to the success of the business and the Europe Legal team. Preferred EU legal qualification with legal experience advising Nordic businesses. Nordic language proficiency. Experience working in a multinational and matrixed environment. Experience with e-commerce. Combination of top-tier law firm and in-house experience. Job Posting End Date 2026-11-13 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. 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.

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