Haleon
Technical Programme Plan Manager
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Technical Programme Plan Manager
Technical Programme Plan Manager
About 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 now we’re entering an exciting new chapter, filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.
Our trusted portfolio of brands—Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum®—lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart? Our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.
Now, it’s time to fully realise the potential of our business and our people through our "Win as One" strategy, aligning our purpose—delivering better everyday health with humanity—at the heart of everything we do. This approach unites, inspires, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.
About the Role
The Technical Programme Plan Manager ensures the integrity, feasibility, and credibility of the integrated technical programme plan, working closely with Enterprise Transformation programme leads, system integrators (SI), and SAP partners. This role:
- Serves as the single source of truth for technical planning and forecast confidence.
- Challenges assumptions and surfaces risks early to protect delivery outcomes.
- Aligns planning with the master programme plan and S/4 HANA migration goals.
Key Responsibilities
1. Integrated Technical Programme Planning
- Build, maintain, and govern the end-to-end technical programme plan, covering:
- Technology, data, integration, environments, testing, cutover, and stabilisation.
- Ensure coherent sequencing across technical workstreams, interdependent programmes, and external partners (SI, SAP, vendors).
- Maintain end-to-end traceability from SAP design decisions through build, test, cutover, and deployment sequencing.
- Account for SAP environment readiness, including:
- Development, test, pre-prod, production provisioning.
- Connectivity and RISE dependencies.
- Act as the primary technical planning point of contact for workstream leads and delivery partners.
- Ensure plans reflect S/4-specific testing realities: SIT, UAT, regression, integration testing, mock conversions, and defect remediation cycles.
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2. Dependency & Critical Path Management
- Identify, model, and manage cross-programme technical dependencies, including:
- SAP core systems, data, integrations, environments, and third-party systems.
- Own and communicate the true technical critical path, highlighting:
- Constraint drivers, bottlenecks, and sequencing risks.
- Partner with the Deployment Lead to integrate technical cutover planning into the master programme plan, including:
- Rehearsals, dress rehearsals, data freezes, and "go/no-go" windows.
- Assess and articulate downstream planning impacts, including:
- Environment transitions, testing waves, deployment waves, and resource demand.
- Ensure cutover planning respects operational and business continuity constraints, not just technical task completion.
3. Plan Governance & Assurance
- Maintain full traceability between:
- Technical decisions, scope changes, assumptions, and plan impacts.
- Own technical planning standards and ensure integration of change control into the master plan.
- Reconcile SI-provided SAP plans into the master plan while maintaining independence and transparency.
- Partner with the PMO Lead and Programme Governance Lead to:
- Enable decision-ready conversations with leadership on options, impacts, and consequences.
4. Progress Tracking & Forecasting
- Provide forward-looking confidence assessments for S/4 milestones:
- Design freeze, test entry/exit, migration readiness, and cutover.
- Track delivery performance against plan and produce credible forward-looking forecasts (not just retroactive status).
- Integrate risks, issues, and mitigations into the plan in partnership with RAID owners.
- Stress-test plans for feasibility, capacity, sequencing, and risk.
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Profile & Experience
Required Skillset
- Expertise in integrated, multi-year transformation programmes, covering:
- Technology, data, integration, testing, and deployment streams.
- Deep capability in:
- Critical path analysis, dependency modelling, and constraint management in complex environments.
- Strong understanding of:
- S/4 HANA delivery, including:
- Design-to-build traceability.
- SAP-specific testing cycles (SIT, UAT, regression, integration, mock conversions).
- Deployment wave patterns and cutover constraints.
- S/4 HANA delivery, including:
- Experience with:
- Programme governance (e.g., design authorities, stage gates, executive forums).
- Ability to:
- Translate strategic leadership intent into executable, time-phased delivery roadmaps.
- Influence decisions collaboratively with business and technology leaders.
- Challenge technical plans and assumptions constructively.
- Communicate complex technical realities clearly and impactfully to senior leadership.
Equal Opportunities
Haleon is committed to mobilising purpose through an inclusive culture that values diversity and different backgrounds—mirroring the diverse consumers and communities we serve.
During the Application Process
- Personal information is entirely voluntary and will be used only for regulatory obligations and reporting.
- Your data will remain confidential and never impact employment decisions.
Adjustments & Accommodations
- If reasonable adjustments are needed at any recruitment stage, contact your recruiter with a clear description of requirements.
- Haleon confidentially supports accommodations throughout the process.
Verification Caution
- The Haleon recruitment team will only contact you via official Haleon email accounts (@haleon.com).
- If unsure if an email is genuine, reach out to Haleon directly.
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