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Head of Data & Tech LATAM at Haleon in Brazil - Sao Paulo
Job Description
Head of Data & Tech LATAM
Location: Brazil - Sao Paulo
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.
Background and Context
Digital & Technology sits at the heart of Haleon’s ambition to Win as One. We are Haleon’s digital backbone – how we accelerate impact, unlock new value, and build a future‑ready organisation. Digital isn’t simply part of our business; it is how we operate, grow, and deliver everyday health at scale.
The Digital & Technology function plays a critical role as a strategic partner to the business, turning insights into impact and ideas into innovation. From secure, resilient operations and modern digital foundations, to hyper‑personalised customer and consumer experiences, digital is embedded across every part of Haleon – shaping how we innovate, supply consumer demand, go to market, and run our internal operations.
Our focus is clear: to secure the business, run resilient and compliant operations, and transform Haleon into a digital organisation that is wired for excellence. This is enabled by sustained investment in a scalable, resilient technology foundation and the adoption of digital solutions that empower our people, elevate performance, and enable the 4–6% organic revenue growth and productivity savings underpinning Win as One.
Digital only delivers when people are at the centre. Building skills, confidence, and modern ways of working is essential to realising value from technology. Together, we are reshaping the backbone of Haleon to become a best‑in‑class consumer health company – bold, resilient, performance‑focused, and fit for the future.
Role Overview
The Head of LATAM D&T is responsible for leading the delivery and execution of digital and technology capabilities that support Haleon’s commercial and operational priorities across the LATAM region.
This role acts as a senior regional technology partner to LATAM commercial and functional leaders. The focus is on translating business priorities into effective, scalable digital solutions, ensuring strong adoption, operational stability, and measurable business impact across diverse markets.
The role requires a strong understanding of the LATAM consumer and commercial landscape, combined with hands‑on leadership experience across sales, marketing, eCommerce, and digital platforms, alongside operational technologies including infrastructure and cyber security. The Director will work closely with global product and platform teams to ensure regional needs are met while aligning to global standards and roadmaps.
This role demands clear communication, delivery credibility, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across business and technology in a complex, matrixed environment.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & delivery
Translate LATAM commercial and functional priorities into clear digital and technology delivery plans aligned to global strategies and platforms.
Partner closely with LATAM Marketing, Sales, Customer, and Corporate teams to define, prioritise, and deliver digital solutions that drive business value.
Lead the regional implementation and adoption of global digital products and platforms, managing localisations where required.
Oversee the introduction of new technologies to ensure minimal disruption to operations and strong value realisation.
Share regional insights, constraints, and learnings with global technology peers to inform ongoing platform evolution.
Stakeholder & Matrix Leadership
Act as the primary day‑to‑day technology leader for assigned commercial and functional domains within LATAM.
Manage trade‑offs between regional demand, delivery capacity, and global roadmaps.
Represent LATAM technology requirements in global forums spanning Data & AI, Enterprise Platforms, Architecture, Engineering, Innovation (R&D), and Supply Chain.
People Leadership
Lead and develop a regional team of technology and delivery professionals, setting clear objectives and fostering accountability and engagement.
Build capability across delivery, product thinking, and modern ways of working aligned to Haleon standards.
Governance, risk and compliance
Ensure solutions are delivered secure‑by‑design, in partnership with the CISO organisation.
Apply and operationalise global IT governance, risk, and compliance frameworks across LATAM.
Ensure compliance with local regulatory, data privacy, and security requirements, proactively managing technology‑related risks.
Operations & Financial Management
Oversee operational performance of regional digital and technology services, working with global teams to resolve issues.
Manage budget for owned initiatives and support demand prioritisation, business case development, and benefits tracking.
Qualifications & Experience
Basic Qualifications:
·6–8+ years’ experience in digital or technology leadership roles, with a strong focus on delivery and execution.
·Proven experience delivering commercial‑facing digital capabilities across sales, marketing, eCommerce, or digital experience platforms.
·Strong understanding of the LATAM market context, including operating across multiple countries and regulatory environments.
·Experience working in a matrixed, global organisation, partnering with central product and platform teams.
·Experience managing technology operations, vendors, and/or internal delivery teams.
·Solid financial acumen, including budget ownership and business case support.
·Experience in CPG, retail, or consumer‑led environments.
·Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and communicating complex technology topics clearly.
·Execution‑focused, pragmatic, and outcomes‑driven.
·Builds trust through delivery credibility and clear prioritisation.
·Role‑models collaboration across business and technology teams.
This role is based in São Paulo, Brazil
Job Posting End Date
2026-09-29Equal 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.