People Partner

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.

The HR Partner plays a key role in shaping the people agenda for the Aprilia manufacturing site. As a trusted advisor to leaders across the business, you will partner with the Site Leadership Team and their teams to build organizational capability, strengthen leadership, drive employee engagement, and support business performance.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence a site undergoing significant transformation, helping leaders navigate change while fostering a high-performing, inclusive and people-centric culture.

 

Role Responsibilities

• Partner with Site Leadership Team members and their teams to deliver the site's people strategy and support business priorities.
• Coach and challenge leaders to enhance their leadership effectiveness, people management capability, and organizational performance.
• Lead talent management activities including succession planning, talent reviews, development planning, and capability building.
• Drive performance management processes, ensuring leaders are equipped to effectively manage performance, development, and accountability.
• Design and implement leadership and capability-building initiatives to strengthen organizational effectiveness across all levels.
• Champion employee engagement, culture, wellbeing, inclusion, and change management initiatives.
• Lead and manage complex Employee Relations and Industrial Relations matters, partnering with managers and key stakeholders to ensure compliant and pragmatic solutions.
• Build strong partnerships with employee representatives and support local consultation processes where required.
• Support organisational change initiatives, including transformations, workforce planning, and organisational design activities.
• Partner closely with Centres of Excellence, HR Operations, and Shared Services to deliver an excellent employee and manager experience.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve ways of working, and drive continuous improvement across HR practices.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of wider HR projects and strategic initiatives across Italy and the broader organisation.
• Act as a role model for Haleon's values and foster a culture focused on performance, care, and continuous improvement.
  

About you

Essential

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Employment Law, or a related discipline.
• Fluent in Italian and English.
• Significant HR Business Partnering experience within a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Strong experience managing Employee Relations and Industrial Relations matters.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decisions across multiple organisational levels.
• Proven track record of leading organisational change and building leadership capability.
• Broad HR experience across talent management, performance, learning, engagement, organizational development, and workforce planning.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility quickly.
• Commercial mindset and ability to translate business priorities into people solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills, resilience, and ability to operate effectively in an evolving environment.
• Project and change management experience.

Preferred

• Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, consumer health, pharmaceutical, or industrial environments.
• Experience working in a unionised environment.
• Qualification or certification in coaching, change management and/or organisational development.
• Master's degree or MBA.

   

    

EUR 56.425,00 - EUR 77.584,10 The salary range for this position is indicative and provided as a guide. The final offer may vary depending on factors including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations. Further details regarding the total reward and benefits package will be shared during the recruitment process. Salary ranges may vary by location in line with local market conditions and applicable pay transparency regulations. Compensation information is shared for the primary location of this role. Where the position is advertised with additional locations the compensation range will be discussed during the recruiting process.

   

 Job Posting End Date

2026-11-14


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.

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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.