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
As Legal Counsel for Poland and Ukraine, you will provide practical, business-focused legal support to teams operating in two important markets, with the potential to contribute more broadly across CEE.
Reporting to the Head of Legal for CEE, you will work closely with commercial, product, operational and leadership teams. Your role will be to help the business make informed decisions, manage legal risk and move strategic initiatives forward in a highly regulated and fast-changing consumer healthcare environment.
This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of FMCG and pharmaceuticals, supporting established brands and a wide range of business activities. You will advise on topics including product launches, marketing, digital initiatives, AI, consumer protection, pharmaceutical regulations, product safety, competition law and distribution models.
The role offers significant ownership and visibility. You will influence local decision-making, engage with senior stakeholders and help shape practical legal processes, policies and governance frameworks that can be used across the business.
Key Responsibilities
Act as a trusted legal partner to business, commercial, product and operational teams in Poland and Ukraine, supporting both strategic initiatives and day-to-day decision-making.
Provide clear, commercially relevant advice to key local stakeholders and the local Leadership Team, translating complex legal considerations into practical recommendations.
Advise across a broad range of topics, including consumer protection, pharmaceutical regulations, advertising and digital advertising, product development and launches, product safety, competition law and distribution models.
Support marketing, digital and AI initiatives by helping teams understand and address the relevant legal requirements.
Monitor and interpret new and pending legislation, assess its potential business impact and advise stakeholders on necessary changes.
Build scalable legal solutions by developing practical templates, policies, training materials, processes and governance frameworks.
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oordinate legal and compliance training for relevant business teams, helping them apply sound legal practices in their daily work.
Represent Haleon in interactions with customers, suppliers, trade bodies, commercial associations and government agencies, as well as in other relevant external engagements.
Select and manage external legal advisors, monitor their performance and ensure that external legal support is both effective and cost-conscious.
Manage commercial disputes and litigation, while maintaining appropriate oversight of legal risks within the applicable risk management and compliance frameworks.
Support Haleon corporate entities and contribute to the wider success of the CEE and European Legal teams.
Qualifications and Skills
Essentials
You are a Polish-qualified lawyer with significant post-qualification experience gained within FMCG, consumer healthcare or the pharmaceutical industry. Your background enables you to understand both the regulatory complexity of the…