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
The Manager, Hub - IP Coordinator provides operational and administrative support to the IP team, coordinating and tracking IP projects and IP-specific work, supporting IP data quality and management, and providing financial administration and reporting.
The role has a particular focus on trade mark and patent processes and involves regular liaison with IP professional colleagues, external counsel and internal stakeholders
Key Responsibilities:
Provide coordination and administrative support to the IP team across IP projects and ongoing activities, including tracking IP projects and IP-specific work, liaising with IP professional colleagues and external counsel, supporting IP data quality and reporting, and providing domain name support.
Manage the Anaqua (IP Database) support mailbox, respond to queries from external counsel and suggest potential resolutions; undertake data cleansing, record reviews, reporting and analysis.
Produce information and reports from Anaqua for the IP team and other internal teams, maintain guidance for external counsel on database inputs, and conduct detailed reviews of conflicts, trade mark records, designs, organisations, contacts and application records to improve data accuracy.
Regularly monitor and update conflict watch lists using Corsearch.
Support external counsel onboarding and consolidation, including associated Third Party Risk Management processes, MSAs, matter numbers and Ascent requirements; maintain relevant Anaqua external counsel records and external counsel guidance, liaise with counsel teams, and oversee quality checks.
Provide coordination and administrative support for IP matters, finance codes and invoices, including obtaining and organising Ascent and other Finance codes, providing relevant information to external counsel, budget reporting, matter number administration, and first-pass review of IP invoices before attorney review.
Collaborate with Legal Operations and relevant colleagues on invoices, onboarding, queries, issues, reporting and KPI tracking.
Manage Intellectual Property Office deposit accounts used to pay for new trade mark and patent applications, including monitoring account levels and balances, working with Finance to replenish accounts and funds, and notifying key stakeholders of balances.
Provide coordination and administrative support for specific trade mark activities and coordination support for the ANDA Paragraph IV process.
Monitor the relevant inbox, triage incoming communications, and forward communications to the appropriate stakeholders in a timely manner.
Support document and knowledge management by managing electronic and hard-copy documents, the IP Teams site and IP intranet, and supporting IP update reports.
Qualifications & Skills:
Essential:
Graduate degree in any discipline is mandatory (law degree preferred).
IP-relevant certifications (e.g., in intellectual property law, paralegal studies) are advantageous.
6-8 years of experience in intellectual property operations or administration is valued, particularly exposure to trademark and patent…