Corporate Affairs Lead, Southeast Asia & Taiwan

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 the Corporate Affairs Lead for Haleon Southeast Asia and Taiwan (SEAT), will take the lead in shaping and protecting Haleon’s reputation and business across a diverse and dynamic region. You will drive our communications agenda, shape government partnerships, and lead strategic advocacy efforts that support sustainable business growth.

This position will be based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and will have direct oversight for MSB (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunie), Indonesia, Indochina (Vietnam + Cambodia). In this role, you will report into the Head of Corporate Affairs for APAC and General Manager for SEAT, both based in Singapore.

A day in The Life

Role Responsibilities

• You will partner closely with the SEAT General Manager to deliver impactful internal communications—bringing Town Halls, employee engagement platforms, and change narratives to life.
• You will support country leadership teams in crafting and executing communication and government affairs strategies that align with business priorities.
• You will design and deliver proactive external communications that position Haleon as a trusted leader—while building strong relationships with key media across SEAT
• You will work cross-functionally with regulatory, legal, and commercial teams to shape government affairs strategy and execution—leveraging your network to drive favourable policies and business-enabling outcomes.
• You will lead issues and crisis communications, proactively identifying risks and guiding the organization with clear, strategic messaging when it matters most.
• You will keep pace with geo-political trends and evolving best practices, ensuring Haleon’s communication approach remains relevant, modern, and impactful.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• A degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Policy or other related qualifications
• 10-15 years’ experience in a Communications/Corporate Affairs role

Key skills:

• Experience leading or managing a regional scope within Southeast Asia
• Experience of regional internal and external communications strategy and delivery
• Good understanding of the Southeast Asian government affairs landscape and direct Government relationships at a senior level in Malaysia – complimented by demonstrated experience of leveraging your existing government network for tangible business outcomes
• Demonstrated experience in media relations, crisis and issues management
• Maturity to deal with and steer diverse internal stakeholders in a matrix organization towards clear outcomes
• Confidence to represent company in industry forums / committees independently
• Comfortable and adept at using AI-tools responsibly for efficiency and impact
• Highly collaborative working with a team spirit
• Able to excel in a leadership position without direct reports, leveraging agency support to drive outcomes

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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.

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.