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.

Purpose of the Role

Associate Director will develop, scale and lead the end-to-end eDiscovery capability in support of litigation, investigations, and regulatory matters. The role will focus on transitioning document review activities from external sources to a cost-efficient, technology-enabled operating model, ensuring timely, defensible, and cost-effective management of electronically stored information. Partner with internal legal teams, outside counsel, and service providers to manage document review projects, drive operational excellence, and deliver high-quality outcomes across multiple matters simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

• Operating Model & Insourcing

• Develop, scale and implement the in-house eDiscovery operating model, including scope, workflows, and capacity planning
• Transition document review activities from external counsel to in-house delivery, ensuring continuity, quality, and defensibility
• Determine optimal delivery model (in-house vs external) across matters and monitor utilisation
• Define and implement vendor strategy, including selection, management, and optimisation of external providers where required
• Drive cost optimisation through insourcing and effective use of technology platforms

• eDiscovery & Review Management

• Lead end-to-end eDiscovery review projects across litigation, regulatory, and investigation matters.
• Oversee and manage the end-to-end eDiscovery lifecycle across legal hold, collection, processing, review, and production, including coordination with forensic and data teams
• Act as the primary interface with forensic and IT teams, overseeing data collections and ensuring efficient transfer into review platforms
• Manage document review workflows including data assessment, culling strategies, search term validation, coding protocols, quality control, and production readiness.
• Partner with legal teams and outside counsel to develop review strategies and defensible review methodologies, including keyword development and leveraging AI capabilities
• Oversee privilege reviews, privilege log preparation, responsiveness determinations, and issue tagging processes.
• Monitor review progress, quality, productivity, and risk indicators throughout the lifecycle of a matter.

• Litigation & Investigation Support

• Support internal investigations through document analysis, fact development, issue identification, and evidence review.
• Prepare summaries, chronologies, key findings reports, and matter-specific insights for legal stakeholders.
• Support the global legal hold process, including issuing preservation notices and holds, tracking acknowledgments, and maintaining custodian and data source records.
• Assist legal teams with deposition preparation support, transcript reviews, witness-related document analysis, and matter tracking.
• Conduct legal and industry research to support litigation strategy and risk assessments.
• Support legal teams in tracking litigation developments, court filings, and relevant industry trends.

• Project & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary operational lead for assigned litigation and investigation matters.
• Coordinate activities across legal teams, outside counsel, eDiscovery vendors, forensic teams, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and communication plans.

• Design scalable workflows to manage high-volume document review and multi-matter environments
• Ensure timely execution of deliverables while maintaining quality, compliance, and defensibility standards.

• Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor, and develop review professionals supporting litigation and investigation matters.

• Define and maintain defensible eDiscovery standards, including documentation, audit trails, and process controls aligned with regulatory expectations

• Establish review protocols, training materials, standard operating procedures, and quality frameworks.
• Conduct training sessions for review teams on review methodologies, legal concepts, coding standards, and best practices.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence.

• Analytics, Reporting & Operational Excellence

• Lead selection, implementation, and optimisation of eDiscovery platforms and AI-assisted review tools to support scalable in-house delivery

• Develop and maintain dashboards, metrics, and reporting related to review progress, quality, productivity, budgets, and matter performance.
• Present updates and insights to litigation leadership and key stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, technology adoption, process redesign, and AI-enabled review solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the eDiscovery and litigation support function.

Qualifications & Essential Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline required. A degree in Law (LL.B. or equivalent) is preferred; candidates with degrees in Business, Information Management, Operations, or other relevant disciplines, coupled with relevant experience, are also encouraged to apply.

Experience

• 15–20 years of experience in eDiscovery, litigation support, investigations, or related legal services functions.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale document reviews and complex litigation matters.
• Strong understanding of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model.
• Experience supporting internal investigations and regulatory review matters.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional projects and multiple stakeholders simultaneously.
• Certifications such as Relativity Certified Administrator, Relativity One, PMP, CEDS, or similar credentials is preferred
• Experience working with multinational organizations, global law firms, or legal service providers.
• Exposure to AI-assisted review, Technology Assisted Review, Continuous Active Learning, and analytics-driven review methodologies is preferred

Preferred Skills

• Strong knowledge of eDiscovery processes, workflows, and review methodologies.
• Experience with platforms such as Relativity, RelativityOne, Everlaw, Reveal, Nuix, Disco, or similar technologies.
• Strong experience in designing and executing Boolean search strategies, including keyword development, testing, and refinement, and leveraging AI-assisted review tools to enhance efficiency and defensibility
• Hands-on experience in configuring and managing eDiscovery platforms (e.g. Relativity/RelativityOne etc), including workspace setup, workflows, batching, analytics, and quality control
• Understanding of legal hold, collection, processing, review, production, and privilege workflows.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities, including dashboarding and metrics management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and influencing skills across geographies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Analytical, data-driven approach to performance management.
• Adaptability, initiative, and a continuous improvement mindset.

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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.