Project Manager

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Research & Development​

In Research and Development we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance. We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality. The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within Research and Development, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for the management of base business protection projects and programmes from development until launch in the market. You will be working with multi-functional project teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope. You will be responsible for building and managing project timelines, estimating and managing budget and resources, managing risks, monitoring progress and communicating status to upper management.

Your role will focus on the delivery of strategic programmes within the Germ Protection Category, working with the cross functional teams to deliver all aspects of the programmes whilst ensuring portfolio interdependencies are mapped enabling
 flawless execution.

Your responsibilities

•    Lead and manage multiple product and business protection projects across the portfolio. 
•    Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, resource plans, risk assessments, and governance documentation. 
•    Coordinate and influence cross-functional teams to deliver agreed project outcomes. 
•    Identify, manage, and mitigate risks, dependencies, and critical project paths. 
•    Monitor project performance, drive accountability, and ensure timely issue resolution. 
•    Provide regular project updates, reporting, and escalation to senior leadership and governance forums. 
•    Support portfolio planning, prioritisation, and execution activities.  •    Maintain accurate project data within corporate project management systems.