Workforce Planning Deployment Lead

WFP Deployment Lead 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. ​Human Resources​ Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way. About the role The Workforce Planning (WFP) - Regional Deployment & Change Lead plays a critical role within Reckitt’s HR Transformation team, acting as the regional owner for the successful deployment and embedding of Workforce Planning processes. This role is accountable for the end-to-end rollout of WFP across functions and geographies, ensuring the approach is clearly understood, consistently applied, and fully embedded into business-as-usual rhythms. Sitting at the intersection of HR, Finance, IT&D and the business, the role is heavily focused on change delivery, stakeholder engagement, and enabling leaders to confidently use workforce insights to support decision-making. Your responsibilities Deployment & Implementation • Lead the planning and execution of Workforce Planning deployment across the region, ensuring alignment to global design and timelines. • Own detailed deployment plans including milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues. • Translate WFP functionality into practical operational routines that work across diverse business contexts. Stakeholder Engagement & Change Leadership • Act as the primary regional deployment partner for HR, Finance, IT&D, Business Leaders, PMO and other key stakeholders. • Build strong, trusted relationships to influence adoption, reinforce accountability, and drive ownership. • Assess business readiness and define targeted change interventions to enable successful adoption. • Support leadership forums and governance with clear recommendations, insights, and progress updates. Communications & Engagement • Deliver a clear and structured WFP communications approach aligned with the broader change strategy. • Develop and coordinate communication materials including briefing packs, FAQs, leadership talking points, intranet content, and updates. • Ensure consistent messaging and effective sequencing of communications aligned to WFP milestones and planning cycles. Training & Capability Enablement • Coordinate and facilitate training sessions, workshops, and knowledge transfer activities. • Deliver training and briefings that enable leaders and HR teams to confidently apply WFP outputs in planning, scenario modelling, and decision-making. Governance, Standardisation & Continuous Improvement • Ensure WFP processes align to agreed design principles, controls, and governance standards. • Embed WFP into existing BAU rhythms, governance forums, and planning cadences. • Capture feedback and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement. Risk & Issue Management • Proactively identify and manage deployment risks, issues, and interdependencies across programmes and initiatives. • Escalate blockers and decision points through agreed governance channels. • Maintain clear and transparent deployment status reporting for senior stakeholders. The experience we're looking for • Strong experience delivering change and transformation initiatives, ideally within complex, matrixed organisations. • A solid understanding of HR processes and operating models (depth of HR knowledge rather than hands-on HR delivery). • Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across HR, IT&D, Finance and the wider business. • Experience leading deployment or implementation of new processes, systems, or ways of working at scale. • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, compelling messages for different audiences. • Confidence operating within governance structures, managing risks, dependencies, and competing priorities. • A collaborative, resilient approach with the credibility to challenge, influence and drive adoption. The skills for success Change Management, Strategic Thinking, Project Management, Analytical Skills, Communication and Collaboration, Problem-Solving Abilities, Adaptability and Flexibility, Negotiation, Risk Management, Technical Expertise, Leadership and Team Management. What we offer With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy. Equality We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law. Experience Level Senior Level