Digital & Tech (D&T) Specialist📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Haleon is seeking a Digital & Tech (D&T) Specialist to join its team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for the delivery and support of site-based digital workplace and commercial technology services across Operating Units. The position involves providing hands-on, in-person technology support to ensure employees can work effectively with digital tools, resolve daily technical issues, and correctly apply cybersecurity practices on site.

Role Context and Responsibilities

As the primary market point of contact for Operating Unit (OU) Tech Partners, you will connect on-the-ground operations with central Digital & Tech teams. This involves ensuring site needs, commercial priorities, and operational realities are understood and supported. You will offer local insights into commercial execution, including field force and distributor operations, supporting the stability and adoption of critical platforms like DMS and SFA. The role also contributes to capturing business needs, supporting local digital initiatives and pilots, and providing structured service performance insights and reporting to enhance digital workplace and commercial technology environments.

• Serve as the primary market point of contact (SPOC) for Operating Unit (OU) Tech Partners, ensuring alignment between site operations, commercial priorities, and Digital & Tech initiatives.
• Assist OU Tech Partners in capturing and articulating site-level business needs, translating operational challenges into digital opportunities, requirements, and prioritization.
• Support the effective usage, stability, and adoption of commercial technology platforms, including DMS, SFA, and other market performance tools.
• Contribute to the execution of local digital initiatives, pilots, and innovations, ensuring smooth rollout and providing actionable feedback.
• Maintain visibility of site-level service performance, recurring issues, and user experience, providing structured reporting to OU Tech Partners and D&T leadership.
• Leverage service data and operational insights to identify improvement opportunities and support continuous optimization of digital workplace and commercial technology.
• Act as a feedback bridge between business users and D&T teams, representing local realities and opportunities in decision-making.
• Manage day-to-day technology service delivery at the site.
• Support routine checks on critical site technology and equipment in partnership with D&T teams and third-party providers.
• Maintain local asset inventory in line with Haleon policy and support the asset lifecycle.
• Support planned changes, roll-outs, upgrades, and migrations, including coordination, communication, and on-site support.
• Assist with the migration of local applications to strategic global platforms, collaborating with central D&T teams.
• Oversee service level agreements and incident resolution for the site.
• Act as a point of escalation for incident and problem resolution, adhering to Haleon incident and service management playbooks.
• Represent the site on incident management calls, ensuring operational context is understood.
• Identify recurring issues and collaborate with D&T teams and suppliers to implement permanent fixes and service improvements.
• Provide site-level input into post-incident reviews and service improvement discussions.
• Build strong working relationships with local Commercial leadership, functional teams, and end users to represent site needs in D&T discussions.
• Collaborate with Service Management and MEA Digital & Tech Heads to provide site-level input on local service performance and incident resolution.
• Build strong partnerships with D&T functions and third-party providers to support effective service delivery and problem management.
• Act as a local champion for D&T initiatives and change, supporting adoption through on-site engagement.
• Provide practical training sessions on D&T capabilities, policies, and initiatives in partnership with central D&T teams.
• Encourage self-service, effective use of knowledge articles, and compliance with approved tools and secure processes.
• Provide in-person, hands-on support for the site's digital workplace requirements.
• Support conference rooms and shared spaces, including AV and hybrid meeting technology.
• Support local technology processes such as onboarding and offboarding.
• Serve as the on-site contact for cybersecurity queries and minor incidents, working with the central Cyber Security team.
• Ensure endpoint security measures are correctly applied on site and on local applications.
• Support the correct application of user access management protocols at the site.
• Detect and escalate suspected security incidents following Haleon security playbooks.
• Promote Haleon secure working practices at the site.
• Support the implementation of security changes on site in partnership with the Cyber team.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Informatics, or a related field. The role requires 2-5 years of experience in IT support, digital workplace, or site-based technology roles. Essential experience includes hands-on work with Microsoft productivity tools, collaboration platforms, and video conferencing technologies. Familiarity with IT service management practices and tools, such as ServiceNow for incident and request handling, is expected. A foundational understanding of cybersecurity principles and secure working practices is necessary, along with a basic understanding of business operations to engage with non-technical stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Informatics, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in IT support, digital workplace, or site-based technology roles.
• Solid hands-on experience with Microsoft productivity tools, collaboration platforms, and video conferencing technologies.
• Exposure to IT service management practices and tools (*, ServiceNow), including incident and request handling.
• Foundational understanding of cyber security principles and secure working practices.
• Basic understanding of business operations with the ability to engage with non-technical stakeholders and translate technical issues into business context.
• Demonstrated ability to work across central teams, vendors, and business stakeholders in a matrix environment.
• Experience supporting or working with commercial technology platforms such as DMS, SFA, CRM, or other field execution tools.
• Exposure to Tech Partnering, Business Partnering, or demand capture activities.
• Experience in data collection, reporting, or service performance tracking.
• Experience working with or managing third-party service providers in a service delivery environment.
• Experience supporting AV, meeting room technologies, and hybrid working environments.
• Relevant certifications such as ITIL, Microsoft, Networking, or Security certifications are advantageous.
• Experience working in commercial, FMCG, or regulated environments is beneficial.
• Jeddah-based candidates are preferred.

Required Skills

• Digital Workplace Technology
• Commercial Technology Services
• IT Support
• Cyber Security
• Microsoft Productivity Tools
• Collaboration Platforms
• Video Conferencing Technologies
• IT Service Management (ITSM)
• Incident Management
• Problem Resolution
• Business Engagement
• Stakeholder Management
• Service Performance Reporting
• DMS (Distribution Management System)
• SFA (Sales Force Automation)

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position located in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Haleon is committed to fostering an inclusive culture where diverse backgrounds and views are valued, aiming to best serve consumers and unleash the full potential of its people.