Director, Talent Strategy Initiatives and Organizational Excellence

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

Director, Talent Strategy Initiatives and Organizational Excellence is a high-impact role responsible for accelerating enterprise-wide talent and organizational effectiveness initiatives. This leader operates at the intersection of talent strategy, organizational excellence, and transformation, driving critical sprints and long-term capability building. The role partners closely with senior leadership, HR teams, and business stakeholders to shape, deliver, and embed solutions that increase performance, strengthen culture, and enhance AbbVie’s organizational agility.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of high-priority talent strategy and organizational effectiveness initiatives, ensuring alignment to enterprise strategy and urgent delivery of business-critical outcomes.
• Drive program management excellence, applying structured frameworks using agile, sprint-based, and PMO methodologies to keep multiple workstreams on track and focused on value realization.
• Serve as the primary liaison between initiative teams and senior stakeholders, including executive sponsors. Proactively identify and resolve barriers, align stakeholders around shared outcomes.
• Consult with senior business and HR leaders to identify and execute organizational design and effectiveness opportunities that support business priorities.
• Facilitate live and virtual engagements, from coaching sessions to enterprise-wide workshops, building organizational effectiveness capability.
• Integrate best practices and innovative frameworks to elevate talent strategy and organizational effectiveness strategies.
• Establish clear success metrics and track measurable impact, optimizing programs for efficiency and sustained results.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to connect dots across complex systems.
• Expertise in organizational design, effectiveness, and talent management frameworks.
• Advanced program management, agile execution, and results-oriented delivery.
• High-level influence and stakeholder management, with confidence working with senior leadership.
• Analytical problem-solving and creative, pragmatic solution design.
• Exceptional facilitation, coaching, and communication skills.
• Collaboration, adaptability, and resilience in ambiguous, high-change environments.
• Accountability, ownership, and a drive for measurable impact.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, Master’s in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, HR or related) strongly preferred.
• 12+ years’ progressive experience in talent strategy, organizational design/development, and business transformation roles.
• Demonstrated track record leading enterprise-wide, cross-functional initiatives and consulting with senior executives.
• Experience developing and implementing organizational effectiveness frameworks, tools, and materials.
• Capability in instructional design, facilitation, and coaching senior leaders.
• Experience with agile, sprint-based, or rapid solution delivery methodologies.

Additional Information

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this postingbased on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more orless than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paidand may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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