Senior Specialist, Employee and Workplace Relations- Compliance

AbbVie
North Chicago, IL

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .

Job Description

Purpose:

The Senior Specialist, Employee and Workplace Relations will support HR compliance related matters, to include: the creation and management of employee separation agreements, affirmative action responsibilities, departmental analytics and other HR compliance-related matters that support our business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the creation and management of separation agreements
  • Support for affirmative action and related compliance activities and audits
  • Support compliance-related initiatives to include restructurings and other projects as needed
  • Liaison and vendor management with internal and external partners
  • Identify opportunities and enhancements, conduct research and analysis, and consult across organizational levels in a timely, professional and accurate manner
  • Strong data management, analytical and reporting abilities with a detail orientation
  • Responsible for process management, issue identification and resolution
  • Ability to collaborate and consult with internal and external partners, to include guidance, support and on-boarding activities
  • Ability to identify linkages between concepts and actions
  • Ability to identify and implement process improvements
  • Strong initiative and the ability to work independently, structured by broad principles/procedures

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

  • B.S. degree in Human Resources, Business or related area.
  • 2-4 years Human Resources or related experience; preferably to include Employee Relations or related experience
  • Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Strong proficiency in MS Office – Windows environment
  • Commitment to high quality, accurate work product
  • Independent worker who can effectively collaborate across teams
  • Effective multi-tasker, who is able to learn quickly through instruction and self-training
  • Ability to manage confidential data in a professional and sensitive manner, maintaining confidentiality
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interpret and communicate information in a non-technical manner
  • Ability to exercise strong business judgment that is aligned with organizational philosophies and practices and is compliant with regulations

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

  • 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 posting based 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 or less 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 paid and 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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Posted 2026-01-30

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