Regional IT Director

Abbott; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott seeks a Regional IT Director – EMEA to lead IT strategy, governance, and value delivery across multiple countries, including the Cherrywood hub in Ireland.

The role partners with senior business leaders, drives transformation, risk management, and ensures compliance with GDPR and quality standards, overseeing budgets and hub leadership.

Qualifications

• 20+ years IT leadership experience in large, complex environments.
• Experience in regulated industries; healthcare or life sciences preferred.
• Fluent English; additional European languages beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the EMEA IT strategy aligned with enterprise roadmaps.
• Own regional IT portfolio, demand, prioritization and governance.
• Lead transformation programs and ensure effective change management.
• Oversee IT Hub Leadership for Cherrywood, Ireland, and ensure hub scalability.

Skills

IT leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Regulated industries

GDPR/compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering/Business

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

Azure

AWS

Job description

Job Description

The Regional IT Director – EMEA is a senior enterprise technology leader accountable for regional IT strategy, business enablement, portfolio governance, risk, and predictable value delivery across a complex, regulated, multi-country environment. The role operates as a peer to senior business leaders and Global BTS executives. In addition, this role serves as IT Hub Lead for Cherrywood, Ireland, a strategic Abbott technology hub, with accountability for hub maturity, talent, leadership capability, culture, and enterprise alignment.

Enterprise & Business Leadership

Serves as the senior IT executive for the EMEA region with end-to-end accountability for IT outcomes. Acts as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to regional and functional leadership. Represents EMEA IT in enterprise governance, investment, and prioritization forums. Provides decisive leadership during transformation, integration, and change initiatives.

IT Strategy, Portfolio & Investment Governance

Defines and executes the EMEA IT strategy aligned with enterprise architecture and Global BTS roadmaps. Owns regional demand, portfolio prioritization, and investment governance. Drives application rationalization, landscape simplification, and technical debt reduction. Ensures transparency, value realization, and disciplined execution of IT investments.

Business Relationship Management & Value Delivery

Owns the IT business portfolio for Finance Shared Services and supported divisions. Challenges and shapes demand using financial, operational, and risk-based insight. Ensures business cases, roadmaps, and outcomes deliver measurable value. Maintains senior executive relationships and technology credibility.

Transformation & Delivery Oversight

Accountable for end-to-end outcomes across Plan, Build, and Run. Sponsors complex, cross-functional transformation programs. Ensures effective change management, adoption, and business readiness. Enables Finance Shared Services process excellence (R2R, O2C, S2P, MDM).

Quality, Compliance, Security & Risk Executive

Executive owner of IT quality, compliance, audit, and risk posture for EMEA. Ensures adherence to Abbott policies, global quality systems, and regulatory requirements. Owns cyber risk governance, privacy, and data protection obligations (e.g., GDPR). Leads audit engagement, remediation commitments, and continuous risk mitigation.

Financial & Operational Accountability

Owns regional IT financial planning, budget, and cost discipline. Ensures operational stability, service resilience, and continuity. Oversees internal audits, performance reviews, and operational maturity.

People & Organization Leadership

Leads a high-performing regional IT leadership team. Builds succession, leadership capability, and executive readiness. Embeds a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Acts as people leader for regional and affiliate IT talent.

IT Hub Leadership – Cherrywood, Ireland

Provides executive site leadership for the Cherrywood IT Hub. Owns hub talent strategy, leadership development, and capability growth. Champions Abbott culture, engagement, and modern ways of working. Represents IT in site leadership and external ecosystem engagements. Ensures hub scalability, operational excellence, and onboarding of new enterprise capabilities.

Governance & Decision Rights

Chair, EMEA Regional IT Council. Executive member, Business Advisory Committees (BAC). Primary regional interface to Global BTS, IT Quality, Security, Finance, and Legal.

Success Indicators

Successor to the Senior Director, International Operations role. IT recognized as a strategic, trusted business partner. Predictable delivery and value realization from IT investments. Strong quality, compliance, and audit outcomes. Mature demand and portfolio governance. Engaged, high-performing IT organization.

Education & Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or Business; MBA preferred. 20+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including regional or global scope. Experience in regulated industries; healthcare or life sciences preferred. Fluent English; additional European languages beneficial.

Base Pay

The base pay for this position is N/A. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family

IT Business Relationship Management

Division

BTS Business Technology Services

Location

Ireland > Dublin : Block G, Cherrywood, Cherrywood Business Park

Work Shift

Ie - Cw 37.5A (Ireland)

Travel

Not specified

Medical Surveillance

Not Applicable

Significant Work Activities

Not Applicable

Company Information

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life.
Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.
The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.
We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.