Senior PMO & Programme Delivery Leader

AbbVie Inc.; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is seeking a Programme Manager Lead to provide governance, coordination, and execution oversight across CDQ projects.

You will establish PMO practices, prioritize initiatives, and ensure timely delivery while guiding cross-functional teams and communicating with senior leadership. The role requires 10+ years of industry experience with at least 5 years in program management within a regulated pharmaceutical setting, strong GMP knowledge, and excellent stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience, including 5+ years in program or project management.
• Experience managing large, cross-functional pharmaceutical projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CDQ PMO function coordinating project managers and resources to drive function and enterprise-wide project success and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Establish and maintain project governance, prioritization, and reporting processes across assigned cross-functional teams and CDQ Functional Teams.
• Translate PMO and business priorities into clear execution plans, milestones, dependencies, and tracking mechanisms.
• Monitor project progress, risks, issues, actions, and dependencies; escalating blockers and resource needs as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain standard templates, tools, dashboards, and metrics to support consistent program management practices.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to support the execution of complex programs, including planning, implementation, and budget tracking where applicable.
• Ensure timely, clear, and consistent communication to stakeholders, including senior leadership, on program status, risks, decisions, and next steps.
• Support the development and rollout of standard program management processes, training, and ways of working across the organization.
• Facilitate governance forums, communities of practice, and communication channels that enable alignment and knowledge sharing.
• Oversee assigned team members, including workload coordination and support for delivery of their responsibilities.
• Maintain alignment with relevant project standards, business requirements, and organizational governance expectations.
• Support continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and operating rhythms.

Skills

Project governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Strategic planning

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree (Science/Engineering/Business)

Job description

AbbVie Inc. is seeking a Programme Manager Lead to provide governance, coordination, and execution oversight across CDQ projects.

You will establish PMO practices, prioritize initiatives, and ensure timely delivery while guiding cross-functional teams and communicating with senior leadership. The role requires 10+ years of industry experience with at least 5 years in program management within a regulated pharmaceutical setting, strong GMP knowledge, and excellent stakeholder engagement.