Lead, Organization & Culture – APAC

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (SINGAPORE ) PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories (Singapore) Private Limited is seeking a Lead for Organization & Culture – APAC to drive organizational effectiveness and culture initiatives across the APAC region. You will partner with DVPs, GMs, and senior BHR leaders to shape a high-performing and inclusive culture aligned with business priorities.

You will develop and execute regional OE programs, diagnose and implement solutions, and provide strategic guidance to leaders navigating transformation with KPI-driven

Qualifications

• Solid business acumen and ability to connect business strategy to OE, change and culture solutions.
• Experience in a large, global matrixed organization with diverse stakeholders.
• Direct experience with senior executives (DVPs, GMs or equivalent).
• Proven ability to lead OE and cultural assessments and translate insights into action.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, relationship-building and PM skills.
• Cultural fluency in APAC markets; adaptable to different cultural contexts.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, organizational psychology, business administration, or related field.
• Master’s degree in Organizational Development, HR, Business, or related field.
• 8–10 years in talent development spanning consulting, org design, change and culture.
• Experience in large, complex global organizations and in large-scale change initiatives.
• Experience in professional services consulting is preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of organization and culture initiatives across APAC aligned to business needs.
• Diagnose, plan and implement strategic organization solutions supporting business strategy.
• Provide consulting to BHR and key stakeholders on organization strategies across divisions.
• Guide leaders through transformation and growth with actionable plans.
• Translate enterprise culture goals into team-level initiatives and track with KPIs.

Skills

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Executive exposure

Organizational assessment

Facilitation

Communication

Relationship management

Project management

APAC cultural fluency

Change management experience

Professional services experience

Global governance experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/OD/Business

Master’s degree in Organizational Development/HR/Business

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

The Lead, Organization & Culture – APAC is responsible for driving key organizational effectiveness, culture, and change initiatives across the APAC region. This role will serve as a strategic partner to Division Vice Presidents (DVPs), General Managers (GMs), and senior BHR leaders, helping shape a high-performing, inclusive, and aligned culture that supports business priorities.

What You’ll Do

Lead the development and execution of organization and culture initiatives tailored to APAC business needs and regional cultural nuances.

Work with the business and HR leaders to assess, diagnose, plan, and implement strategic organization solutions to support business strategy.

Provides consulting support to BHR and/or key customers and stakeholders on executing organization strategies and initiatives across divisions and/or functions, within the organization, including field commercial, site manufacturing operations, and others.

Provide strategic guidance and tools to support leaders in navigating transformation and growth.

Act as a key driver in translating enterprise culture goals into actionable team-level initiatives. Monitored cultural health through YVC survey data, identifying trends and collaborating with leaders to implement focused action plans.

Maintain a strong focus on execution, tracking progress through KPIs and adjusting tactics to meet evolving workforce needs.

Acts as a partner with BHR and business leaders to provide organizational support to achieve business objectives.

Measures and reports the impact of organizational interventions using evaluation, metrics, focus groups and performance results.

Proactively works with Talent Development practice center partners to design and implement organization plans. This may include organization/team effectiveness, leadership development and change management.

Facilitates leadership new leader assimilations, workshop interventions and team meetings.

Requirements

• Solid business acumen with the ability to connect business strategy to practical OE, Change Management and Cultural solutions.

• Demonstrated success operating in a large, global, matrixed organization, navigating complexity, aligning diverse stakeholders, and influencing senior leaders.

• Strong experience working directly with senior executives (DVP/GMs or equivalent).

• Proven ability to lead organizational and cultural assessments and translate insights into action.

• Excellent facilitation, communication, relationship-building, and project management skills.

• Cultural fluency in APAC markets and ability to adapt approaches for different cultural contexts.

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational psychology, business administration, or a related field.

• Master’s degree in Organizational Development, HR, Business, or related field.

• 8-10 years of progressive talent development experience in a variety of disciplines including consulting, org design, change management and cultural initiatives.

• Experience working in large, complex global organizations.

• Experience supporting large-scale change, integrations, or transformation initiatives.

• Experience in large professional services consulting is preferred