Associate Director, Change Management & Enablement

AbbVie Inc.; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Long-term incentive program

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is seeking an experienced Change Management & Enablement Associate Director to accelerate Finance Transformation through culture-driven change.

You will lead integrated strategies influencing leadership alignment, employee engagement, and process adoption to realize sustained value. The role requires partnering with senior leaders, translating objectives into behavioral milestones, and embedding change in governance and performance management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading organizational change, culture transformation, or process adoption initiatives.
• Proven ability to drive behavior change and embed new ways of working in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership to influence culture, alignment, and decision-making.
• Strong understanding of change management methodologies (e.g., PROSCI, ACMP).
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
• Experience designing and measuring adoption and culture-related success metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance Transformation initiatives that drive mindset and behavior change, reinforcing a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and adaptability.
• Partner with senior leaders to model and reinforce desired cultural attributes and ways of working.
• Translate transformation objectives to clear behavioral expectations and adoption milestones.
• Drive end-to-end adoption of new processes and operating models, ensuring alignment across people, process, and technology.
• Identify and address barriers to adoption, focusing on sustainable behavior change vs. one-time implementation.
• Embed change into business routines, governance forums, and performance management where appropriate.
• Develop and execute holistic change strategies that integrate communications, training, stakeholder engagement and reinforcement mechanisms.
• Apply structured change management methodologies to support large-scale transformations and target process improvements.
• Ensure alignment of change activities across cross-functional teams and initiatives.
• Build strong partnerships with senior leaders to drive sponsorship and accountability.
• Conduct stakeholder and readiness assessments to inform targeted interventions.

Skills

10+ years experience

Behavior change

Senior leadership partnership

PROSCI ACMP

Communication storytelling

Adoption metrics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Organizational Development

Job 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 www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.

Purpose

The Change Management & Enablement Associate Director plays a critical role in driving Finance Transformation programs forward as part of enterprise-wide culture and behavior change to enable sustainable adoption of new processes, ways of working, and operating models within AbbVie Finance. This role goes beyond project delivery to focus on embedding change into the organization’s DNA, ensuring that employees not only adopt new tools and processes, but also embrace the mindsets, behaviors, and cultural shifts required to sustain transformation.

The individual will lead the design and execution of integrated change strategies that influence leadership alignment, employee engagement, and process adoption, ultimately accelerating value realization and long-term organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Culture & Behavior Change Leadership
  

  Lead Finance Transformation initiatives that drive mindset and behavior change, reinforcing a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and adaptability.

  
  

  Partner with senior leaders to model and reinforce desired cultural attributes and ways of working.

  
  

  Work with SMEs to translate transformation objectives to clear behavioral expectations and adoption milestones.

  
  


• Process & Adoption Transformation
  

  Drive end-to-end adoption of new processes and operating models, ensuring alignment across people, process, and technology.

  
  

  Identify and address barriers to adoption, focusing on sustainable behavior change vs. one-time implementation.

  
  

  Embed change into business routines, governance forums, and performance management where appropriate.

  
  


• Integrated Change Strategy & Execution
  

  Develop and execute holistic change strategies that integrate communications, training, stakeholder engagement and reinforcement mechanisms.

  
  

  Apply structured change management methodologies to support both large-scale transformations 및 target process improvements.

  
  

  Ensure alignment of change activities across cross-functional teams and initiatives.

  
  


• Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership Alignment
  

  Build strong, trusted partnerships with senior leaders and project teams to drive alignment, sponsorship and accountability.

  
  

  Conduct stakeholder and readiness assessments to inform targeted interventions.

  
  

  Act as a strategic advisor to leaders on navigating organizational change and resistance.

  
  


• Measurement & Continuous Improvement
  

  Define and track adoption, behavior change, and culture metrics to measure success.

  
  

  Leverage data and insights to continuously refine change strategies and improve outcomes.

  
  


• Capability Building & Enablement
  

  Design and deliver training that supports not just knowledge transfer, but behavioral and mindset shifts.

  
  

  Coach managers and teams to effectively lead and sustain change.

  
  

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading organizational change, culture transformation, or process adoption initiatives.


• Proven ability to drive behavior change and embed new ways of working in complex, cross-functional environments.


• Experience partnering with senior leadership to influence culture, alignment, and decision-making.


• Strong understanding of change management methodologies (e.g., PROSCI, ACMP), with ability to apply them pragmatically.


• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.


• Experience designing and measuring adoption and culture-related success metrics.


• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Communications, Organizational Development, Education).

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 long-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.

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