Change Management Lead – Finance Transformation

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an experienced Change Management & Enablement Associate Director to lead enterprise-wide culture and behavior change within Finance Transformation programs. You will design integrated change strategies that align leadership, engagement, and process adoption to accelerate value realization.

The role emphasizes embedding change into organizational DNA, partnering with senior leaders, and delivering scalable training and enablement across cross-functional teams.

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.

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.
• Work with SMEs to translate transformation objectives into 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 both large-scale transformations and targeted process improvements.
• Ensure alignment of change activities across cross-functional teams and initiatives.
• 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.
• Define and track adoption, behavior change, and culture metrics to measure success.
• Leverage data and insights to continuously refine change strategies and improve outcomes.
• 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.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

PROSCI

ACMP

Job description

AbbVie is seeking an experienced Change Management & Enablement Associate Director to lead enterprise-wide culture and behavior change within Finance Transformation programs. You will design integrated change strategies that align leadership, engagement, and process adoption to accelerate value realization.

The role emphasizes embedding change into organizational DNA, partnering with senior leaders, and delivering scalable training and enablement across cross-functional teams.