Director of Marketing Training & Capability Excellence

ABBVIE; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Director of Brand Excellence Marketing Training to design and execute world-class marketing training, equipping marketers for a digital, data-driven, and customer-centric future. The leader will drive capabilities, ways of working, and organizational effectiveness across AbbVie's marketing organization.

Leading a team of capability professionals, this role partners with Commercial leadership and international stakeholders to maximize performance and business impact, accelerating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Learning & Development, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in marketing, capability development, organizational effectiveness, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and developing talent.
• Proven success in designing and implementing enterprise-wide capability-building strategies.
• Deep understanding of customer-centric marketing, omnichannel engagement, and digital transformation.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders across a matrixed organization.
• Experience leading large-scale change management and organizational transformation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute AbbVie's long-term marketing competencies.
• Establish competency frameworks, learning pathways, and capability roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
• Monitor emerging industry trends and translate future needs into actionable competency-building initiatives.
• Define the future-state competency model for marketers, identifying critical skills for a digital and AI-enabled landscape.
• Guide organizational readiness associated with evolving marketing operating models and new ways of working.
• Lead integration of AI into marketing competency development programs and AI literacy initiatives.
• Oversee onboarding, foundational marketing training, and advanced competency development programs.
• Ensure learning experiences are modern, engaging, measurable, and aligned to adult learning principles.
• Create differentiated learning journeys for marketers at varying stages of career progression.
• Evaluate learning effectiveness through metrics, feedback, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Influence adoption of new marketing frameworks, tools, and operating models.
• Partner with senior leaders to remove barriers and accelerate transformation.
• Develop communication strategies to support behavior change and adoption.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing marketing training team.
• Build a collaborative team environment focused on growth and innovation.
• Establish objectives, performance expectations, and career paths for team members.

Skills

Marketing strategy

Capability development

Organizational effectiveness

Change management

Executive presence

AI adoption

Digital transformation

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Learning & Development, or related field

Job description

AbbVie seeks a Director of Brand Excellence Marketing Training to design and execute world-class marketing training, equipping marketers for a digital, data-driven, and customer-centric future. The leader will drive capabilities, ways of working, and organizational effectiveness across AbbVie's marketing organization.

Leading a team of capability professionals, this role partners with Commercial leadership and international stakeholders to maximize performance and business impact, accelerating