Global Privacy Program Manager

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentives

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a privacy program professional to lead and mature privacy accountability assessments and govern the end-to-end DSR processes across global functions. You will partner across jurisdictions to strengthen accountability, support audits, and drive privacy by design initiatives within the technology lifecycle.

We value certifications (IAPP/CIPM), strong analytical thinking, and the ability to influence without direct authority in a complex, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Compliance, Information Governance, Information Security, or a related discipline; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of experience in privacy, compliance, legal operations, data governance, or program management.
• Privacy certifications such as IAPP CIPP, CIPM, or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience supporting privacy governance programs, DSR processes, or related activities in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of privacy principles, data subject rights, and accountability obligations.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both operational and leadership audiences.
• Experience in a global life sciences, healthcare, or highly regulated industry.
• Experience with control design, audit support, or privacy maturity assessments.
• Exposure to records of processing, privacy by design, vendor privacy reviews, or data governance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mature privacy program activities related to privacy accountability assessment obligations, including related case management for new business initiatives.
• Support and drive AbbVie’s “Privacy Accountability Assessment” operating model, ensuring assessments are handled in a timely, accurate, and well-documented manner across jurisdictions and functions.
• Support the design and maintenance of work instructions, and accountability controls.
• Lead support for the integration between the Privacy Accountability Assessment model, third party security risk duediligence and “privacy by design” requirements within AbbVie’s technology life cycle processes to strengthen enterprise privacy governance, improve process alignment, and enable consistent and holistic accountability across both business use cases, AbbVie technical assets, and third-party engagement.
• Serve as a trusted partner and advisor to AbbVie’s data intake, inventory and risk classification board on privacy matters and privacy program best practices.
• Support the global DSR and privacy complaints operating model, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-documented request handling across jurisdictions and functions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate privacy workflows, including DSR intake, triage, fulfillment, escalation, and closure.
• Support internal audits, external inspections, and governance reviews by maintaining high-quality records, evidence, and process documentation.

Skills

Privacy governance

Cross-functional leadership

DSR processes

Analytical skills

Communication

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's in Business/Law/Compliance/Info Gov

Job description

AbbVie seeks a privacy program professional to lead and mature privacy accountability assessments and govern the end-to-end DSR processes across global functions. You will partner across jurisdictions to strengthen accountability, support audits, and drive privacy by design initiatives within the technology lifecycle.

We value certifications (IAPP/CIPM), strong analytical thinking, and the ability to influence without direct authority in a complex, regulated environment.