Product Owner – Digital Foundation

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Illinois seeks a Product Owner for Digital Foundation to translate business needs into actionable tech solutions and to drive delivery of high-value digital products. You will bridge business stakeholders with engineering teams, shaping product strategy, backlog prioritization, and cross-functional execution across multiple workstreams.

The role requires strong communication skills, experience with agile processes, and familiarity with APIs and cloud-based product integrations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7 years’ experience; or Master's with 6 years; or PhD with 2 years’ experience.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional workstreams and aligning diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple workstreams within enterprise transformation and strategic initiatives.
• Partner with senior leaders to assess needs and implement solutions.
• Support AI-enabled and technology-driven initiatives with adoption strategies.
• Own and maintain the product backlog with clearly defined items.
• Translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria for tech teams.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, QA, and business partners on development and delivery.
• Lead or support sprint planning, backlog refinement, and other agile ceremonies.
• Monitor product performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Communicate vision, roadmap, priorities, risks and releases to stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Agile

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

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 onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

The Product Owner – Digital Foundationis responsible fordefining and prioritizing product requirements, translating business needs into actionable technical solutions, and ensuring delivery of high-value products that supportAbbVie R&D’sDigital Foundation.Serves as a bridge between business stakeholders, engineering teams, and other cross-functional partners to drive product strategy, execution, and continuous improvement.Lead complex initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, and help shape outcomes across multipleworkstreams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple workstreams within enterprise transformation and strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment to business priorities, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to assess business needs, define action plans, and implement solutions that improve organizational performance.
• Support AI-enabled and technology-driven initiatives by developing adoption strategies to encourage stakeholder engagement with tools and applications.
• Own andmaintainthe product backlog, ensuring items are clearly defined, prioritized, and aligned to businessobjectives.
• Translate complex business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable requirements for technical teams.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, QA, and business partners to support successful product development and delivery.
• Lead or support sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and other agile ceremonies as needed.
• Monitor product performance, gather feedback, andidentifyopportunities for improvement and optimization.
• Communicate product vision, roadmap, priorities, risks, and release plans to stakeholders at various levels of the organization.
• Drive change management and adoption efforts for newdigital foundationproducts, tools, and processes.

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree with 7years’ experience; or Master’s Degree with 6 years’ experience; or PhD with 2 years’ experience
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional workstreams, managing multiple priorities, and driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to develop concise presentations, synthesize insights, and communicate effectively with senior leaders.
• Experience working with software engineering teams in an Agile environment.
• Familiarity with APIs, data flows, system integrations, or cloud-based products
• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or regulated environments

Preferred:

• Experience with product management tools such as Jira,Confluence, or similar platforms preferred.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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