Senior Director, Business Human Resources- Intercontinental

AbbVie; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Director of Business Human Resources - International to act as a trusted partner to global business leaders, shaping culture and delivering capabilities to impact AbbVie and patients worldwide.

The role drives HR strategies for international functions, partners with senior leaders, and leads talent development and organizational design initiatives to ensure high engagement and performance across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 15+ years of relevant HR/global experience.
• Experience supporting a global business and partnering with international leaders (VP level and above) and HR colleagues.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in a complex environment.
• Project management or business experience.
• Experience in organizational development, design, and effectiveness.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to prioritize multiple programs.
• Broad understanding of CoE HR roles and their impact on the business.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary strategic partner to the International business functions and lead the development of HR strategies.
• Coach, consult, and influence international business leaders (VP level and above) on leadership development, succession planning, and talent management.
• Develop strategies to attract, develop, and retain talent and lead succession planning efforts.
• Ensure effective delivery of HR programs and outcomes, including client satisfaction and HR effectiveness.
• Build and maintain relationships with Centers of Excellence and Service Centers to coordinate HR elements.
• Provide consultation on organization design and effectiveness to ensure optimal performance.
• Drive manager development and foster a culture of engagement, performance, and inclusion.
• Identify and execute change management and communication strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Champion AbbVie Ways We Work in day-to-day leadership and decision-making.
• Prioritize critical projects based on business needs and resources; identify process innovations.
• Lead large-scale, multi-year initiatives in a matrix environment; drive transformational change.
• Manage and leverage HR and financial resources within project scopes and budgets.
• Build, develop, deploy, and coach a salaried HR team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Project management

Organizational development

Strategic thinking

HR leadership

Senior stakeholder management

Leadership experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Company 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.

Job Description

Overview:

• The Senior Director Business Human Resources (BHR)- International serves as a trusted partner to the business, helping to shape our culture, supporting our business strategies, and delivering the talent and capabilities necessary to make a remarkable impact on AbbVie and patients around the world.
• The role leverages best-in-class HR practices to continuously create, deliver and support programs that establish AbbVie as an employer of choice while empowering all employees at all levels of the organization.
• The role partners with business leaders in an assigned function to develop and implement people strategies and tactics that support the business plans and the achievement of both short-term and long-term strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary strategic partner to the Internationalbusiness functions. Lead the creation and implementation of HR Strategies to meet organizational and business needs.
• Coach, consult, and influence the International business leaders, including senior leadership (Vice President level and above), regarding leadership development, succession planning, and talent management. Engage and Influence business leaders though strong relationship-building skills and strategic insights.
• Develop and implement strategies to attract, develop and retain talent that meets current and future business needs. This includes identifying and cultivating new capabilities required for future success. Lead talent development and succession planning efforts.
• Ensure the effective delivery of all HR programs and service, and be responsible for HR results in the business, including client satisfaction, HR effectiveness, and associated financial results.
• Establish, build, and maintain strong relationships with key HR partners from all Centers of Excellence and Service Centers to ensure HR elements are successfully coordinated to meet business needs; include relationship management, leadership, HR roles & responsibilities, and service delivery commitments.
• Provides consultation on and leads organization design and effectiveness / structure issues to ensure optimal performance.
• Drive people manager development to create clarity and consistency of expectations, accountability, and enriched manager/employee experiences. Partner with people leaders to shape a culture of high employee engagement, high performance, diversity and inclusion.
• Identify, plan, and execute change management strategies and effective communication strategies that align with business objectives.
• Champion AbbVie Ways We Work with Business by modeling, educating, and coaching on these behaviors.
• Prioritize critical projects based on business needs and available resources
• Identify trends and new approaches to business processes that should be both incremental and ahead of the curve.
• Develop proposals and recommendations to resolve strategically important issues with strategic approach to problem-solving on HR issues (enterprise mindset, connecting the dots, thinking ahead)
• Leads large scale, strategic projects and initiative with multi-year impact, capable of creating transformational change in a matrix environment
• Manage and leverage human and financial resources within the scope of delivered project services while supporting a major segment of the business. Understand the financial processes, budget, headcount management, and capital planning for the business.
• Build, develop, deploy, and coach a team of salaried HR professionals

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 15+ years relevant experience required.
• Experience supporting a global business and partnering with international based business leaders (Global Vice Presidents and above)and HR colleagues.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in a complex and demanding environment
• Project management or business experience
• Experience in organizational development, design, and effectiveness
• Strategic thinking with proven experience in leading multiple programs and initiatives, with the ability to prioritize
• Significant breadth of understanding of functional/ CoE HR roles and responsibilities and their impact on the business
• Experience interacting with and presenting to senior management. Ability to engage employees at all levels
• Supervisory, leadership experience

Additional Information

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.

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