Senior Manager, Change Management & Enablement

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a senior leader to drive Change Management & Enablement within Finance Transformation. You will shape culture, reinforce new behaviors, and ensure sustainable adoption of refreshed processes and operating models across the organization.

The role focuses on leadership alignment, stakeholder engagement, and disciplined execution of change strategies to accelerate value realization and organizational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading organizational change or process adoption initiatives.
• Proven ability to drive behavior change in cross-functional environments.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders to influence culture and decisions.
• Strong knowledge of change management methodologies (PROSCI, ACMP).
• Outstanding communication and storytelling skills across all levels.
• Experience designing and measuring adoption and culture metrics.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Organizational Development, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead culture and behavior change initiatives across Finance Transformation programs.
• Drive end-to-end process adoption and new operating models with cross-functional teams.
• Develop integrated change strategies including communications and training.
• Engage stakeholders and align leadership sponsorship and accountability.
• Define adoption metrics and use data to refine strategies.
• Build capability through targeted enablement and coaching of managers.

Skills

Change leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

PROSCI/ACMP

Communication

Adoption metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Purpose

Job Description

The Change Management & Enablement Senior Manager plays a critical role in drivingFinance Transformation programs forward as part of enterprise-wide culture and behavior change to enable sustainable adoption of new processes, ways of working, and operating models within AbbVie Finance. This role goes beyond project delivery to focus on embedding change into the organizations DNA, ensuring that employees not only adopt new tools and processes, but also embrace the mindsets, behaviors, and cultural shifts required to sustain transformation.

The individual will lead the design and execution of integrated change strategies that influence leadership alignment, employee engagement, and process adoption, ultimately accelerating value realization and long-term organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

Culture & Behavior Change Leadership

• LeadFinance Transformationinitiatives 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 transformationobjectivesinto clear behavioral expectations and adoption milestones.

Process & Adoption Transformation

• Drive end-to-end adoption of new processes and operating models, ensuring alignment across people, process, and technology.
• Identifyand 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.

Integrated Change Strategy & Execution

• 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.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership Alignment

• 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.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define and trackadoption, behavior change, and culture metricsto measure success.
• Leverage data and insights to continuously refine change strategies and improve outcomes.

Capability Building & Enablement

• Design and deliver training that supports not just knowledge transfer, butbehavioral and mindset shifts.
• Coach managers and teams to effectively lead and sustain change.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leadingorganizational change, culture transformation, or process adoption initiatives.
• Proven ability to drivebehavior change and embed new ways of workingin complex, cross-functional environments.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership to influenceculture, alignment, and decision-making.
• Strong understanding of change management methodologies (e.g., PROSCI, ACMP), with ability to apply thempragmatically.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability toinfluence across all levels of the organization.
• Experience designing and measuringadoption and culture-related success metrics.
• Bachelors degree in a relevant field (e.g., Communications, Organizational Development, Education).

Additional Information

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.