Manager, Strategic Initiatives at 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 immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.

The Strategic Initiatives Team is responsible for leading the company through significant transformations and change efforts ranging from major transactions M&A integrations and divestitures Finance Transformation to strategic enterprise initiatives.

The Manager, Strategic Initiatives collaborates with cross-functional working teams and SI leadership to conceive, plan and drive the execution and implementation of enterprise wide, cross-functional, and global initiatives necessary to support achievement of SI transition program objectives. Transition programs may include Finance Transformation, integration of any potential mergers & acquisitions, divestitures/carve-outs, and other key strategic initiatives/transformational projects.

The Manager, Strategic Initiatives supports large scale transformational programs by focusing on adherence to strategy, cross-functional & global partnerships, governance, risk management, and achievement of milestones. They collaborate with a team of cross-functional resources, to deliver best in class process and project management practices. They ensure deliverables are completed within established timelines, budgets, resource allocations, and in accordance with quality/performance expectations.They build rapport and ensure alignment with cross-functional stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Project management within a heavily matrixed environment, including driving results of functional, cross-functional, and global processes and projects related to SI programs.
• Drive cross-functional and global project teams- requires experience supporting multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
• Interface with SI and functional leadership to ensure successful program visioning and execution.
• Support the design of key processes and metrics to oversee working teams and reporting to initiative management team members.
• Ensure all activities are executed within allocated budget and according to agreed-upon timelines.
• Monitor performance of functional and, if required, local affiliate/area/global teams.
• Roll-out and train relevant (functional, cross-functional, global) teams on SI processes, frameworks, and tools.
• May include coordinating with key external resources/consulting firms engaged to achieve SI program goals.
• Development and maintenance of SI internal playbooks, including suggestions for improvements.
• Compliance with all AbbVie policies and procedures.
• Leading by example: demonstrating AbbVie behavioral competencies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in relevant field.
• Minimum 5+years of work experience in consulting or similar business environments.
• Cross-functional and global project team leadership experience.
• Demonstrated project management ability of multiple simultaneous projects with many moving pieces.
• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail, proactive attitude and strong planning capabilities, strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex concepts and processes in simple language.
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership skills and ability to influence individuals significantly senior to self.
• Experience interacting independently on strategic, tactical and confidential issues that have both immediate and long term business impacts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Management consulting or similar background preferred.
• Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, PowerBI, Python.
• International or global work experience preferred.

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• 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 to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

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