Director, Strategic Initiatives
AbbVie
5 months ago
Remote friendly (North Chicago, IL)
United States
Corporate Functions
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for strategy, design, development, and management of the success of all programs and projects under the Strategic Initiatives US Operations M&A team
- Ensure quality control of data for all in-flight programs, including budgetary elements
- Lead project management in a heavily matrixed environment across functional, cross-functional, and global processes and projects
- Provide cross-functional and global project team leadership supporting multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
- Interface with company leadership to support successful program visioning and execution
- Design key processes and metrics to oversee working teams and report to the Executive Steering Committee or other management
- Manage activities within allocated budgets and agreed-upon timelines
- Monitor performance of functional, cross-functional, and (if required) local affiliate/area/global teams
- Manage external resources/consulting firms engaged to achieve Strategic Initiatives program goals
- Roll out and train relevant teams on SI processes, frameworks, and tools
- Develop SI internal operations, including suggestions for improvements
- Comply with all company policies and procedures
- Demonstrate AbbVie behavioral competencies
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Minimum 10 years of work experience in consulting or similar business environments
- Cross-functional and global project team leadership experience
- Demonstrated project management ability for multiple simultaneous projects
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Smartsheet, and SharePoint
- Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proactive attitude with strong planning capabilities
- Strong executive-ready communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex concepts in simple language
- Demonstrated cross-functional leadership skills and ability to influence people significantly senior to self
- Experience interacting independently with executive management on strategic, tactical, and confidential issues with immediate and long-term business impact
- Global mind-set
Preferred:
- MBA from a top Global or US program
- Management consulting or similar background
- International or global work experience
- Experience using PowerBI, Python, Workiva, SAP
- Accountable for strategy, design, development, and management of the success of all programs and projects under the Strategic Initiatives US Operations M&A team
- Ensure quality control of data for all in-flight programs, including budgetary elements
- Lead project management in a heavily matrixed environment across functional, cross-functional, and global processes and projects
- Provide cross-functional and global project team leadership supporting multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
- Interface with company leadership to support successful program visioning and execution
- Design key processes and metrics to oversee working teams and report to the Executive Steering Committee or other management
- Manage activities within allocated budgets and agreed-upon timelines
- Monitor performance of functional, cross-functional, and (if required) local affiliate/area/global teams
- Manage external resources/consulting firms engaged to achieve Strategic Initiatives program goals
- Roll out and train relevant teams on SI processes, frameworks, and tools
- Develop SI internal operations, including suggestions for improvements
- Comply with all company policies and procedures
- Demonstrate AbbVie behavioral competencies
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Minimum 10 years of work experience in consulting or similar business environments
- Cross-functional and global project team leadership experience
- Demonstrated project management ability for multiple simultaneous projects
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Smartsheet, and SharePoint
- Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proactive attitude with strong planning capabilities
- Strong executive-ready communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex concepts in simple language
- Demonstrated cross-functional leadership skills and ability to influence people significantly senior to self
- Experience interacting independently with executive management on strategic, tactical, and confidential issues with immediate and long-term business impact
- Global mind-set
Preferred:
- MBA from a top Global or US program
- Management consulting or similar background
- International or global work experience
- Experience using PowerBI, Python, Workiva, SAP