Manager, Privacy Program Management
AbbVie
August 22, 2026
Remote friendly (North Chicago, IL)
United States
$109,500 - $208,500 USD yearly
Corporate Functions
Job Description
The role serves as a strategic position within AbbVie’s Program Management and Operations Team, helping shape and support the program’s record of processing, data protection impact assessment and other accountability obligations, as well as the programs data subject rights (DSR) governance program.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and mature privacy program activities related to privacy accountability assessment obligations, including related case management for new business initiatives.
- Support and drive AbbVie’s “Privacy Accountability Assessment” operating model, ensuring assessments are handled in a timely, accurate, and well-documented manner across jurisdictions and functions.
- Support the design and maintenance of work instructions and accountability controls.
- Lead support for integration between the Privacy Accountability Assessment model, third party security risk due diligence, and “privacy by design” requirements within AbbVie’s technology life cycle processes.
- Advise the data intake, inventory and risk classification board on privacy matters and privacy program best practices.
- Support the global DSR and privacy complaints operating model.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate privacy workflows (DSR intake, triage, fulfillment, escalation, closure).
- Support internal audits, external inspections, and governance reviews by maintaining high-quality records, evidence, and documentation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Compliance, Information Governance, Information Security, or related field (equivalent experience considered).
- 5+ years in privacy, compliance, legal operations, data governance, or program management.
- Privacy certifications such as IAPP CIPP, CIPM, or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience supporting privacy governance/DSR in a complex enterprise environment.
- Strong understanding of privacy principles, data subject rights, and accountability obligations.
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence without direct authority.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience in a global life sciences/healthcare or highly regulated industry.
- Experience with control design, audit support, or privacy maturity assessments.
- Exposure to records of processing, privacy by design, vendor privacy reviews, or data governance initiatives.
Benefits:
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs.
The role serves as a strategic position within AbbVie’s Program Management and Operations Team, helping shape and support the program’s record of processing, data protection impact assessment and other accountability obligations, as well as the programs data subject rights (DSR) governance program.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and mature privacy program activities related to privacy accountability assessment obligations, including related case management for new business initiatives.
- Support and drive AbbVie’s “Privacy Accountability Assessment” operating model, ensuring assessments are handled in a timely, accurate, and well-documented manner across jurisdictions and functions.
- Support the design and maintenance of work instructions and accountability controls.
- Lead support for integration between the Privacy Accountability Assessment model, third party security risk due diligence, and “privacy by design” requirements within AbbVie’s technology life cycle processes.
- Advise the data intake, inventory and risk classification board on privacy matters and privacy program best practices.
- Support the global DSR and privacy complaints operating model.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate privacy workflows (DSR intake, triage, fulfillment, escalation, closure).
- Support internal audits, external inspections, and governance reviews by maintaining high-quality records, evidence, and documentation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Compliance, Information Governance, Information Security, or related field (equivalent experience considered).
- 5+ years in privacy, compliance, legal operations, data governance, or program management.
- Privacy certifications such as IAPP CIPP, CIPM, or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience supporting privacy governance/DSR in a complex enterprise environment.
- Strong understanding of privacy principles, data subject rights, and accountability obligations.
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence without direct authority.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience in a global life sciences/healthcare or highly regulated industry.
- Experience with control design, audit support, or privacy maturity assessments.
- Exposure to records of processing, privacy by design, vendor privacy reviews, or data governance initiatives.
Benefits:
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs.