IT Director - Strategy & Portfolio Management

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 422 million people have diabetes today, and by 2045, the number is projected to rise to 700 million people. The Abbott Diabetes Care Free Style Libre continuous glucose monitor (CGM) sensor and customer experience deliver patient-centered solutions and empathetic experiences critical to helping people with diabetes understand how to manage their disease-state and live life to the fullest.

TheIT Director of Strategy, Portfolio Management & Governance will play a critical leadership role in shaping and executing the strategic direction of Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) IT. This role partners closely with the ADC IT leadership team to:

Provide thought leadership in developing and evolving a strategic IT framework aligned with ADC’s business strategy, including business capability mapping and long-range planning (LRP). Oversee the ADC IT portfolio—ensuring delivery performance, value realization, and capacity alignment—in collaboration with IT Business Relationship Managers.

Lead and refine governance processes that provide senior business leaders with visibility into application health and portfolio performance, enabling informed investment decisions. Drive enterprise-wide training, collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance IT effectiveness and engagement. Identify and apply external benchmarking and competitive insights to fuel innovation and deliver differentiated value to both internal and external stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Leadership

• Lead the development and annual refresh of the ADC IT strategic framework and long-range planning (LRP) roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business goals and anticipation of risks and trends.
• Define adaptive, outcome-oriented portfolio strategies that balance control and autonomy to drive measurable business outcomes.
• Effectively communicate and embed strategic direction across IT Business Relationship Managers and leadership.

Portfolio Governance & Value Delivery

• Drive monthly governance processes and metrics to assess portfolio and application health, enabling data-driven investment prioritization.
• Prioritize portfolio demand based on business value and strategic alignment.
• Track and communicate portfolio value, risk, and cost to ensure transparency and accountability in execution.
• Prepare executive-level portfolio and application health reports for senior management.

Program Execution & Resource Optimization

• Execute strategic programs using both traditional and adaptive methodologies to deliver cross-functional business outcomes.
• Forecast, allocate, and adjust finite resources to meet evolving portfolio demands through effective capacity planning.
• Leverage technology to optimize portfolio management and enable continuous, autonomous delivery.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Establish a consistent communication framework to inform stakeholders of enterprise-wide IT initiatives (e.g., tech debt, infrastructure upgrades, SaaS policies, audits).
• Provide portfolio insights in business updates and ensure alignment across business units.

Innovation, Benchmarking & Capability Building

• Identify and evaluate external benchmarking and competitive analysis opportunities to drive innovation, cost optimization, and revenue growth.
• Lead technology-enabled process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and data visualization.
• Partner with IT leadership to deploy new capabilities that standardize communication and improve adoption (e.g., financial planning, ROI training).

Organizational Development & Leadership

• Lead and develop a high-performing team through clear expectations, coaching, feedback, and performance management.
• Foster a collaborative, high-morale environment and champion change and innovation with a global perspective.
• Develop staffing and sourcing strategies to meet long-term business needs and ensure organizational effectiveness.

Operational Excellence & Compliance

• Coordinate the annual IT training, collaboration, and communication plan in partnership with the leadership team.
• Oversee business continuity planning, including Business Continuity Plans, Business Impact…