Associate Director, International Strategic Initiatives & Transformational Delivery – ICEx

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Abb Vie'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 Abb Vie, please visit us  Follow @abbvie onLinked

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Within International Customer Excellence (ICEx), the Strategic Initiatives & Transformational Delivery team serves as a strategic partner to business leaders and cross-functional teams to advanceICEx’shighest-priority innovation and transformation agenda.

This role is designed for a highly strategic, consultative program leader who can help shape direction, influence decisions, and drive delivery of complex initiatives that create meaningful business impact, while also bringing strong communications instincts to help translate strategy into clear, compelling narratives that support alignment and adoption.

The successful candidate will not only manage programs, butwill actively contribute to the work - partnering closely with stakeholders, challenging constructively, solving problems in real time, and helping translate strategy into clear execution plans and measurable outcomes.

We are looking for someone who canoperatecomfortably at the intersection of strategy, delivery, and communication. The ideal candidate brings strong business acumen, sound judgment, and the ability to work across organizational levels to build alignment, drive momentum, and help teams move from idea to  addition, this role will serve as a communications champion for the team, helping elevate the clarity, consistency, and effectiveness of messaging across major initiatives and change efforts, including narrative development, stakeholder messaging, and change communications that clearlydemonstratebusiness value.

• Partner with Functional Leadership teams and cross-functional stakeholders toidentifybusiness opportunities, shape initiative direction, and support strategic decision-making
• Lead the delivery ofICEx’spriority programs from concept through implementation, ensuring alignment to business strategy, scope, dependencies, risks, and desired outcomes
• Serve as a trusted advisor and hands-on strategic partner to project teams, contributing to delivery, problem solving, and issue resolution throughout the program lifecycle
• Translate complex business priorities into structured execution plans, stakeholder materials, and leadership updates that drive clarity, alignment,and action
• Build and sustain strong relationships across all levels of the organization, including senior leaders, functional partners, and project teams
• Apply constructive challenges, consulting-style thinking, and strong business judgement to help teams reach the best solution for the business
• Evaluate strategic risks and dependencies, recommend actions, and help teams navigate ambiguity with confidence and structure
• Develop andmaintainprogram plans, milestone tracking, dashboards, and communications plans to support delivery discipline and transparency
• Lead and support the creation of compelling change management messaging, executive communications, and business updates that connect to end users, reinforce business value, and help drive adoption
• Act as a communications champion for the team by strengthening narrative development, audience-specific messaging, and overall communication quality across programs
• Help connect innovation, business process optimization, and technology adoption to broaderICExstrategic priorities
• Promote operational excellence, knowledge sharing, and best practice acrossICExglobal, area, and affiliate teams

• BS/BA in business, finance, technology, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of experience leading or supporting large, cross-functional, or global initiatives in transformation, consulting, business operations, program management, or a related field
• Demonstrated ability tooperateas a strategic…