Sr. Director, Global Network & Network Security

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 206500
• Salary Max: 393000
• Workday Global Grade: 23
• Compensation: USD 206,500 - USD 393,000 - yearly

About Abb Vie

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 at  .

The Senior Director will provide senior leadership to create and execute Global Network, Voice and Network Security strategies that support Abb Vie business goals. This role owns the end-to-end direction and performance of Abb Vie’s Data Network, Voice Network, and Network Security capabilities worldwide, with enterprise-wide impact and influence.
This role will build collaborative partnerships with technology and functional domain vice presidents and key business stakeholders. Lead delivery of secure, reliable, and scalable network services and security controls that address prioritized business problems, support innovation, and enable global growth. Objectives are defined in collaboration with senior Abb Vie leadership and results are assessed from a 3–5 year perspective.

Responsibilities

• Global Strategy &
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Define and lead the 3–5 year global strategy and roadmap for Data Network, Voice Network, and Network Security to enable Abb Vie’s business priorities, digital transformation, and growth.
• Network Architecture & Standards:
  Partner with Enterprise Architecture to establish global reference architectures, engineering standards, and design patterns for LAN/WAN/SD-WAN/Wi-Fi, voice/collaboration, network segmentation, and secure connectivity (including cloud and third-party connectivity.)
• Network Security Leadership:
  Own network security strategy and execution across the enterprise, including secure network design, perimeter and internal controls, Zero Trust alignment, DDoS protection, secure remote access, and continuous improvement of network security posture in partnership with Cybersecurity/GRC.
• Service Delivery & Operations:
  Accountable for global availability, performance, resilience, and lifecycle management of network and voice services, including monitoring, incident/problem management, change/release governance, and service quality KPIs/SLAs.
• Risk, Compliance & Resilience:
  Drive security and regulatory compliance requirements impacting networks (e.g., validated environments, privacy, audit readiness), and lead resiliency planning, disaster recovery, and business continuity for network services worldwide.
• Program & Portfolio Management:
  Lead global programs and investments (refresh, modernization, site build/expansion, M&A integration, cloud connectivity) ensuring delivery on scope, schedule, budget, and business outcomes.
• Vendor & Financial Management:
  Direct global vendor strategy and performance for carriers, managed services, hardware/software providers; manage budgets, contracts, and commercial negotiations to optimize cost, risk, and value.
• People Leadership:
  Build, lead, and develop high-performing global teams (including directors, managers, engineers, and managed service partners) with clear accountability, strong engagement, and a robust succession pipeline.
• Stakeholder Partnership & Influence:
  Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders; communicate strategy, tradeoffs, risks, and outcomes; and influence enterprise decisions and operating policies for network and security domains.
• Culture & Ways of Working:
  Consistently demonstrate Abb Vie’s Ways of Working and Leadership Attributes, promoting an enterprise mindset, operational excellence, customer focus, and continuous improvement across global network and security services.

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and 15+ years of experience required.
• Proven ability to effectively connect employee and BTS functional goals to business and/or overall Abb Vie goals.
• Excellent written and verbal…