Senior Director, People Operations; HR Connect & Payroll

• 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  .

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Position Summary

The role to lead the People Strategy & Transformation group is a critical leadership role within Abb Vie's People Experience organization, serving as the primary architect of transformational change across the HR ecosystem. This leader is the strategic unlock to delivering on the broad, ambitious vision of the People Experience team — bringing together people strategy, HR planning and prioritization, technology strategy, experience story telling and communications, and portfolio management under a single, integrated leadership mandate.

This role is for an enterprise-scale strategist and systems thinker who understands how to connect vision to execution, drive structural and cultural change across a complex global organization, and leverage technology and storytelling to reimagine how HR delivers value. This role will lead a team of highly specialized functions and will serve as a driving force behind Abb Vie's next generation of HR transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Define and champion an enterprise-wide people strategy that aligns with Abb Vie's business priorities, workforce needs, and the long-term vision of the People Experience team.

Translate complex workforce trends, competitive intelligence, and organizational data into clear strategic direction for the PE organization, while supporting socialization with HR’s senior stakeholders.

Partner with the VP of People Experience and PE Leadership Team to set the multi-year strategic agenda and ensure coherent prioritization across functions.

Serve as a forward-looking thought leader, anticipating shifts in the external talent and HR landscape and positioning Abb Vie to stay ahead.

People Branding & Storytelling

Lead Abb Vie's People Branding strategy, shaping how the company's employee value proposition (EVP) and talent brand are articulated, activated, and experienced globally.

Build a compelling storytelling capability within the PE organization — translating the impact of People programs and initiatives into narratives that resonate with employees, candidates, leaders, and external stakeholders.

Partner with Corporate Communications, Marketing, and Business HR to ensure consistency and authenticity of Abb Vie's people brand across all touchpoints.

Champion the PE team's own brand and visibility — elevating the strategic contribution of the People Experience function across the enterprise.

Own the HR strategy planning cycle, leading the annual prioritization process that aligns PE investments, resources, and initiatives to Abb Vie's enterprise and business unit priorities.

Develop and maintain a clear, accessible view of the HR strategic agenda — ensuring all PE functions operate with shared context and coordinated direction.

Drive disciplined tradeoff decisions and resource allocation, ensuring the PE team is focused on highest-value work and prepared to adapt as business conditions evolve.

Establish and track strategic KPIs that measure progress toward the PE vision and demonstrate HR's impact on the business.

Planning & Budgeting

Lead the integrated planning and budgeting…