Purpose

The Director, Finance Transformation is a strategic leader who drives enterprise-wide finance transformation in partnership with executive leadership and AbbVie functional leaders across Commercial, Operations, Corporate, R&D, HR and other key functions. This role sets the vision and roadmap for long-term organizational change while leading the execution of complex, cross-functional transformation programs that deliver measurable business impact. As a key member of the Finance Transformation Team, the Director balances strategic vision-setting with hands-on program management, ensuring initiatives are aligned with AbbVie's enterprise objectives and produce sustainable results through best-in-class transformation practices, innovation, and organizational capability building.

Key Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Vision & Business Acumen: Ability to see the big picture, connect finance transformation to business strategy, and drive long-term value creation
• Results Orientation & Execution Excellence: Relentless focus on delivering measurable outcomes, meeting deadlines, and achieving transformation objectives
• Executive Presence & Influence: Demonstrated executive presence with the ability to represent AbbVie Finance professionally with senior executives, board members, and external partners
• Relationship Building & Collaboration: Proven ability to build high-trust relationships across functions, geographies, and organizational levels; skilled at finding common ground and win-win solutions in complex, matrixed environments

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and alignment of Finance Transformation strategies and execution plans that support AbbVie's enterprise-wide transformation objectives
• Partner with executive leadership and the Transformation Steering Committee to set the vision and roadmap for long-term organizational change
• Ensure Finance Transformation goals are strategically aligned with AbbVie's enterprise vision and deliver measurable ROI
• Identify emerging trends, technologies, and methodologies (including AI-enabled planning, and advanced analytics) to drive continuous innovation in finance operations
• Drive results within a heavily matrixed environment, leading cross-functional and global project teams supporting multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
• Oversee major transformation programs with full accountability for scope, timeline, budget, and quality of deliverables
• Design and implement key processes, frameworks, and metrics to oversee programs and track progress against strategic objectives
• Track and report on key milestones, financial metrics, KPIs, and business case performance to the Transformation Steering Committee, Executive Leadership Team, and other management forums
• Manage all transformation activities within allocated budgets and agreed-upon timelines, ensuring resource optimization and cost efficiency
• Monitor performance of functional and, where required, local affiliate, area, and global teams to ensure consistent delivery standards
• Lead comprehensive change management strategies to ensure stakeholder adoption, organizational readiness, and sustainable transformation outcomes
• Build high-trust relationships with business partners across functions and geographies, serving as a strategic advisor and trusted partner
• Manage resistance and navigate organizational dynamics to drive alignment and commitment across diverse stakeholder groups
• Roll out and train functional, cross-functional, and global teams on transformation processes, frameworks, and tools to build organizational capability
• Develop communication strategies and materials to effectively convey complex transformation concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Manage external vendors and consulting firms to ensure successful implementation and integration of financial systems (ERP/SAP, planning tools, data visualization platforms) within the existing technology environment
• Drive the adoption of automation and advanced analytics tools to enhance financial planning, reporting, and decision-making capabilities
• Identify, assess, and mitigate transformation risks, developing contingency plans to ensure program resilience and continuity
• Proactively escalate issues and provide recommendations to executive leadership on strategic, tactical, and confidential matters with immediate and long-term business impacts
• Monitor external market trends and regulatory changes that may impact finance transformation strategies.