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Director, Finance AI & Automation Business Strategy
Director, Finance AI & Automation Business StrategyAbbVie • Chicago, IL, United States
Director, Finance AI & Automation Business Strategy

Director, Finance AI & Automation Business Strategy

AbbVie • Chicago, IL, United States
15 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Company Description

AbbVie'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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Purpose

We are seeking a Director of AI & Automation to join the Finance Transformation team. The Director will be responsible for driving AI & Automation programs across the Finance organization. You will lead the design and development of Proof of Concepts ("POCs"), assisting the Finance organization with identification of POCs, and supporting the scaling of initiatives across the organization. This role will also be responsible for setting strategy and aligning Finance goals with AbbVie’s Enterprise vision.

This role will lead the implementation of AI models to automate processes and accelerate operational transformation within Finance. This role will also team and collaborate with the Business Technology Systems ("BTS") organization to develop a comprehensive training and communications program to promote data democratization and build GenAI skills across the Finance organization.

Responsibilities

  • Defining and driving a comprehensive data and AI strategy for the Finance function that aligns with both Finance and Enterprise goals.
  • Building and leading a Finance AI & Automation enablement team to support business users across the Finance organization.
  • Ensuring that data architecture is used as a lens and a filter to identify, prioritize and execute the data and analytics initiatives with clear line of sight to enterprise strategies and business outcomes.
  • Creating a multi-year roadmap for Finance data and AI capabilities, including investments in people, processes, and technology.
  • Collaborating with the Data Strategy team within Finance Transformation and other business systems owners to rationalize the data environment across the Finance enterprise into a scalable, central data architecture.
  • Ensuring strong governance frameworks that support both centralized strategy and localized business unit needs.
  • Partnering with Finance leaders across all functional areas to identify and prioritize data- and AI-driven opportunities for value creation, including collaboration with Commercial and Operations organizations to align efforts.
  • Leading creation of training and communications to support the democratization of data, analytics, and GenAI capabilities.
  • Cultivating a high-performance, collaborative culture focused on innovation, delivery, and measurable business impact.
  • Mentoring and developing talent to grow organizational data and AI capabilities internally, sustainably.
  • Building strong relationships across Finance and BTS and BU-specific teams to ensure coordination and adoption.
  • Ensuring AbbVie’s data is safe, secure, and managed in compliance with global regulations and company standards.

The ideal candidate will :

  • Execute the Finance Automation & AI strategy and influence decision-makers while leading data change management efforts across the Finance organization.
  • Drive an effective data-driven culture that scales to meet the needs of all Finance functions across AbbVie.
  • Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field.
  • Minimum 9+ years of progressive leadership experience with a recent focus on data and AI leadership.
  • Deep knowledge of data strategy, architecture, and operations, with proven success designing and executing enterprise data initiatives that deliver measurable operational and financial value including exposure to emerging technologies such as agentic AI platforms.
  • Strong financial acumen and familiarity with financial systems and processes.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills.
  • Solid business judgment capable of driving a diverse organization to the right results with a focused, pragmatic approach.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated cross-functional leadership skills and ability to influence individuals significantly senior to self.
  • Demonstrated executive presence and ability to represent AbbVie Finance in a professional manner with senior executives and external partners.
  • Experience interacting independently with senior leadership on strategic, tactical and confidential issues that have both immediate and long-term business impacts.
  • Demonstrated project management ability of multiple simultaneous projects with many moving pieces.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment, adaptable to last-minute changes in requirements or priorities.
  • Ability to get results through collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external.
  • Advanced analytical and process diagnostic skills and the ability to get into the details, while also understanding and driving the full team to achieve results in line with the “big picture” objectives.
  • Conflict resolution capabilities, particularly in finding common ground for win / win solutions in a matrixed environment.
  • Ability to deliver feedback, recognize strong performance, and also recognize when corrective action would benefit individual and group performance.
  • Skilled at balancing long-term strategic vision with near-term delivery in dynamic, fast-moving environments.
  • Additional Information

    The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

    We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical / dental / vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

    This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

    This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.

    Note : No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

    AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.

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