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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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

The Manager, Global Trade Compliance is a highly visible and strategic position that actively partners across the enterprise (Operations, R&D, Commercial, and Corporate). As a result, this role plays a critical part in shaping the technology strategy for the function. Reporting directly to the Director, Global Trade Compliance (GTC), this role will have a global footprint and operates across all regions/countries. They are responsible for actively collaborating with cross-functional teams, implementing technology solutions, and ensuring the effective integration of technology into trade compliance processes. By leveraging expertise and collaborating with various business areas, the incumbent helps optimize trade compliance operations, enhance decision-making, and mitigate risks. Their contributions are instrumental in shaping the future of our trade compliance function and supporting AbbVie's mission to improve the lives of individuals worldwide.

Responsibilities:

Lead in the identification and use case development for innovative emerging technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, to enhance global trade compliance processes and improve decision-making.Develop and implement technology enablers to support global trade compliance processes, including the evaluation and implementation of high-profile initiatives.Manage the integration of new acquisitions into the trade technology landscape, coordinating with Business Technology Solutions (BTS), Finance Shared Services (FSS) and other stakeholders.Lead cross-functional teams to execute multiple strategic complex projects and technology initiatives within the function.Foster a culture of continuous improvement in GTC of innovation, efficiency and compliance.Participate and co-chair in technology forums within the function, AbbVie, and/or external associations to identify and anticipate opportunities and allow for benchmarking.Establish and monitor trade metrics and key performance indicators to enable a more data-driven decision-making environment while allowing for an effectively collaborate cross-functionally to deliver business results.Partner with cross-functional teams such as: R&D, Operations (e.g., Manufacturing, Supply Chain) and other relevant areas, to ensure alignment and integration of functional activities.Exemplify AbbVie leadership principles and provide innovative, strategic, and evidence-based support to lead and create opportunities for innovation.Translate strategic vision into tactical action by identifying the highest impact ideas and plans and focusing efforts to work well across functional priorities.

Qualifications

University degree or background in a related field (e.g., business administration, information technology, engineering, supply chain, logistics, computer science, data science). Master's degree preferred.7+ years of experience strategy, technology management, or related field, with a proven track record of success in leading strategic initiatives.Understanding of global trade compliance regulations and processes, with a keen interest in leveraging technology to address compliance challenges.Experience in evaluating, selecting, and implementing technology solutions, preferably in the trade compliance or supply chain domain.Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.Analytical mindset with the ability to generate insights from data and drive data-driven decision-making.

Additional Information

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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, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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