Manager, Early Talent Pipeline - Commercial

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The Manager, Early Talent Pipeline - Commercial, will play an integral part in building AbbVie’s leaders of tomorrow. As a senior member of the AbbVie Early Talent Pipeline team, the selected candidate will develop, design and deliver early talent strategies for AbbVie’s Commercial function and manage the Commercial early talent programs, including the Commercial and Aesthetics Leadership Program, and Sales Internship Program. The work will drive differentiated development within the function’s early talent pipeline.

Primary goals for the position include:

1. Create a strategic and consistently successful talent feeder pool for the AbbVie talent pipeline.
2. Accelerate the readiness of early pipeline talent to become capable business leaders and strengthen AbbVie’s long-term leadership pipeline.

The Manager, Early Talent Pipeline - Commercial will ensure that AbbVie is positioned as an employer of choice, delivering best-in-class early talent pipeline programs. This will include (but is not limited to):

• In partnership with the business, selecting and curating the most impactful internship and development program assignments.
• Readying internship and rotation assignment managers to develop key talent through training and coaching.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing the cohort of the early talent pipeline programs for Commercial. Provide program members with regular coaching and feedback on their performance, behaviors, and results. Lead the identification and implementation of additional learning curriculum specific to Commercial.    
• Transition the graduating members of your early talent pipeline cohort to full-time roles and provide alumni support and engagement.
• Aligning the early talent pipeline strategy with your functional talent strategy. Partner closely with Commercial leaders, Business HR, Talent Management on program strategy and execution, and guide  Assignment Managers to deliver enterprise talent practices (TMR, performance calibration sessions) for the early talent pipeline cohorts.

Focus Areas of Manager, Early Talent Pipeline - Commercial role

Strategy: You will build a functional early talent strategy, providing a data-based plan for internship and full-time hiring program volume, focus and impact. The delivery of the early talent pipeline strategy will measurably strengthen the talent bench for Commercial.

Development: You will be responsible for leading Commercial rotational & direct hire programs. As an early talent expert, the selected candidate will work closely with senior leaders and Steering Committee members who sponsor and guide the programs.

Commercial Focus: The Commercial early talent programs represent approximately 35-40 full-time members each year, and historically 25 summer interns. Programs include:

• Commercial Leader Program
• Aesthetics Leadership Program
• International Market Access Program
• Marketing Associate Program
• Sales Intern Program

Qualification Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum of 5+ years of professional experience, ideally in a Human Resources/Talent field such as University Relations, Early Career Programs, Talent Management, Learning and Development or Business Human Resources.
• Strong project management, attention to detail and execution skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong executive presence with capability to influence executive audiences.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, consulting skills and ability to successfully navigate complex, ambiguous environments.
• Ability to balance broader Early Talent and Talent Team-wide goals with local/individual line of business goals to ensure successful, consistent implementation. 
• Strong business and financial acumen skills.
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in MS Office suite PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Capable of building executive ready presentations.
• Proficient in use of virtual meeting platform tools such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams. 

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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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​

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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. ​

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